Back Stage File Operations and Job Configuration

Table of Contents

What'sNewInSA
What's New 2024.2
GettingStarted
System Requirements
SpatialAnalyzer (SA) Licensing
SA Viewer
USB Dongle Licenses
Standard Cloud Licenses
Offline Activation
Hexagon MI Unified Licensing
Installing SpatialAnalyzer (SA)
Installer Command-Line Options
Application Components
Navigating the Graphical View
SA TreeBar
SA Ribbon Menus
Status Bar
Back Stage File Operations
File New, Save and Open Operations
Import Operations
Auto Import by File Type
Importing SA Job Files
Direct CAD Access
CAD Support
Direct CAD Access Settings
Selective CAD Import
Cloud File Formats
RSC Cloud Import
Importing Predefined ASCII Formatted Files
XML Format: Nominal and Measured Points
Vendor Specific Formats
Embedding Files
Export Operations
Exporting ASCII Formatted Points
Exporting Vector Groups
Exporting Geometry
Exporting Frames
Exporting Window Placements
Exporting to CAD Formats
Export Vendor Specific Formats
SA Customization Options
Ribbon Bar Customization
Quick Access Toolbar
Language Translation
Language Translation
Character Sets
Creating a Translation
Language File Editing
Using .CSV Files For Translation
Home Tab and User Options
User Options
Display Tab of the User Options
Performance Options
Surface Rendering Options
Display Colors
Label Font
Heads-Up Display
Default Settings
Coordinate Frames
Targets and Target Display
Instrument Settings
Instrument Shots
Miscellaneous Settings
Decimal Digits for Display
Units Tab
Units
US Survey Feet
Fractional Unit Display
Angular Representation
Transformation Increments
Optimization Parameters
Convergence Tolerance
Perturbations/Damping
Machine Configuration Tab
SpatialAnalyzer Directories
SA Startup Operations
Parallel Processing
Fault Handling
Automatic Backups
Remote Monitoring
View Rotation Mode
Security Tab
Analysis Tab
Confidence Interval and Uncertainty Display
Target Computation
Geometry Fit
GD&T User Options
Hidden-Point Bar Database
Hidden Point Measurements
The Hidden-Point Bar Database
Gravity Frame
2 Point Hidden-Point Bar
N Point Bars or Fixtures
Reporting Tab
Automatic Header Addition
Default Report Template
Quick Report Output
Default Page Settings
Event Reporting
Automation Tab
User Interaction Level
Additional MP/SDK Automation Options
Auto Construct Relationships
View Controls
Display Controls
View Control - Rendering Mode
Object-Specific Rendering & Transparency
Object Color
Display Colors
Highlighting
View Clipping
Navigation Controls
Graphical View Navigation
Center In View
Single Mouse Button Configuration
Selection
Visibility Section
Object Visibility
Saved Viewpoints
Set Viewpoint From Instrument Updates
Shadow Plane
The Hover Window
Labels
Point Editing Controls
Setting Properties for Multiple Points
Locking Points
Automatic Point Renaming
Delete Points
The Group Manager
Item Editing
Locked Items
Accessing Item Properties
Renaming Items
Delete Items
Additional Item Editing Options
Move Objects
Copy and Mirror Operations
Scale Operations
Command History
Instrument Tab
Measuring Level
AT500
Battery and Indicator Lights
ATS600
ATS600 Scanning
ATS600 Using the OVC
Additional Specialty Profiles
ATS600 Sphere Targets
ATS600 SVI Measurements
ATS600 Scan Intensity and Color
ATS600 Automation
AT9x0
6D Shank Measurements
Offset Frames for 6D Measurements
External Trigger Configuration
Running the Tracker Interface Separately
AS1 Scanner
Hexagon AS1 and AS1 XL Scanners
Software configuration:
Button Programming
Cloud Thinning and Filtering
Real-Time Meshing
Available MP Commands
Hexagon Absolute Arm
Running the Absolute Arm
Scanning with the Absolute Arm (SI)
Instrument Add
Instrument Connection
Instrument Right-Click Menu Options
Instrument Station Controls
Instrument Properties
Object Association
Instrument Shots
Point At Operations
Instrument Locate
Instrument Straighten
Move Instrument
Jump Instrument
Drift Check
Drift Check.
