Auto Vector Point Field Definitions

The Edit window command block for an Auto Vector Point feature with extended options would read:

ID=FEAT/CONTACT/VECTOR POINT,CARTESIAN
THEO/ TX,TY,TZ,TI,TJ,TK
ACTL/ X,Y,Z,I,J,K
TARG/ targX,targY,targZ,targI,targJ,targK
REPORT VEC = I,J,K, UPDATE VEC = I,J,K
SURFACE/THEO_THICKNESS,n
MEASURE MODE/NOMINALS
RMEAS/NONE,NONE,NONE
AUTO WRIST/YES
CLEARPLANE/NO
GRAPHICAL ANALYSIS/NO
SCREEN CAPTURE/CAD,OUTTOL,50%,HIGH
FEATURE LOCATOR/NO,NO,""
SHOW_CONTACT_PARAMETERS = YES
AVOIDANCE MOVE = BEFORE,DISTANCE = n
SHOWHITS = YES
HIT/BASIC,TX,TY,TZ,I,J,K,X,Y,Z

Auto Surface Point Field Definitions

The Edit window command block for an Auto Surface Point feature with extended options would read:

ID=FEAT/CONTACT/SURFACE POINT,CARTESIAN
THEO/ TX,TY,TZ,TI,TJ,TK
ACTL/ X,Y,Z,I,J,K
TARG/ targX,targY,targZ,targI,targJ,targK
REPORT VEC = I,J,K
SURFACE/THEO_THICKNESS,n
MEASURE MODE/NOMINALS
RMEAS/NONE,NONE,NONE
AUTO WRIST/YES
CLEARPLANE/YES
GRAPHICAL ANALYSIS/YES,n,n,n
SCREEN CAPTURE/CAD,OUTTOL,50%,HIGH
FEATURE LOCATOR/NO,NO,""
SHOW_CONTACT_PARAMETERS = YES
SAMPLE HITS = n
SPACER = n
AVOIDANCE MOVE = BEFORE,DISTANCE = n
SHOWHITS = YES
HIT/BASIC,TX,TY,TZ,I,J,K,X,Y,Z

Auto Edge Point Field Definitions

The Edit window command block for an Auto Edge Point feature with extended options would read:

ID=FEAT/CONTACT/EDGE POINT,CARTESIAN
THEO/ TX,TY,TZ,TI,TJ,TK
ACTL/ X,Y,Z,I,J,K
TARG/ targX,targY,targZ,targI,targJ,targK
EDGE/THEO_THICKNESS,n
REPORT = I, J, K, SURFACE_REPORT = I, J, K
MEASURE ORDER = SURFACE
/THEO_THICKNESS,n
MEASURE MODE/FINDNOMS
RMEAS/NONE,NONE,NONE
AUTO WRIST/YES
CLEARPLANE/NO
GRAPHICAL ANALYSIS/NO
SCREEN CAPTURE/CAD,OUTTOL,50%,HIGH
FEATURE LOCATOR/NO,NO,""
SHOW_CONTACT_PARAMETERS = YES
DEPTH = n
SAMPLE HITS = n, SPACER = n, INDENT1 = n
AVOIDANCE MOVE = BEFORE,DISTANCE = n
ONERROR = YES
SHOWHITS = YES
HIT/BASIC,TX,TY,TZ,I,J,K,X,Y,Z

Auto Angle Point Field Definitions

The Edit window command block for an Auto Angle Point would read:

ID=FEAT/CONTACT/ANGLE POINT,CARTESIAN
THEO/ TX,TY,TZ,TI,TJ,TK,TSI,TSJ,TSK,TS2I,TS2J,TS2K
MEAS/ X,Y,Z,I,J,K,SI,SJ,SK,S2I,S2J,S2K
TARG/ targX,targY,targZ,targI,targJ,targK
EXTERIOR
SURFACE2/THEO_THICKNESS,n
SURFACE/THEO_THICKNESS,n
MEASURE MODE/FINDNOMS
RMEAS/NONE,NONE,NONE
AUTO WRIST/YES
CLEARPLANE/NO
GRAPHICAL ANALYSIS/NO
SCREEN CAPTURE/CAD,OUTTOL,50%,HIGH
FEATURE LOCATOR/NO,NO,""
SHOW_CONTACT_PARAMETERS = YES
SAMPLE HITS = n, SPACER = n, INDENT1 = n, INDENT2 = n
AVOIDANCE MOVE = BEFORE,DISTANCE = n
ONERROR = YES
SHOWHITS = YES
HIT/BASIC,TX,TY,TZ,I,J,K,X,Y,Z

