Faro Edge - Plane: Best Fit; Plane: 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 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 “Point” on page 139 and “Line” on page 137.
Plane: Best Fit
From the MAIN menu, touch CONSTRUCT > FEATURES > PLANE > BEST
FIT. Use this command to construct a best fit plane using a minimum of three
point-reducible features.
1 Choose a minimum of three point-reducible features. Choose a selected feature
to remove it from the selection group.
2 Touch OK
3 Touch the L
ABEL field to change the feature name. Touch the NOMINALS
icon to enter nominal values. See “Nominals” on page 143.
See “Best Fit Plane” on page 167..
Plane: Parallel
From the MAIN menu, touch CONSTRUCT > FEATURES > PLANE >
PARALLEL. Use this command to construct a parallel plane 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.
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