Choosing to Relocate
Gravity Measurement and Level
Working With Level Within SA
Level Compensation
Taking Measurements
Auto Measure Operations
Auto Measure
Auto Measure Points
Auto Measure (Streamlined)
Auto Measure Vector Group (Multi-Measure)
Measure Batch of Vectors
Measure Batch of Features
Guide Points
Measure Guided Points
Auto-Correspond Measured Point to Closest
Proximity Triggers
Proximity Triggered Points
Proximity Measurements with a Shank Probe
Proximity Measurements with a Scanner
Graphical Guide
Synchronized Measurement Operations
Master - Slave
Synchronized Arm/Tracker Scans for Alignment
Monitoring
Watch Windows
Watch Window Options
Watch Window Types
Point to Object Watch
Watch Three Point Frame
Watch Window Options
Transform Tracking
Transform Tracking
Transtrack - Batch of Points
Tools
Scale Bars
Perimeters
Target Detection
Instrument Specific Controls
Theodolite Tools
Theodolite Data Observer
Mirror Cube
Instrument Collimation Options
Add Instrument Shot Line
Laser Projector Tools
Alignments Tab
Points Alignments
Best Fit Points to Points
The Best-Fit Transformation Dialog
Best Fit Point List
Fit Results
Fit Weights
Advanced Settings
Best-Fit Move Options
Measuring Nominal Points
Point Group to Nominal Group Relationship
Quick Align to CAD
Feature Alignments
Reference Point System (RPS) Alignment
Nominal Geometry Relationships
Align Frames
Cloud Based Alignments
Simple Cloud to CAD or Mesh Alignments
Cloud to CAD
Align N-Point Cloud to CAD
Cloud to Cloud
Mesh Alignments
Relations Fit
Moving Objects by Minimizing Relationships
Normalize Weighting
Filters
Degree of Freedom Control
Relationship List
Reported Values and Starting Position
Run Optimization
Finalizing the Optimization
Sequential Alignment
Move Collections by Minimizing Relationships
Network Alignments
Bundle Adjustment
Bundle Adjustment
Initial Guess
Scale-Bar Weight Factors
Viewing System Errors
Beginning Computation
Local Minima
Weighting
USMN Overview
What is USMN?
Weighted Bundle
Network Measurement Uncertainties
“Real-World” Instrument Uncertainties
Using USMN
Observations and Point Group Requirements for USMN
USMN Dialog
Instrument Section
Instrument Solution Reference Frame.
Measurement Section
Solve Section
Uncertainty Field Analysis Section
Summary
Reporting Section
Instrument Uncertainty Analysis
Covariance Analysis
Apply Results Section
Basic USMN Solution Process
Uncertainty Context Manager
Building a Network Solution
Accessing the Solution Interface
Accessing More Details
Instrument Uncertainty Information
Working with Scale Bars
Incorporating Digital Levels
Expanding a Network Solution
CoVariance with SA
Instrument Properties
Features Tab
Nominals
Select Nominal Geometries
Detect Nominals
Build 2D Nominals from B-Splines
New Feature Controls
Feature Name Field
Defining Projection Planes
Basic Settings
CAD Nominal
Data Association
New Feature
Sphere Feature
Adaptive Features
From CAD
Auto Detect Feature
General GR-Feature Controls
Properties & Controls in GR-Features
Report Options
Cardinal Points
Automatic Vector Groups.
Set as Default and Apply to Selected
Geometry Fit Settings:
Working with Cloud Data
Outlier Rejection
Intersections
Point Features
2D Features
Line Feature
Plane Feature
Circle Feature
Ellipse Feature
Slot Feature
3D Features
Cylinder Feature
Sphere Feature
Cone Feature
Paraboloid Feature
Frame Feature (Frame Wizard)
Extract Geometry
Extract Geometry from Clouds
Feature Selection and Cloud interaction
Extraction Tolerance
Selected Points Only (check box)
Normal Direction and Reference
Auto Filter
Filter Data to Nominal 3D Geometry
Auto Filter Proximity Settings
Using Surface Faces for Edge Detection
3D Extraction with Points
Relationships
General Relationship Properties
Automatic Vector Group Creation
Reporting Options
Point Based Relationships
Points/Groups to Surface Faces
Group to Nominal Group
Point Cloud Based Relationships
Cloud to Swatch
Specialty Relationships
Vector Group to Vector Group
Pipe Relationships
Feature Inspection
Why Feature Based Inspection
Trapping Vectors and Verification Mode
Feature Controls and Automation
Additional Trapping Controls
Configure Instrument
Inspection Controls Home Tab
Inspection Bar
Clear Data
Repeat Last Alignment
Set Feature Dormant
Lock Out Trapping
Construction Tab
New Points
Build Manually
Cardinal Points
Layout
Generating Random Points
Points in View by Clicking
Points on a Grid By Count
Points On Object’s Vertices
Points On Lines
Points From Vectors
Points On A Surface By Clicking
Points Evenly-Spaced on Mesh Surfaces in UV
Closet points between 2 Surfaces
Points On B-Spline by Clicking
Laying Out Points Evenly On B-Spline
Points Spaced on B-Spline by Max Chordal Deviation
Intersection
Three Plane Intersection
Plane and Circle Intersection
Line and Plane Intersection
Line and Circle Intersection
Two Lines Mutual Perpendicular Midpoint
Two B-Spline Intersection
Principle Object Axes and Surface Intersection
Projection
Project Points to Closest Point on Object
Projecting Points to B-Spline
