Measure Existing Single Point (Manual Guide)

Points an instrument at a point, locks onto a target, then measures a point. If not measured immediately, the user is provided with controls for releasing the motors and steering the head toward the desired point. This only applies to instruments that can be pointed.

 

Input Arguments

 

0

Collection Instrument ID

Instrument ID

The instrument ID of the instrument in question.

1

Point Name

Existing Target ID

The name of the existing point to measure.

2

Collection Object Name

Group name for new point

The group into which to place the new point.

 

3

 

Boolean

 

Measure Immediately

Indicate whether the point should be measured immediately, or the user should have control to initiate measurement.

4

File Path or Embedded File

HTML Prompt File (optional)

An optional HTML file that can be displayed to the

user as a prompt.

 

Return Arguments

 

5

Point Name

Resulting Point Name

The name of the resulting measured point.

 

Returned Status

 

SUCCESS

The point was successfully measured.

FAILURE

The existing point could not be found, or the measurement was not successful.

 

Remarks

The instrument must be located in the active collection.

The measured point will inherit the target name of the nominal point (but with a different group name).