Clearance Plane Example

            TIP/T1A0B0, SHANKIJK=0, 0, 1, ANGLE=0

            CLEARP/ZPLUS,2,ZPLUS,0,ON (New clearance plane defined)

PLN1       =FEAT/PLANE,CARTESIAN,TRIANGLE

            THEO/<0.3597,0.3544,-0.8268>,<0,0,1>

            ACTL/<0.3597,0.3544,-0.8268>,<0,0,1>

            MEAS/PLANE,3

            MOVE/CLEARPLANE (Probe moves to the defined clearance plane)

            HIT/BASIC,NORMAL,<0.2346,0.6411,-0.8268>,<0,0,1>,<0.2346,0.6411,-0.8268>,USE THEO = YES

            HIT/BASIC,NORMAL,<0.2034,0.2502,-0.8268>,<0,0,1>,<0.2034,0.2502,-0.8268>,USE THEO = YES

            HIT/BASIC,NORMAL,<0.6412,0.172,-0.8268>,<0,0,1>,<0.6412,0.172,-0.8268>,USE THEO = YES

            ENDMEAS/

CON2       =FEAT/CONE,CARTESIAN,IN

            THEO/<8.9134,0.4921,-0.9193>,<0,0,-1>,0.3964,0.5906,0.5906

            ACTL/<8.9134,0.4921,-0.9193>,<0,0,-1>,0.3964,0.5906,0.5906

            MEAS/CONE,8

            MOVE/CLEARPLANE (Probe moves to the defined clearance plane)

            HIT/BASIC,NORMAL,<9.2087,0.4921,-0.9193>,<-1,0,0>,<9.2087,0.4921,-0.9193>,USE THEO = YES

            HIT/BASIC,NORMAL,<8.9134,0.7874,-0.9193>,<0,-1,0>,<8.9134,0.7874,-0.9193>,USE THEO = YES

            HIT/BASIC,NORMAL,<8.6181,0.4921,-0.9193>,<1,0,0>,<8.6181,0.4921,-0.9193>,USE THEO = YES

            HIT/BASIC,NORMAL,<8.9134,0.1969,-0.9193>,<0,1,0>,<8.9134,0.1969,-0.9193>,USE THEO = YES

            HIT/BASIC,NORMAL,<9.2087,0.4921,-1.3158>,<-1,0,0>,<9.2087,0.4921,-1.3158>,USE THEO = YES

            HIT/BASIC,NORMAL,<8.9134,0.7874,-1.3158>,<0,-1,0>,<8.9134,0.7874,-1.3158>,USE THEO = YES

            HIT/BASIC,NORMAL,<8.6181,0.4921,-1.3158>,<1,0,0>,<8.6181,0.4921,-1.3158>,USE THEO = YES

            HIT/BASIC,NORMAL,<8.9134,0.1969,-1.3158>,<0,1,0>,<8.9134,0.1969,-1.3158>,USE THEO = YES

            ENDMEAS/

CIR1       =FEAT/CIRCLE,CARTESIAN,IN,LEAST_SQR

            THEO/<6.0827,3.1693,-0.012>,<0,0,1>,0.5906

            ACTL/<6.0827,3.1693,-0.012>,<0,0,1>,0.5906

            MEAS/CIRCLE,4,WORKPLANE

            MOVE/CLEARPLANE (Probe moves to the defined clearance plane)

            HIT/BASIC,NORMAL,<6.378,3.1693,-0.012>,<-1,0,0>,<6.378,3.1693,-0.012>,USE THEO = YES

            HIT/BASIC,NORMAL,<6.0827,3.4646,-0.012>,<0,-1,0>,<6.0827,3.4646,-0.012>,USE THEO = YES

            HIT/BASIC,NORMAL,<5.7874,3.1693,-0.012>,<1,0,0>,<5.7874,3.1693,-0.012>,USE THEO = YES

            HIT/BASIC,NORMAL,<6.0827,2.874,-0.012>,<0,1,0>,<6.0827,2.874,-0.012>,USE THEO = YES

            ENDMEAS/

            CLEARP/YMINUS,-3,ZPLUS,2,ON (New clearance plane defined, this time with a pass through plane)

            TIP/T1A90B-180, SHANKIJK=0, -1, 0, ANGLE=180

CIR2       =FEAT/CIRCLE,CARTESIAN,IN,LEAST_SQR

            THEO/<4.8819,0,-0.5906>,<0,1,0>,1.2362

            ACTL/<4.9445,15.8342,-0.5906>,<0,0,1>,31.4282

            MEAS/CIRCLE,4,WORKPLANE

            MOVE/CLEARPLANE (Probe travels through the Pass Through Plane in ZPLUS to the YMINUS clearance plane)

            HIT/BASIC,NORMAL,<4.8819,0.0623,-0.8406>,<-0.9999185,-0.012768,0>,<4.8224,0.0025,-0.8406>,USE THEO = YES

            MOVE/CIRCULAR

            HIT/BASIC,NORMAL,<5.1319,0.0623,-0.5906>,<-0.9999279,-0.012008,0>,<5.0733,0.0026,-0.5906>,USE THEO = YES

            MOVE/CIRCULAR

            HIT/BASIC,NORMAL,<4.8819,0.0623,-0.3406>,<-0.9999185,-0.012768,0>,<4.8224,0.0025,-0.3406>,USE THEO = YES

            HIT/BASIC,NORMAL,<4.6319,0.0623,-0.5906>,<0.9999071,0.0136308,0>,<4.69,0.0041,-0.5906>,USE THEO = YES

            ENDMEAS/

            MOVE/CLEARPLANE

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