Faro Edge - Features; Circle: Best Fit

FARO Edge
September 2012
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Chapter 7: Software
• Look at the circle results. Press the GREEN button to accept, or the RED
button to reject and remeasure.
4 The angle solves; look at the angle results. Press the GREEN button to accept
the angle, or press the RED button to reject and remeasure. If you reject the
angle, the three features remain in the file. Delete any unwanted features using
the REVIEW FEATURES command. See “Review Features” on page 143.
5 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.
Features
The FEATURES commands are feature constructions that use existing features
in your file. Some of these commands create an exact feature and others create a
feature that is best-fit from a selection of existing features.
Circle: Best Fit
From the MAIN menu, touch CONSTRUCT > FEATURES > CIRCLE > BEST
FIT. Use this command to construct a best fit circle using a plane and a minimum
of three point-reducible features.
1 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.
Figure 7-13 Apex Angle
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