Dimensioning Profile - Line or Surface

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ID Feature Search ID Feature List box Last button Clear button Tolerance for Straightness Dimensions Control Options area Best Fit Options area Display check box Edit button Create button Close button Units area Output To area Analysis area

Dimension Line Profile dialog box

The profile's Line menu option (Insert | Dimension | Profile | Line) computes the two-dimensional profile error of a curve.

ID Feature Search ID Feature List box Last button Clear button Tolerance for Straightness Dimensions Control Options area Best Fit Options area Display check box Edit button Create button Close button Units area Output To area Analysis area

Dimension Surface Profile dialog box

The profile's Surface menu option (Insert | Dimension | Profile | Surface) computes the three-dimensional profile error of a surface or curve feature.

You can use any type of feature for a profile scan.

For dimensioning of vision 2D Profile Auto-Features, the theoretical vectors are projected to the workplane. The deviations reported are 2D relative to this workplane rather than surface normal deviations.

 

By default, legacy profile form and location, reports the two-value method, as per ASME Y14.5.1 - 1994. PC-DMIS compares the MAX and MIN deviations to the +TOL and -TOL values to determine conformance.

An alternate single-value method is available from the PC-DMIS Settings Editor. From the Option section, you can change the UseISOCalculations setting to 1. This causes PC-DMIS to calculate a single MEAS value that is two times the maximum deviation. It then compares that single measured value to the +TOL. This method is in accordance with ASME Y14.5.1 - 2019.

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To Dimension a Feature Using the Surface Profile Option:

To Dimension a 2D Feature Using the Line Profile Option:

Tolerances for Surface Profile Dimensions

Tolerances for Line Profile Dimensions

Control Options for Surface Profile Dimensions

Control Options for Line Profile Dimensions

Best Fit Options for Surface Profile Dimensions

Best Fit Options for Line Profile Dimensions