Use the Guess Mode icon to have PC-DMIS guess the type of measured feature to create based on the hits taken.
The following table shows the minimum number of hits PC-DMIS needs to guess a particular Measured Feature and that feature's dimension type.
Minimum # of Hits |
Feature |
Dimension |
1 |
Point |
1D |
2 |
Line |
2D |
3 |
Plane |
2D |
3 |
Circle |
2D |
6 |
Cylinder |
3D |
6 |
Cone |
3D |
4 |
Sphere |
3D |
7 |
Torus |
3D |
6 |
Round Slot |
2D |
5 |
Square Slot |
2D |
See the "Guessing a Measured Feature Type" topic in the "Creating Measured Features" chapter for rules and additional information on using guess mode.