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#### Characteristic Points with NC-100

NC-100 Characteristic Point Auto Feature

The Characteristic Point tab is only available when using a NC-100 video probe . | A characteristic point is essentially an angle point. There are two types of characteristic points described in "Characteristic Point Type Definition"; they require different input-output parameter settings and different theoretical definitions in the DMIS command. The DMIS measurement command is the same for both characteristic points. This diagram shows a generic measurement of a Characteristic Point.

Characteristic point measuring

To access the Characteristic Point option:

1. Access the Auto Features dialog box (
   Insert | Feature | Auto | Point | Characteristic).

2. Select the Characteristic Pts auto feature type.

The Edit window command line for a sample Characteristic Point would read:

F_ID=AUTO/CHARACTERISTIC 1, SHOWHITS=Y/N,SHOWALLPARAMS=Y/N
THEO/ TX,TY,TZ,TI,TJ,TK,TX2,TY2,TZ2
ACTL/ X,Y,Z,I,J,K,X2,Y2,Z2
TARG/targX,targY,targZ,targI,targJ,targK
THEO_THICKNESS = n, TOG
AUTO MOVE = Y/N, DISTANCE = n VECTOR1 = I,J,K, VECTOR2 = I,J,K
INDENT1= n, INDENT2 = n

More:

Characteristic Point Type Definition

Characteristic Point Field Definitions

Measuring a Characteristic Point