This final topic of the tutorial discusses some recommended best practices.
Auto Features
If you intend to work with auto features, it's best to turn on some toggle options for each feature type you intend to use in your routine.
Select Insert | Feature | Auto, and then choose a feature type to access the Auto Feature dialog box for that feature.
From the Measurement Properties area, turn on these options:
Circular Moves Toggle - Makes the path
lines more circular around circular features.
Auto Wrist Toggle - Automatically picks
the best probe angle for your feature.
Void Detection Toggle - PC-DMIS detects
hits that would be taken in empty space and repositions them.
When you're done, click Close to close the Auto Feature dialog box. The next time you create that feature, PC-DMIS uses those changes.
To see the Auto Feature best practices in action:
Turn on the above items for a Cylinder auto feature.
Ensure that surfaces are not selected.
Press Shift and click on the inner cylinder on the slanted surface on the top face.
The animated probe in the Graphics Display window positions itself in the cylinder. The Auto Wrist dialog box also appears to recommend the best angle:
Click OK to add CYL4 into the routine and close the Auto Wrist dialog box.
From the Edit window, select the CYL4 feature and press F9. You can see that the path lines between the hits use a curve instead of a straight line:
Move Points
When you want to end a measurement routine, use MOVE/POINT commands at the end of the routine to move the probe to a safe position for future routines or measurements.
Congratulations! You’ve finished the tutorial.