Faro Edge - Line: Parallel

FARO Edge
September 2012
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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 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 plane in the P
LANE drop-down list or touch the MEASURE
NOW icon to measure the second 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.
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.
Line: Parallel
From the MAIN menu, touch CONSTRUCT > FEATURES > LINE >
PARALLEL. Use this command to construct a parallel line through a point.
1 Choose an existing plane 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.
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