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Chapter 7: Software
• Place the ball probe on the part and digitize points by pressing the GREEN
button. You must digitize at least one point. Hold the RED button to remove
any unwanted points.
• Pull away from the face, and press the RED button to define probe
compensation and complete the measurement.
• Look at the point results. Press the GREEN button to accept, or the RED
button to reject and remeasure.
3 The length solves; look at the length results. Press the GREEN button to accept
the length, or press the RED button to reject and remeasure. If you reject the
length, the two features remain in the file. Delete any unwanted features using
the REVIEW FEATURES command. See “Review Features” on page 143.
4 Touch the L
ABEL field to change the feature name. Touch the NOMINALS
icon to enter nominal values. See “Nominals” on page 143.
See measuring “Point” on page 139.
Point to Plane
From the MAIN menu, touch CONSTRUCT > LENGTHS > POINT TO
PLANE. Use this command to measure a length between a point and a plane on
your part.
1 Choose an existing point in the P
OINT drop-down list or touch the MEASURE
NOW icon to measure the point:
• Place the ball probe on the part and digitize points by pressing the GREEN
button. You must digitize at least one point. Hold the RED button to remove
any unwanted points.
• Pull away from the face, and press the RED button to define probe
compensation and complete the measurement.
• Look at the point results. Press the GREEN button to accept the length, or
the RED button to reject and remeasure.
2 Choose an existing plane in the P
LANE drop-down list or touch the MEASURE
NOW icon to measure the plane:
• Place the ball probe on the part and digitize points by pressing the GREEN
button. You must digitize at least three points for a plane. Hold the RED
button to remove any unwanted points.
• Pull away from the face, and press the RED button to define probe
compensation and complete the measurement.
• Look at the plane results. Press the GREEN button to accept, or the RED
button to reject and remeasure.
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