Inserting and Removing Quick Fixtures

To insert a quick fixture into the Graphic Display window:

  1. Access the Quick Fixture dialog box by clicking Insert | Hardware Definition | Quick Fixture.

  2. Select the fixture you want to add from the Available fixtures list. PC-DMIS shows a display of the fixture in the fixture preview area of the dialog box.

  3. Click Insert. The fixture name appears in the Displayed fixtures list, and the fixture's model appears in the Graphic Display window.

If an animated machine has been added to the measurement routine, new Quick Fixture components are inserted at the -X, -Y, -Z corner of the machine's work volume. Otherwise, they are added at the origin.

To remove a quick fixture from the Graphic Display window:

  1. Access the Quick Fixture dialog box as described above.

  2. Select any number of fixtures you want to remove from the Displayed fixtures list. The quick fixture components are highlighted in red in the Graphic Display window to show which components have been selected.

  3. Click Remove. PC-DMIS removes the quick fixture's model or models from the Graphic Display window.

To reposition quick fixtures, see "Using Quick Fixture Mode to Move, Rotate, and Attach Fixtures".