Working with Measurement Strategies

You can use measurement strategies for specific Auto Features to select predefined schemes that change the way that PC-DMIS measures those features. The measurement strategies are grouped as follows:

For best results for all measurement strategies, the PC-DMIS Settings Editor should have VHSS enabled.

You can also use the Measurement Strategy Editor (MSE) functionality to modify certain strategies. With the MSE, you can modify and store custom strategies at a feature level. In addition, you can modify and store groups of settings for all the auto features. For more information on the MSE, see "Using the Measurement Strategy Editor" in the PC-DMIS Core documentation.

To select a measurement strategy, do the following:

  1. From the Probe Toolbox, select the Measurement Strategies tab (Measurement Strategies tab). Initially, PC-DMIS shows the Default PC-DMIS Measurement Strategy.

  1. Click the drop-down arrow and then select the measurement strategy that you want to use. The Probe Toolbox tabs change to show only the tabs that apply to that strategy. For example, an Adaptive Circle Scan (available to scanning probes) strategy looks like this:

Sample Probe Toolbox tabs

Sample Probe Toolbox tabs

  1. Complete the properties on the measurement strategy's tabs (Setup, Advanced, Filters and so on) with all known information about the strategy.

  1. To test the feature, click Test.

  1. Click Create. If the Measure Now button (Measure Now icon) in the Feature properties area is selected, the probe moves according to the settings specified on the Advanced tab using the auto feature's properties for feature location and other characteristics.

More:

Measuring Features: Introduction