The new Absolute 7-axis Portable Arm (RA8) by Hexagon includes a small wrist display. The wrist display shows communications from PC-DMIS when you measure features or execute a measurement routine.
The wrist display updates when you measure these features:
Contact Auto features
Measured features in Guess mode
Measuring features with Find Nominals with CAD mode enabled
Contact scans
Laser scans
Version 2 of the RA8 wrist display uses touch screen technology, so you can swipe or tap the display to initiate different functions such as:
Swipe left and right to navigate through long message and comment screens.
Swipe right or left to accept or cancel measurement routine events.
Swipe down to open the Quick Access Menu (QAM).
Swipe up to close the QAM.
When the QAM is displayed, tap to select the highlighted option, or swipe left and right to scroll through the menu.
For details on version 2 of the RA8 wrist display, see the "RA8 Wrist Display - Version 2" topic.
More:
RA8 Wrist Display - Contact Auto Features
RA8 Wrist Display - Measured Features in Guess Mode
RA8 Wrist Display - Re-executing Measured Features
RA8 Wrist Display - Measured Features with Find Nominals Enabled
RA8 Wrist Display - Contact Scans