### PC-DMIS Options Tab

Use the options on the PC-DMIS Options tab in the PC-DMIS Gear Settings dialog box to specify how PC-DMIS displays warnings, control the motion of your measuring machine, and set the options for using PC-DMIS.

PC-DMIS Options tab

PC-DMIS Warning Message Area

The options in this area specify whether to display various PC-DMIS warnings. When you select the warning's check box, the warning message appears when you perform the associated PC-DMIS procedure.

Default Value For Motion Parameters Area

The options in this area set the default values for motion parameters.

Prehit Distance: Sets the dista nce from the theoretical point at which the motion speed changes from Move Speed to the slower Touch Speed. The distance is specified in current part units (inches or millimeters).

Retract Distance: Sets the distance the probe retracts from the surface after taking a hit. The distance is specified in current part units (inches or millimeters).

Touch Speed: Sets the speed at which the CMM takes hits. The value is the percentage of the machine’s defined top speed.

Move Speed: Sets the point to point positioning speed of the CMM. The value is the percentage of the machine’s defined top speed.

Clearance Distance: Sets the distance the probe will retract in the XY direction. The distance is specified in current part units (inches or millimeters).

Clearance Height: Sets the distance the probe will retract in the Z direction. The distance is specified in current part units (inches or millimeters).

Point Density: Sets the number of hits to take per millimeter of measurement during a scan. The values are specified in terms of points per millimeter, irrespective of part units.

Scan Speed: Sets the speed at which the CMM will scan your gear. The value is the percentage of the machine’s defined top speed. This is used only for an Analog Scan type.

PC-DMIS Area

These items set the options for using PC-DMIS.

PC-DMIS Is Visible: Specifies whether PC-DMIS is visible when PC-DMIS Gear executes probe qualification, gear alignment, and gear measurement. You should select this check box until you become familiar with how PC-DMIS Gear interacts with PC-DMIS.

PC-DMIS Offline: Starts PC-DMIS in offline mode, even when it is connected to a CMM. You can use this option to create an offline part program for gear measurement.

Note: You can start PC-DMIS Gear in offline mode by adding the /f software configuration switch to the Gear.exe argument. This is similar to the software configuration switches used for PC-DMIS. For complete information about using software configuration switches, refer to the PC-DMIS documentation.