Projecting Points to Mesh
Projecting Points Parallel to Working Frame Axis
Projecting Points Radially from a Working Frame Axis
Projecting Points Spherically from Working Frame Origin
Auto Filter
Filter Points to Selected Surfaces
Auto-Corresponding Two Groups By Proximity
Copy Groups Excluding Obscured Points
From Points
Shifting Points In a Direction
Shifting Points In Cylindric Coordinates
Copy Selected Points
Moving Selected Points
Fit to Selected Points
Scale Point Group
Subset of Points With Greatest Spacing
New Geometry
Build Manually
Geometry FIt
Geometry Fit to Points
The Fit Interface
Geometry Fit Settings
Geometry-Specific Settings
Point List
Tolerance Zone Coloring
Geometry Fit Graph
Layout
Layout
Build Planes on B-Splines
Bisection of Two Planes
Cross Product of Two Lines
Cylinders along Lines
Cylinder Center Line
Slot Center Line
Line Parallel to Line, through Point
Two Lines Mutual Perpendicular
Lines along Frame Axes
From a Vector Group
Intersection
Intersection
Plane Perpendicular to plane, through line
Line Perpendicular to Line, through Point
Line at Two Plane Intersection
Projection
From Surfaces
Geometry from Surface Faces
Circles from CAD Surfaces
Clouds & Surfaces Tab
New Clouds
Build Manually
Create Empty Scan Stripe Cloud
Random Data Cloud
From Clouds
From Existing Cloud Points
From Existing Clouds
From Existing Clouds Uniform Spacing
Auto Filter
Filter Cloud to Selected Surfaces
Filter Cloud to Selected Vectors
Filter Clouds to Circular Arc B-Splines
Cross Section
Cross Section Configuration
Cross Section Cloud Properties
From Objects
Refit Scan Passes
Cloud Editing
Delete Cloud Points
Delete Selected Cloud Points
Delete Cloud Points by Radial Distance
Cloud Points Filtered to Selected Surfaces
Auto Vector/Cloud Point Pairs
Display Control
Point Cloud Display Properties
RGB Filtering
Real-Time Meshing Controls
Voxel Cloud Display
Build from Clouds
Extract Geometry
Extract Geometry from Clouds
Auto Filter
Points
Points from Clouds
Building Points from Point Clouds
Converting Clouds to Points
Filtering Clouds to Points
Filtering Clouds to a Plane
Filtering Clouds to Vectors by Resolving Points
Auto-Detect Sphere Centers.
Mesh
Meshing Point Clouds
Mesh from Clouds
Extended Paramter Mesh
JSON File Configuration
Mesh Dissection
Edit Scan Stripe Mesh
Stitch Mesh
New B-Splines
Intersections
Two Surface Intersect
Surface and Plane Intersect
Two Cones Intersection
Cone and Cylinder Intersection
Plane and Mesh Intersection
From Circles
From Surface
From a Collection of B-Splines
New Surfaces
From Surfaces
GD&T Tab
Annotations
Importing CAD with GD&T Annotations
Build - Creating GD&T Annotations within SA
Creation Options
Datums
Datum Targets
Feature Checks
GD&T Dimensions and Tolerances
Adjusting Size and Placement of Annotations
Annotation Properties
Annotation Property Categories
Tolerance
Feature Checks
Evaluate Feature Checks
Make Feature Checks
Feature Check Properties
Point Controls
View Controls
Nominal Pts
Cylinder Evaluation Methods.
Circles, Ellipses and Slots
Additional details on Slots
Open Slots & Width Datums
Feature Check Specifics
Form Checks
Orientation Checks
Location Checks
Profile of a Surface
Profile of a Line
Position (True Position)
Runout
Concentricity*
Guided Inspection
Guided Inspection
Building a Guided Inspection - Design
Guided Inspection - Rehearse
Guided Inspection - Inspect
Inspection Bar Trapping and Direct Association
Directly Associating Data with a Feature
Show Only Active Feature Check or Datum
Auto Filter
Additional True Position Point Detection.
Evaluate Feature Checks
Datum Alignment
GD&T Alignment
Tools
Summary Fit Transform and Alignment
Adjusting Datum Fit Directions
Pattern Datums
Surface Alignment
Disabling Datum Alignment
Simultaneous Evaluations
Remeasure Failed Checks Only
GD&T User Options
GD&T User Options
Extended Computation Techniques
Full Cylinder Evaluation Defaults
Distance Between Checks Use
Evaluation Method
Debugging Tools
Cross Section Criteria
Datum Combination Tolerances
Automatic Feature Detection From CAD Face Selection
Point Cloud Thinning Controls
GD&T Reporting
Reporting Options
Reporting Frame
Datum and Tolerance Summary Table
Feature Summary Table
Details Table
Inspection Summary Table
Dynamic Table Construction
Trouble shooting a Failed Check
Adding Checks to a Report
Reporting Tab
New Report
Report Bar
Dynamic Report
Add New Report
Add New Report Template
Add New SA Document
Generating Reports
Report Builder
Working within SA Reports
Report Designer
Report Fields
Report Tables
Export Options
Queries
Fundaments of Queries
Vector Groups
Projection Options
Frame of Reference
Vector Tolerances
Dimensions
Dimension Properties
Point to Point Dimensions
Point to Object Dimensions
Object to Object Dimensions
Diameter and Radius Dimensions
Callouts
Add New Callout View
Callout Defaults and Options
Layer Manager
Types of Callouts
Charts
Pictures
Metrology Reporting
Help
Documentation
Diagnostics
UDP Monitor and Network Broadcast
Software License
Support