Set Instrument Measurement Mode/Profile

Sets a named measurement profile or mode active for an instrument.

 

Input Arguments

 

0

Collection Instrument ID

Instrument to set

The instrument ID of the instrument in question.

1

String

Mode/Profile

The string name of the measurement mode or profile.

 

Return Arguments

None.

 

Returned Status

 

SUCCESS

The mode/profile was set successfully.

FAILURE

The instrument, mode, or profile was not found.

 

Remarks

For some instruments (listed below), you can pass special strings to obtain additional behavior:

 

Portable CMM Arms

Discrete

Single Discrete Point measurement mode.

Stream

Scan points per user option setting (spatial or temporal mea- surement).

Patch

Measure patch, or projected point.

Pin

Measure pin, or outside circle with projection plane.

Hole

Measure hole, or inside circle with projection plane.

Slot

Measure slot, or two inside circles with projection plane.

Line

Measure line per user option setting (two point, averaged, or edge).

Circle

Measure circle, inside, outside, or on face, with no planar offset.

Plane

Measure Plane

Sphere

Measure Sphere.

Section

Measure Cross Sections (multiple if cross value not equal to zero).

Frame

Measure frames (origin at probe center, using probe orienta-

tion).

Batch

Perform Guided Measurement (invoked from SA with Batch of pts).

Scanner

If available, use installed line scanner to measure cloud points.

Average

Single averaged point.

Geom Trigger

Measure across array of planar geometry triggers.

 

Nikon Laser Radar

mirroron <mirror>

Sets an active mirror, where <mirror> is the name of the mirror to use.

mirroroff

Disables use of a mirror.

StartVideo

Starts the video display.

StopVideo

Stops the video display.