SA's Measurement Planning

Measurement Planning (MP) and Templates form a powerful process control and programming environment for SpatialAnalyzer users. It allows administrators and users to program or script complex operations for production use.

By using SpatialAnalyzers Measurement Plans (MPs), operators can script repetitive or automated metrology tasks. These plans can vary from simple utilities constructed in just a few minutes to comprehensive inspection plans that provide go/nogo type automation and drive other machinery such as robots or CNC machines.

Measurement Plan Editor

The SpatialAnalyzer MP Editor allows you to view and edit measurement plan steps within tree and list controls in the editor. You can also add and delete measurement plan steps, such as another instrument, CAD export, change in point of view, and delete temporary construction geometry.

When you are finished modifying plan steps in the SpatialAnalyzer MP Editor and you return to SpatialAnalyzer application where the job is open, you can run the MP script on the job to apply the processes you made need to the elements in the job. With the SpatialAnalyzer MP Editor open, you can create new MP script files and save them directly to any available location, and you can open existing MP scripts files from any available location to edit or debug.

Overview

• SA Template Files
  • CAD Model and Settings
  • Instruments Location and Settings
• MP à Script of Measurement Process
  • Load Template
  • Start Instrument Interface
  • Data Collectionà Drive Scanner & Turn Table
  • Auto-Alignment to CAD
  • Feature Detection à Extraction
  • Feature Analysis
  • Generate Report
  • Save and Archive Inspection

Creation and Use

• Select from Possible Measurement Plan operations by simply double clicking them from a tree list of all possible commands.
• Populate arguments for each step. A simple selection interface limits your choices to only valid entities.
• Save MP Programming in a secure binary file.

Running Measurement Plans

• The Measurement Plan are run in the SA environment
• Single step through the plan or begin an automatic run.

SAs Measurement Plan Features

• Multi-Run if desired
• Branching capabilities based on simple logic comparisons
• Run any instrument (or multiple instruments) automatically
• Automated reporting
• Instrument Operations (automated tie-in, drift check, Op checks)
• File Operations (Import/Export of CAD, Templating, Backups)
• View Control with animated sequencing
• Standard SA Analysis Functions
• Utility Operations (guide users, issue speech notices, control NC hardware)

Measurement Plan Benefits

• Survey Variability Reduction
• Consistent, and Customizable Reporting
• Simple User Interface
• Applicable to any Spatial Metrology Instrument