Auto Corner Point Field Definitions

The Edit window command line for an Auto Corner Point feature would read:

ID=FEAT/CONTACT/CORNER POINT,CARTESIAN
THEO/ TX,TY,TZ,TSI,TSJ,TSK,TS2I,TS2J,TS2K,TS3I,TS3J,TS3K
MEAS/ X,Y,Z,I,J,K,SI,SJ,SK,S2I,S2J,S2K,S2I,S2J,S2K
TARG/ targX,targY,targZ,targI,targJ,targK
EXTERIOR
SURFACE2/THEO_THICKNESS,n
SURFACE3/THEO_THICKNESS,n
SURFACE/THEO_THICKNESS,n
MEASURE MODE/NOMINALS
RMEAS/NONE,NONE,NONE
AUTO WRIST/YES
CLEARPLANE/NO
GRAPHICAL ANALYSIS/NO
SCREEN CAPTURE/CAD,OUTTOL,50%,HIGH
FEATURE LOCATOR/NO,NO,""
SHOW_CONTACT_PARAMETERS = YES
SPACER = n, INDENT1 = n, INDENT2 = n, INDENT3 = n
AVOIDANCE MOVE = BEFORE,DISTANCE = n
ONERROR = YES
SHOWHITS = YES
HIT/BASIC,TX,TY,TZ,I,J,K,X,Y,Z

Auto High Point Field Definitions

The Edit window command line for an Auto High Point feature would read:

ID=FEAT/CONTACT/HIGH POINT,CARTESIAN
THEO/ TX,TY,TZ,TI,TJ,TK
MEAS/ X,Y,Z,I,J,K
TARG/ targX,targY,targZ,targI,targJ,targK
INCREMENT = n, TOL = n, CIRCULAR,OUTER RADIUS = n, INNER RADIUS = n
CENTER = X,Y,Z
SURFACE/THEO_THICKNESS,n
MEASURE MODE/NOMINALS
RMEAS/NONE,NONE,NONE
AUTO WRIST/YES
CLEARPLANE/NO
GRAPHICAL ANALYSIS/NO
SCREEN CAPTURE/CAD,OUTTOL,50%,HIGH
FEATURE LOCATOR/NO,NO,""
SHOW_CONTACT_PARAMETERS = YES
AVOIDANCE MOVE = BEFORE,DISTANCE = n

Auto Line Field Definitions

The Edit window command line for an Auto Line feature would read:

ID=FEAT/CONTACT/LINE,CARTESIAN
THEO/ TX,TY,TZ,TI,TJ,TK,TLI,TLJ,TLK,TEI,TEJ,TEK,TSI,TSJ,TSK,TLENGTH
ACTL/ X,Y,Z,I,J,K,LI,LJ,LK,EI,EJ,EK,SI,SJ,SK,TLENGTH
TARG/ targX,targY,targZ,targI,targJ,targK
BOUNDED
REPORT VEC = I,J,K
EDGE/THEO_THICKNESS,n
SURFACE/THEO_THICKNESS,n
MEASURE MODE/NOMINALS
RMEAS/NONE,NONE,NONE
AUTO WRIST/YES
CLEARPLANE/YES
GRAPHICAL ANALYSIS/YES,n,n,n
SCREEN CAPTURE/CAD,OUTTOL,50%,HIGH
FEATURE LOCATOR/NO,NO,""
SHOW_CONTACT_PARAMETERS = YES
NUMHITS = n, DEPTH = n
AVOIDANCE MOVE = BEFORE,DISTANCE = n
SHOWHITS = YES
HIT/BASIC,TX,TY,TZ,I,J,K,X,Y,Z

Auto Plane Field Definitions

The Edit window command line for an Auto Plane feature would read:

