Gocator Line Profile Sensors: User Manual
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Opening
The Opening tool locates rounded, rectangular,
and rounded corner openings. The opening can
be on a surface at an angle to the sensor.
The Opening tool does not search
for or detect an opening. The tool
expects that an opening conforming
reasonably well to the defined
parameters is present and that it is
on a sufficiently uniform
background.
The tool uses a complex feature-locating
algorithm to find a hold and then return
measurements. See "Opening Algorithm" in the
Gocator Measurement Tool Technical Manual for
a detailed explanation of the algorithm. The
behavior of the algorithm can be adjusted by
changing the parameters in the measurement
panel.
The algorithm can separate out background
information that appears inside the opening. It
can also detect a slot that only partially appears
in the data.
The shape of the opening is defined by its type
and its nominal width, length, and radius.
The orientation defines the rotation around the
normal of the alignment plane.