The Status Bar

The status bar displays the following:

  1. Message Box: The left-most box displays instructions and other information regarding the current procedure or command.

  2. X, Y, and Z boxes: These boxes show the X, Y, and Z position of the probe. Clicking on any of the three coordinate displays within the status bar will cause the Auto Move Point dialog box to appear. (See "Inserting a Move Point Command" in the "Inserting Move Commands" chapter for additional information regarding DCC Move Point.)

  3. W: Angle of Rotary Table.

  4. A, B, and C boxes: These boxes show the A, B, and C wrist angles for a three-axis wrist probe such as a CMS probe. Your wrist probe may only support two axes. In that case, this portion of the status bar only shows A and B.

  5. SD: This shows the standard deviation of the last feature measured.

  6. # of Hits: This shows the number of hits currently taken.

  7. IN/MM: This shows the current unit of measurement used for the measurement routine.

  8. Line: This box displays a number that indicates the current line where the cursor is located in the Edit report. Col: This text displays a number that indicates the current column where the cursor is located in the Edit report.

Status Bar Manipulations