There are several automatic measure functions that can be triggered from the Instrument menu within SA. Auto Measure opens a dialog that allows selection, drive and automatic measurement options. Batch commands are much simpler and run through a list of targets in one pass only. These commands exist for both points and vectors. Vectors offer the added benefit of allowing the LR to search the nominal vector for the actual surface intersection point. For more information take a look at the instruments section HERE.
Starting with SA version 2022.2 there is an Auto-Measure option to process a list of GR-Features. This is currently supported through the MV430/MV450 Gauging Engine (GE). Currently supported geometry types include:
circles
rounded slots
rectangular slots
Also added in 2025.1:
Sphere's
Cylinders as Pins
Cylinders as Holes
If the user’s job has a list of GR-Features with predefined nominals, SA can measure this list using the LR’s Gauging Engine capability. See Measure Batch of Features
There are GE specific target profiles that can be linked to individual Features in the tree. These profiles can be edited and saved for specific features:
To configure GE target profile / measurement settings on Nikon APDIS LR application, use the Gauging Engine section in the Target Manager dialog:
The selected GE Target definition setting show a short description on the bottom from the Nikon GE specifications.
Users can define whether to send to SA a measured geometry and/or scan data in form of a cloud. By default, a measured geometry will be sent automatically to SA.
You can optionally assign a predefined measurement profile to a feature. If this step is skipped, measurement defaults will be used.
To assign a specific measurement profile to a feature, R-click in SA tree on a geometry relationship and select the Trapping Controls The Trapping Controls dialog can also be accessed from the relationships properties window.
The Configure Instrument control within offers the ability to select a target configuration for a feature from a list of available GE settings received from LR interface Target Manager:
The same dialog allows you to apply the same settings to selected features or reset to defaults.
To start the measurement process, navigate to the Instrument tab of the SA ribbon and select Auto Measure >> Measure Batch of Features.
SA application prompts you to select a list of GR-Features to measure and then sends this list to the LR for measurement using Gauging Engine. On completion of each measurement, SA receives a measurement result (geometry and / or scan data) and immediately associates it with the geometry relationship.
Each measured object (geometry and / or cloud) lists the measurement settings details in the job units.
Each feature can also be configured with a set of guide points or vectors in order to perform an auto measure operation. Utilize the points or Vectors selection option to access the additional Auto Measure controls:
A list of MP command strings can be found in the interface under Help > Help Topics > Measurement Plans (MP). This dialog offers a full list of strings that can be used with the Set Instrument Measurement Mode/ Profile and Instrument Operational Check commands.
Nikon Metrology - Laser Radar (LR)
A selection of additional basic commands can be used with the Laser Radar including:
Basic Operations for the Nikon Laser Radar |
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Starts the LR Interface |
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Performs an auto measure using a reference vector group to find the intersection with a measured surface |
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Performs a points based automatic measurement |
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Performs a Vector based automatic measurement |
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Performs an automatic measurement using the selected geometry |
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Auto measure of SA Geometry Relationships (Features) by MV430E/MV450E Gauging Engine (GE) |
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Measures a point using the specified name and measurement profile/target |
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Scans within the specified perimeter |
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Points at a selected point |
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“Set Instrument Measurement Mode/Profile” - Input Strings |
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<Target type name> |
Sets the specified target type as the measurement profile |
mirroron <mirror name> |
Enables the selected mirror measurement |
mirroroff |
Disables the active mirror measurement mod |