ID=FEAT/CONTACT/PLANE,CARTESIAN,TRIANGLE
THEO/ TX,TY,TZ,TI,TJ,TK
ACTL/ X,Y,Z,I,J,K
TARG/ targX,targY,targZ,targI,targJ,targK
ANGLEVEC = I, J, K, SQUARE
SURFACE/THEO_THICKNESS,n
MEASURE MODE/NOMINALS
RMEAS/NONE,NONE,NONE
AUTO WRIST/YES
CLEARPLANE/NO
GRAPHICAL ANALYSIS/NO
SCREEN CAPTURE/CAD,OUTTOL,50%,HIGH
FEATURE LOCATOR/NO,NO,""
SHOW_CONTACT_PARAMETERS = YES
NUMHITS = n, NUMROWS = n
SPACER = n
AVOIDANCE MOVE = BEFORE,DISTANCE = n
SHOWHITS = YES
HIT/BASIC,TX,TY,TZ,I,J,K,X,Y,Z

Auto Circle Field Definitions

The Edit window command line for an Auto Circle feature with extended options would read:

ID=FEAT/CONTACT/CIRCLE,CARTESIAN,IN,LEAST_SQR
THEO/ TX,TY,TZ,TI,TJ,TK,TDIAM,TANG1,TANG2
ACTL/ X,Y,Z,I,J,K,DIAM,ANG1,ANG2
TARG/ targX,targY,targZ,targI,targJ,targK
ANGLEVEC = I,J,K
DIRECTION = CCW
REMEASURE = NO
PUNCH = I,J,K, PIN = I,J,K
SURFACE/ACTL_THICKNESS,n
MEASURE MODE/NOMINALS
RMEAS/NONE,NONE,NONE
AUTO WRIST/YES
CIRCULAR MOVES/NO
CLEARPLANE/NO
GRAPHICAL ANALYSIS/NO
SCREEN CAPTURE/CAD,OUTTOL,50%,HIGH
FEATURE LOCATOR/NO,NO,""
SHOW_CONTACT_PARAMETERS = YES
NUMHITS = n, DEPTH = n, PITCH = n
SAMPLE HITS = n, SPACER = n
AVOIDANCE MOVE = BEFORE,DISTANCE = n
FIND HOLE = DISABLED, ONERROR = NO, READ POS = NO
SHOWHITS = YES
HIT/BASIC,TX,TY,TZ,I,J,K,X,Y,Z

Auto Ellipse Field Definitions

The Edit window command line for an Auto Ellipse feature would read:

ID=FEAT/CONTACT/ELLIPSE,CARTESIAN,IN
THEO/ TX,TY,TZ,TI,TJ,TK,TDIAM,TDIAM2,TAI,TAJ,TAK
ACTL/ X,Y,Z,I,J,K,DIAM,DIAM2,AI,AJ,AK
TARG/ targX,targY,targZ,targI,targJ,targK,targAI,targAJ,targAK
START ANG = n,END ANG = n
SURFACE/ACTL_THICKNESS,n
MEASURE MODE/NOMINALS
RMEAS/NONE,NONE,NONE
AUTO WRIST/YES
CIRCULAR MOVES/NO
CLEARPLANE/NO
GRAPHICAL ANALYSIS/NO
SCREEN CAPTURE/CAD,OUTTOL,50%,HIGH
FEATURE LOCATOR/NO,NO,""
SHOW_CONTACT_PARAMETERS = YES
NUMHITS = n, DEPTH = n
SAMPLE HITS = n, SPACER = n
AVOIDANCE MOVE = BEFORE,DISTANCE = n
ONERROR = NO, READ POS = NO
SHOWHITS = YES
HIT/BASIC,TX,TY,TZ,I,J,K,X,Y,Z

Auto Round Slot Field Definitions

The Edit window command line for an Auto Round Slot feature with extended options would read:

ID=FEAT/CONTACT/ROUND SLOT,CARTESIAN,IN
THEO/ TX,TY,TZ,TI,TJ,TK,TAI,TAJ,TAK,TWIDTH,TLENGTH
ACTL/ X,Y,Z,I,J,K,AI,AJ,AK,WIDTH,LENGTH
TARG/ targX,targY,targZ,targI,targJ,targK,targAI,targAJ,targAK
MEAS ANGLE = n
REMEASURE = NO
PUNCH = I,J,K,PIN = I,J,K SURFACE/ACTL_THICKNESS,n
MEASURE MODE/NOMINALS
RMEAS/NONE,NONE,NONE
AUTO WRIST/YES
CIRCULAR MOVES/NO
CLEARPLANE/NO
GRAPHICAL ANALYSIS/NO
SCREEN CAPTURE/CAD,OUTTOL,50%,HIGH
FEATURE LOCATOR/NO,NO,""
SHOW_CONTACT_PARAMETERS = YES
NUMHITS = n, DEPTH = n
SAMPLE HITS = n, SPACER = n
AVOIDANCE MOVE = BEFORE,DISTANCE = n
FIND HOLE = DISABLED, ONERROR = NO, READ POS = YES
SHOWHITS = YES
HIT/BASIC,TX,TY,TZ,I,J,K,X,Y,Z

