Faro Edge - Line: Project to Plane; Line: from 2 Planes

FARO Edge
September 2012
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Chapter 7: Software
Line: Project to Plane
From the MAIN menu, touch CONSTRUCT > FEATURES > LINE > PROJECT
TO PLANE. Use this command to construct a projected line using a plane and a
line.
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.
• Look at the plane results. Press the GREEN button to accept, 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 Touch OK
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 “Line” on page 137.
Line: From 2 Planes
From the MAIN menu, touch CONSTRUCT > FEATURES > LINE > FROM 2
PLANES. Use this command to construct a line from the intersection of two
planes.
1 Choose an existing plane in the P
LANE drop-down list or touch the MEASURE
NOW icon to measure the plane:
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