Example
of a Line feature detected in the Live View:QuickFeatures in the Live View are not supported when you run PC-DMIS in Offline/CAD Camera mode.
Also, QuickFeatures in the Live View are designed to work well on parts that lead to an image with high contrast edges, even illumination, and no significant high-frequency spectral components. An example is thin back-lit parts or surface illuminated parts with no significant surface texture.
The rules and parameters for creating vision QuickFeatures in the Live View are identical to those in the CAD View:
The rules and parameters match QuickFeature functionality of the CAD View.
With the Shift key pressed, move your mouse pointer over features in the Live View to highlight them.
Click on the highlighted feature to create it in the Live View.
Depending on the highlighted feature in the Live View, if you press the Ctrl + Shift keys, an Edge Point or Surface Point feature is created (see below for the rules and parameters that are specific to the Live View).
As with CAD View parameters, Illumination and Magnification use their current settings. All other feature parameters use their previous settings.
The following rules and parameters apply only when you use vision QuickFeatures in the Live View:
To highlight detected features, hold down the Shift key or the Ctrl + Shift keys, and move your mouse pointer in the Live View. This depends on enabling the Snap Mouse Click to Edge option and the value entered for the Range (pixels) property in the Live View Setup dialog box. For details on the Live View settings, see the "Setting Up the Live View" topic.
When a Circle or Line feature is detected and highlighted, if you press the Ctrl + Shift keys, the feature changes to an Edge point.
Example
of a Line feature detected in the Live View:
Example
of a Circle feature detected in the Live View :
When no Circle or Line feature is detected, but the cursor is near an edge, if you press the Ctrl + Shift keys, an Edge Point is detected. If no edge is detected, then a Surface point is highlighted.
Example
of a Surface Point feature in the Live View:
Once a feature is highlighted, and you click it to select it, the corresponding feature is added to the measurement routine.
When detecting and highlighting an Edge Point, its vector is defined from the edge in the Live View image towards the cursor. If an Edge Point feature is created, its highlighted vector controls the feature's edge vector.
Examples
of Edge Point features with possible vector orientations in the Live View:
Supported Vision QuickFeatures in the Live View:
Feature |
Method |
Circle |
For details on the methods used to create QuickFeatures, see the "Creating QuickFeatures" topic in the "Quick Ways to Create Auto Features" chapter in the PC-DMIS Core documentation. |
Edge Point |
|
Line |
|
Surface Point |