Auto Square Slot Field Definitions

The Edit window command line for an Auto Square Slot feature with extended options would read:

ID=FEAT/CONTACT/SQUARE SLOT,CARTESIAN,IN
THEO/ TX,TY,TZ,TI,TJ,TK,TAI,TAJ,TAK,TWIDTH,TLENGTH
ACTL/ X,Y,Z,I,J,K,AI,AJ,AK,WIDTH,LENGTH
TARG/ targX,targY,targZ,targI,targJ,targK,targAI,targAJ,targAK
MEAS WIDTH = YES, RADIUS = n
REMEASURE = NO
PUNCH = I,J,K,PIN = I,J,K SURFACE/ACTL_THICKNESS,n
MEASURE MODE/NOMINALS
RMEAS/NONE,NONE,NONE
AUTO WRIST/YES
CIRCULAR MOVES/NO
CLEARPLANE/NO
GRAPHICAL ANALYSIS/NO
SCREEN CAPTURE/CAD,OUTTOL,50%,HIGH
FEATURE LOCATOR/NO,NO,""
SHOW_CONTACT_PARAMETERS = YES
DEPTH = n
SAMPLE HITS = n, SPACER = n
AVOIDANCE MOVE = BEFORE,DISTANCE = n
FIND HOLE = DISABLED, ONERROR = NO, READ POS = YES
SHOWHITS = YES
HIT/BASIC,TX,TY,TZ,I,J,K,X,Y,Z

Auto Notch Slot Field Definitions

The Edit window command line for an Auto Notch Slot feature would read:

ID=FEAT/CONTACT/NOTCH SLOT,CARTESIAN
THEO/ TX,TY,TZ,TI,TJ,TK,TAI,TAJ,TAK,TWIDTH,TLENGTH
ACTL/ X,Y,Z,I,J,K,AI,AJ,AK,WIDTH,LENGTH
TARG/ targX,targY,targZ,targI,targJ,targK
REMEASURE = NO
SURFACE/ACTL_THICKNESS,n
MEASURE MODE/NOMINALS
RMEAS/NONE,NONE,NONE
AUTO WRIST/YES
CIRCULAR MOVES/NO
CLEARPLANE/NO
GRAPHICAL ANALYSIS/NO
SCREEN CAPTURE/CAD,OUTTOL,50%,HIGH
FEATURE LOCATOR/NO,NO,""
SHOW_CONTACT_PARAMETERS = YES
DEPTH = n
SAMPLE HITS = n, SPACER = n, INDENT1 = n
AVOIDANCE MOVE = BEFORE,DISTANCE = n
FIND HOLE = DISABLED, ONERROR = NO, READ POS = YES
SHOWHITS = YES
HIT/BASIC,TX,TY,TZ,I,J,K,X,Y,Z

Auto Cylinder Field Definitions

The Edit window command line for an Auto Cylinder feature would read:

ID=FEAT/CONTACT/CYLINDER,CARTESIAN,IN,LEAST_SQR
THEO/ TX,TY,TZ,TI,TJ,TK,TDIAM,TLENGTH
ACTL/ X,Y,Z,I,J,K,DIAM,LENGTH
TARG/ targX,targY,targZ,targI,targJ,targK
START ANG = n, END ANG = n
REMEASURE = NO, USE THEO = YES
ANGLE VEC = I, J, K
DIRECTION = CCW
SURFACE/ACTL_THICKNESS,n
MEASURE MODE/NOMINALS
RMEAS/NONE,NONE,NONE
AUTO WRIST/YES
CIRCULAR MOVES/NO
CLEARPLANE/NO
GRAPHICAL ANALYSIS/NO
SCREEN CAPTURE/CAD,OUTTOL,50%,HIGH
FEATURE LOCATOR/NO,NO,""
SHOW_CONTACT_PARAMETERS = YES
NUMHITS = n,NUMLEVELS = n, STARTING DEPTH = n, ENDING DEPTH = n, PITCH = n
SAMPLE HITS = n,SPACER = n
AVOIDANCE MOVE = BEFORE,DISTANCE = n
FIND HOLE = DISABLED, ONERROR = NO, READ POS = YES
SHOWHITS = YES
HIT/BASIC,TX,TY,TZ,I,J,K,X,Y,Z

