Supported Gage Types and Gage Parameters

PC-DMIS Vision supports a variety of gage types. Select a gage type from the Gage Type list. PC-DMIS Vision places parameters for the gage inside the Probe Toolbox. Double click these fields to edit them if you need a gage with specific dimensions.

When you select and edit gages, it is a strictly visual process. The software doesn't insert any commands into the measurement routine.

The following table describes each gage type and then lists the parameters used by that gage:

Icon	Description	Available Parameters
	Cross Hair Gage. Use this to find a point.	Angle: The angle by which you rotate the gage. Display Type: Is the cross hair drawn in solid, dashed, or dotted lines. Gun Sight: Draws a circle around the cross hair to help locating. Tolerance: Allows tolerance lines to be drawn on the cross hair at a specified distance.
	Circle Gage. Use this to find a circle's diameter and center.	Diameter: Diameter of the circle gage
	Rectangle Gage. Use this to find a rectangle's height, width, and center.	Angle: The angle by which you rotate the gage. Width: Determines the width of the Rectangle Gage. Height: Determines the height of the Rectangle Gage.
	Protractor Gage. Use this for finding angles.	Included Angle: Determines the angle between the two lines making up this gage.
	Radius Chart Gage. Use this to find the relative change in diameter between concentric circles and the center.	Spacer: Defines the relative change in diameter between circles.
	Grid Chart Gage. Use this to find the relative distance between horizontal and vertical lines.	Grid: Defines the relative change in distance from one grid position to another.

All gage types use the XYZ values to determine the gage's center relative to the Field of View center.