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. |
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Circle Gage. Use this to find a circle's diameter and center. |
Diameter: Diameter of the circle gage |
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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. |
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Protractor Gage. Use this for finding angles. |
Included Angle: Determines the angle between the two lines making up this gage. |
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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. |
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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.