Auto Cone Field Definitions

The Edit window command line for an Auto Cone feature would read:

ID=FEAT/CONTACT/CONE,CARTESIAN,IN
THEO/ TX,TY,TZ,TI,TJ,TK,TANGLE,TLENGTH,TDIAM
ACTL/ X,Y,Z,I,J,K,ANGLE,LENGTH,DIAM
TARG/ targX,targY,targZ,targI,targJ,targK
START ANG = n, END ANG = n
ANGLE VEC = I, J, K
SURFACE/ACTL_THICKNESS,n
MEASURE MODE/NOMINALS
RMEAS/NONE,NONE,NONE
AUTO WRIST/YES
CIRCULAR MOVES/NO
CLEARPLANE/NO
GRAPHICAL ANALYSIS/NO
SCREEN CAPTURE/CAD,OUTTOL,50%,HIGH
FEATURE LOCATOR/NO,NO,""
SHOW_CONTACT_PARAMETERS = YES
NUMHITS = n,NUMLEVELS = n, STARTING DEPTH = n, ENDING DEPTH = n
SAMPLE HITS = n,SPACER = n
AVOIDANCE MOVE = BEFORE,DISTANCE = n
ONERROR = NO, READ POS = YES
SHOWHITS = YES
HIT/BASIC,TX,TY,TZ,I,J,K,X,Y,Z

Auto Sphere Field Definitions

The Edit window command line for an Auto Sphere feature would read:

ID=FEAT/CONTACT/SPHERE,CARTESIAN,IN,LEAST_SQR
THEO/ TX,TY,TZ,TI,TJ,TK,TDIAM
ACTL/ X,Y,Z,I,J,K,DIAM
TARG/ targX,targY,targZ,targI,targJ,targK
START ANG1 = n, END ANG1 = n
START ANG2 = n, END ANG2 = n
ANGLE VEC = I, J, K
MEASURE MODE/NOMINALS
RMEAS/NONE,NONE,NONE
AUTO WRIST/YES
CIRCULAR MOVES/NO
CLEARPLANE/NO
GRAPHICAL ANALYSIS/NO
SCREEN CAPTURE/CAD,OUTTOL,50%,HIGH
FEATURE LOCATOR/NO,NO,""
SHOW_CONTACT_PARAMETERS = YES
NUMHITS = n,NUMLROWS = n,
SAMPLE HITS = n,
AVOIDANCE MOVE = BEFORE,DISTANCE = n
SHOWHITS = YES
HIT/BASIC,TX,TY,TZ,I,J,K,X,Y,Z

Auto Polygon Field Definitions

The Edit window command line for an Auto Polygon feature would read:

ID=FEAT/CONTACT/POLYGON,CARTESIAN,IN
THEO/ TX,TY,TZ,TI,TJ,TK,TAI,TAJ,TAK,TDIAM
ACTL/ X,Y,Z,I,J,K,AI,AJ,AK,DIAM
TARG/ targX,targY,targZ,targI,targJ,targK,targAI,targAJ,targAK
NUMSIDES = n, RADIUS = n
REMEASURE = NO,SURFACE/THICKNESS_NONE,0
MEASURE MODE/NOMINALS
RMEAS/NONE,NONE,NONE
AUTO WRIST/YES
CIRCULAR MOVES/NO
CLEARPLANE/NO
GRAPHICAL ANALYSIS/NO
SCREEN CAPTURE/CAD,OUTTOL,50%,HIGH
FEATURE LOCATOR/NO,NO,""
SHOW_CONTACT_PARAMETERS = YES
NUMHITS = n, DEPTH = n
SAMPLE HITS = n, SPACER = n
AVOIDANCE MOVE = BEFORE,DISTANCE = n
FIND HOLE = DISABLED,ONERROR = YES,READ POS = YES
SHOWHITS = YES
HIT/BASIC,TX,TY,TZ,I,J,K,X,Y,Z

## Auto Feature Field Definitions

When you create an Auto Feature, PC-DMIS inserts the command for that feature into the Edit window. This topic documents the different fields that may appear in the Command mode of the Edit window for the different features.

Click on one of the hyper-linked features below to see a representation of its code in the Edit window. Click again on the hyper-linked text to hide the code. In the table below, locate the field or command line used in your Auto Feature to see what it does.

