PC-DMIS Portable: Introduction

This documentation covers how to use PC-DMIS Portable to measure features on a part with your portable measuring device. Portable devices are manually-operated measuring machines that are relatively easy to move to new locations due to their size and design. These are sometimes called "manual machines" or "hard probe machines" because they cannot run in DCC mode, nor do they have a touch-trigger mechanism to record probed points or "hits".

Supported Hardware Configurations

• Romer arms - Romer or Hexagon Absolute arms (RA7 and RA8).

• Leica Laser Trackers - For supported Leica versions, see the "Leica Laser Tracker: Introduction" topic.

• Faro arms

• SMX Trackers

• Aicon MoveInspect XR8

The main topics in this documentation include:

• Switchable Portable Interface

• Launching PC-DMIS Portable

• Recommended Settings

• PC-DMIS Portable: User Interface

• Configuring Portable Interfaces

• Common Portable Functionality

• Using a Romer Portable Arm

• Using a Leica Laser Tracker

• Using a Total Station

• Using a MoveInspect System

• Creating Alignments

• Measuring Features

• Portable Hard Probe Scanning

• Portable Laser Probe Scanning

• ATS600 Tracker Interface

• AT403 and AT9x0 Continuous Scanning Modes

• Appendix A: Faro Portable Arm

• Appendix B: SMX Tracker

• Appendix C: Troubleshooting Portable Systems

If you come across something in the software that isn't covered here, consult the PC-DMIS Core documentation.