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Chapter 7: Software
3 The length solves; look at the length results. Press the GREEN button to
accept, 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 “Plane” on page 138, and “Point” on page 139.
Point to Line
From the MAIN menu, touch CONSTRUCT > LENGTHS > POINT TO LINE.
Use this command to measure a length between a point and a line 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 line in the L
INE drop-down list or touch the MEASURE
NOW icon to measure the plane:
•A
CTIVE PLANE - the last measured plane feature. Touch the plane to choose
another plane or N
EW... to measure a plane. If none exist in the file, you must
measure a plane. See “Plane” on page 138.
• Place the ball probe on the part and digitize points by pressing the GREEN
button. You must digitize at least two points for a line. The first two points
define the direction of the line. Hold the RED button to remove any
unwanted points.
• Pull away from the edge, 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.
3 The length solves; look at the length results. Press the GREEN button to
accept, 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.
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