Feature Controls and Automation
Trapping Controls
A user has the ability to configure an instrument automatically when trapping begins for that feature:
Exclude Feature from Inspection
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Lock Out Trapping. This option provides the ability to hide the feature from the current inspection list and displays the features current status. Checking the Lock Out Trapping option will hide the feature from inspection. A multi-feature control for this option can be found in the inspection section on the home page.
Instrument Info
Select the features you would like to enable as part of the measurement process.
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Instrument Selection. Many operations are instrument type specific so the instrument to be used should be selected first. The current instrument selected is shown and the ellipsis button on the right can be used to re-select a different instrument.
Taking Measurements
Measurement is broken down into 3 separate categories, Geometry, Clouds and Points / Vectors.
Trap Points or Vectors Selection Options:
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Group to Contain Measured Points. This control defines where measured points will be saved regarding the collection and Group name for the destination points. You can leave the collection name blank in order to save the measured group into the current working collection at the time of measurement.
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Guide data. Choose either points or vectors to guide the measurement operation.
Automated Measurement
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Auto Measure Guide Data. This check box will cause the instrument to perform an auto measure using the selected guide data, using either auto measure points or surface vector intersections of guide vectors are selected. For more information on these operations see:
Tactile Manual Measurements
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Display Point Watch Window. This open will open a closest point watch window when guide points are selected, or a single watch window on the selected point for sequential measurements.
Measure Closest Point
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Ignore Points Beyond Threshold. This option compress the measurements to the nominal reference points and will prevent association of points that are further than the specified threshold from the guide points.
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Use Proximity Triggers. Proximity Triggers can be used as part of a feature measurement.
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Use the ellipsis button on the right to edit the Proximity trigger settings used with that feature trapping process. For more on Proximity triggers go Here.
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Measure Point List Sequentially
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Measure Point List Sequentially. This option allows you to walk through the list of guide points in order, one at a time.
View Zooming with Proximity. Offers guidance to a particular point using the Measure Guide Points Option.
Information on Callouts, Linked MPs can be found Here.
And on the Configure Instrument options can be found Here.