Instrument Right-Click Menu Options
The right-click menu for each instrument offers direct access to some of the most common instrument station operations. This menu is instrument specific and also context specific in that right-clicking in the tree will offer some differences from accessing it in the graphics.
Properties
This option opens the specific properties for the selected instrument. Additional details can be found here: Instrument Properties
Visualization Controls
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Show in Tree (Only available when selecting an instrument from the graphics). Provides a means to expand the tree to the selected model and will highlight it to help identify the corresponding instrument.
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Show . Toggles the visibility of the instrument model in the graphics.
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Highlight. Toggles the highlight status of the instrument both graphically and in the tree.
Instrument Positioning
The instrument transform can be accessed an edited through the instrument's Properties.
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Drag instrument Graphically. Offers the user the ability to easily reposition an instrument in the graphics.
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Lock Instrument. Enabling this option locks the instruments position such that it cannot be moved.
Job Pre-Planning
In addition to the Construct command under Auto Filter for Copy Groups Excluding Obscured Points the right-click menu offers a convenient way in which to visualized what points are visible from a particular instrument station by simply drawing shot lines.
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Show Obscured Shots. Offers an option to pick a point group for analysis and will graphically display shot lines to the obscured points, or points hidden behind a surface, in that group.
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Refresh Obscured Shots.Allows a user to trigger a re-computation and graphical update when changes are made.
Measurement Controls
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Run Interface Module and Connect. This option allow a user to quickly reconnect to the instrument using the most recent saved settings.
Point Set Scan Mode. This option controls the capture of incoming points from a particular instrument and allows those individual points to be saved into a point set rather than as separate entries in the tree.
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Enable Frame Set Scan Mode. Much like Point Sets, this enable frame set scan mode controls how frames are saved in the tree, either as individual frames or as part of a frame set.
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Add Watch Window.Opens a watch window or DRO showing the current probe position relative to the working frame.
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Locate. Offers access to a section of instrument alignment operation see also Instrument Locate.
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Drift Check.Initiate a drift check operation. More details available here: Drift Check