FARO Edge
September 2012
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Chapter 7: Software
Circle to Circle
From the MAIN menu, touch CONSTRUCT > LENGTHS > CIRCLE TO
CIRCLE. Use this command to measure a length between two circles on your
part.
1 Choose an existing circle in the C
IRCLE drop-down list or touch the
MEASURE NOW icon to measure the first circle:
•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 three points for a circle. Hold the RED
button to remove any unwanted readings.
• Pull away from the hole, or post, and press the RED button to define probe
compensation and complete the measurement.
• Look at the circle results. Press the GREEN button to accept, or the RED
button to reject and remeasure.
2 Choose an existing circle in the C
IRCLE drop-down list or touch the
MEASURE NOW icon to measure the second circle:
•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 three points for a circle. Hold the RED
button to remove any unwanted readings.
• Pull away from the hole, or post, and press the RED button to define probe
compensation and complete the measurement.
• Look at the circle 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 “Circle” on page 134.
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