## Gear Toolbar

Gear Toolbar

The Gear Toolbar has all the functionality you need to in one convenient, easy to use location. This toolbar lets you perform the following functions:

- New – Creates a new PC-DMIS Gear file
  (*.pdg). This can be either a CYLINDER GEAR or a BEVEL GEAR. See "Step 4: Create or Open a Gear File".

- Open – Allows you to select an existing PC-DMIS Gear file from the Open dialog box. See “Step 4: Create or Open a Gear File”.

- Save – Allows you to save your PC-DMIS Gear file using the Save As dialog box.

- Define – Defines the gear you will measure. See “Step 6: Define Gear Parameters”.

- Measure – Uses PC-DMIS in the background to perform the actual gear measurement. See “Step 9: Measure a Gear”.

- Analyze – Analyzes the gear measurement, providing statistical data. See “Step 11: Analyze a Gear”.

- Probe – Defines and calibrates any probes you plan on using to align or measure the gear. See “Step 5: Calibrate Probes”.

- Align – Aligns the selected gear to your measuring machine. See “Step 7: Create an Alignment”.

- Help – Opens the PC-DMIS Gear help file.