MP String
commands for setting CMM Arm Measure Modes…
Can be used with
Instrument Operations ‘Configure and Measure’ or ‘Set Instrument Measurement
Mode/Profile’
(Hover over arm
measure buttons – tool tip shows appropriate string)
String Command |
Description |
"Discrete" |
Single Discrete
Point |
"Stream" |
Scan Points per
User Option Setting (spatial or temporal increment) |
"Patch" |
Measure Patch,
or projected point |
"Pin" |
Measure Pin, or
outside circle with projection plane |
"Hole" |
Measure Hole,
or inside circle with projection plane |
"Slot" |
Measure Slot,
or two inside circles with projection plane |
"Line" |
Measure Line
per User Option Setting (Two point, averaged, or edge) |
"Circle" |
Measure Circle,
inside, outside, or on face, with no planar offset |
"Plane" |
Measure Plane |
"Sphere" |
Measure Sphere |
"Section" |
Measure Cross
Sections (multiple if cross value not equal to zero) |
"Frame" |
Measure Frames
(origin at probe center, using probe orientation) |
"Batch" |
Perform Guided
Measurement (invoked from SA with Batch of pts.) |
"Scanner" |
If available,
use installed line scanner to measure cloud points |
"Average" |
Single Averaged
Point |
"Geom Trigger" |
Measure Across
Array of Planar Geometry Triggers |