StartScan Method

Description

Starts Scan block and sets sets scan parameters

Syntax

Visual Basic
Public Sub StartScan( _ ByVal ID As String, _ ByVal Mode As DCCMODE, _ ByVal stype As PCDSTARTSCANTYPES, _ ByVal dir1 As PCDSCANDIR1, _ ByVal dir2 As PCDSCANDIR2, _ ByVal technique As PCDSCANTECHNIQUE, _ ByVal num_bnd_pnts As Long, _ ByVal flags As PCDSTARTSCANFLAGS _ )

Visual Basic

Public Sub StartScan( _
   ByVal ID As String, _
   ByVal Mode As DCCMODE, _
   ByVal stype As PCDSTARTSCANTYPES, _
   ByVal dir1 As PCDSCANDIR1, _
   ByVal dir2 As PCDSCANDIR2, _
   ByVal technique As PCDSCANTECHNIQUE, _
   ByVal num_bnd_pnts As Long, _
   ByVal flags As PCDSTARTSCANFLAGS _
)

Parameters

ID

ID string of the scan.

Mode

Value	Description
PCD_DCC
PCD_MANUAL

Mode of the scan.

stype

Value	Description
PCD_HPROBE
PCD_LINEAR_CLOSED
PCD_LINEAR_OPEN
PCD_MANUALTTP
PCD_PATCH
PCD_PERIMETER
PCD_SECTION

Type of scan. For DCC scans, stype must be PCD_LINEAR_OPEN, PCD_LINEAR_CLOSED, PCD_SECTION, PCD_PERIMETER, or PCD_PATCH. For manual scans, stype must be PCD_MANUALTTP or PCD_HPROBE.

dir1

Value	Description
PCD_BODY
PCD_LINE
PCD_VARIABLE

Only used for DCC scans. Optional.

dir2

Value	Description
PCD__BODY
PCD__LINE

Only used for DCC patch scans. Optional.

technique

Value	Description
PCD_CUTAXIS
PCD_FIXED_DELTA
PCD_TIME_DELTA
PCD_VARIABLE_DELTA

Only used for manual scans. Optional.

num_bnd_pnts

Number of points defining the boundary for the scan. Only used for DCC patch scans. Optional.

flags

Value	Description
PCD_AUTOCLEARPLANE
PCD_HITNOTDISPLAYED
PCD_MASTERMODE
PCD_RELEARNMODE
PCD_SINGLEPOINT

Special scan flags. Any of these values may be combined using OR. Optional.