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3.2.4 Defining the characteristic
This tab is used to enter the basic CHARACTERISTIC data, i.e. name, FORMULA and tole-
rance limits.
Tap on CHARACTERISTIC to access the form used to define the CHA-
RACTERISTIC.
3.2.4.1 Miscellaneous TAB
• NAME: to enter the FORMULA name
• D
ESCRIPTION: full description of the characteristic.
• M
EASURE UNIT: measurement unit used for the CHARACTERISTIC; the number of
places, displayed after the decimal point, depends on the value set up in the
P
RECISION field.
•
MM: millimetre
•
IN: inch
•
DEG: degrees and hundredths
•
G: gram
• °C: degrees Celsius
• °F: degrees Fahrenheit
• °: sexagesimal degrees; when the precision is set to x0.01 the value is displa-
yed in degrees and minutes, e.g. 6°11’ ; when the precision is set to x0.0001
the value is displayed in degrees, minutes and seconds, e.g. 6°11’25”.
• μ
M: micron