Portable CMM Arm Commands

 

Portable CMM Arms

Auto-Prox with Probe

For SA Auto-Correspond with Proximity Trigger

Auto-Prox with Scanner

For SA Auto-Correspond with Proximity Trigger

Calibrate

Initiate arm calibration.

Don’t Send Measured Points

Don’t send measured points with any measure modes

Mouse Mode Off

Take the arm out of mouse mode.

Mouse Mode On

Put the arm in mouse mode

Send Measured Points

Send measured points with all measure modes

Set Geom Name [ ]

Set the Geometry Name to text designated by [ ] ([ ] not part of string)

Set Stream Points Spatial Increment Inches []

Set the Spatial Probe Stream Increment to the amount designated by [] in inches.

Stream Points Frequency [1] Increment [2] [3]

Sets the Stream Points profile’s sampling frequency ([1] in Hz) and spatial increment ([2]). Units [3] can be “in” or “mm”. Example: [Stream Points Frequency 120 Increment 0.1 in]. The command also ensures Stream is set active and set to Spatial (not Temporal). This was added for use with the control for simultaneous measurement with a laser tracker, but can be used any time.

Tracker Meas Control On

Set Stream Points measure mode to control simultaneous tracker measurement. (Same as right-clicking on the Stream Points measurement button and checking the “Control Tracker Meas with Stream On/Off” check box.

Tracker Meas Control Off

Set Stream Points measure mode to NOT control simultaneous tracker measurement. (Same as right-clicking on the Stream Points measurement button and unchecking the “Control Tracker Meas with Stream On/Off” check box.