Vector Point
| Surface Point
| Edge Point
| Angle Point
| Corner Point
| High Point
| Line
| Plane
| Circle
| Ellipse
| Round Slot
| Square Slot
| Notch Slot
| Cylinder
| Cone
| Sphere
| Polygon

Field or Command | Extended Field | Used on Only these Features | Description
ID |  |  | This field shows the feature's identification label. See "ID box".
FEAT/CONTACT |  |  | This command displays the type of probing and the Auto Feature type. See "Auto Feature Type list".
POLAR or CARTESIAN |  |  | This field switches between POLAR and CARTESIAN and displays the X,Y,Z,I,J,K values in the selected coordinate system. See "Polar / Cartesian Toggle".
TRIANGLE or OUTLINE |  | PLANE | For a Plane feature, this field switches between TRIANGLE or OUTLINE. It determines how the plane gets displayed in the Graphics Display window. See "Display list".
IN or OUT |  | CIRCLE, ELLIPSE, ROUND SLOT, SQUARE SLOT, CYLINDER, CONE, SPHERE, POLYGON | This field switches between IN or OUT. It determines whether or not the feature is an internal feature (such as a hole) or an external feature (such as a stud). See "Inner / Outer".
LEAST_SQR |  | CIRCLE, CYLINDER, SPHERE | This field determines the calculation routine used to create the feature from the measured hits. It can toggle between LEAST_SQR, MIN_SEP, MAX_INSC, MIN_CIRCSC, and FIXED_RAD. See "Calculation list".
THEO/ |  |  | This stands for "theoretical". TX, TY, TZ, TI, TJ, TK represent the theoretical (or nominal) hit location and vector. TLI, TLJ, TLK represent the theoretical line vector. TEI, TEJ, TEK represent the theoretical edge vector. TSI, TSJ, TSK represent the surface theoretical vector. TS2I,TS2J,TS2K represent the theoretical vector for the second surface.

TLENGTH represents the feature's theoretical length.

TDIAM represents the feature's theoretical diameter. For ellipses, this is the major diameter. TDIAM2 is an ellipse's minor diameter. TANG1 represents the feature's theoretical starting angle. TANG2 represents the feature's theoretical ending angle.

TAI,TAJ,TAK represents the theoretical angle vector.

TWIDTH and TLENGTH represent the theoretical width and length of the feature.

TANGLE represents the feature's angle.

ACTL/ |  |  | This stands for "actual". X, Y, Z, I, J, K represent the actual measured hit location and vector. SI, SJ, SK, represent the measured vector for the surface. LI, LJ, LK represent the measured line vector. EI,EJ,EK represent the measured edge vector.

LENGTH represents the feature's measured length.

DIAM represents the feature's measured diameter. ANG1 represents the feature's actual starting angle. TANG2 represents the feature's actual ending angle.

AI,AJ,AK represents the measured angle vector.

WIDTH and LENGTH represent the measured width and length of the feature.

ANGLE represents the feature's angle.

TARG/ |  |  | This stands for "target". The fields targX, targY, targZ, targI, targJ, targK allow you to control the measurement location and vector approach direction for execution while having the ability to have a completely different THEO value. The fields targAI, targAJ, targAK let you modify the target's angle IJK vector.
MEAS/ |  |  | This stands for "measured". The fields X, Y, Z, I, J, K represent the actual measured hit location and vector. SI,SJ,SK represent the measured vector for the surface. S2I,S2J,S2K represent the measured vector for the second surface.
NUMSIDES |  | POLYGON | This editable value must be an integer of three or higher. It defines how many sides are in the polygon. See "Num Sides list".
RADIUS |  | POLYGON, SQUARE SLOT | This editable value defines a radius for each corner in the polygon or square slot. When taking hits, PC-DMIS will move in along the side by that amount before taking hits. This helps avoid taking hits directly in the corner. See "Radius box".
START ANG |  | ELLIPSE, CONE, CYLINDER | This field defines the feature's starting angle. See "Start and End Angles".
START ANG1 |  | SPHERE | This field defines the feature's starting angle horizontally, around the equator of a sphere. See "Start and End Angles".
START ANG2 |  | SPHERE | This field defines the feature's starting angle vertically, around the poles of a sphere. See "Start and End Angles".
END ANG |  | ELLIPSE, CONE, CYLINDER | This field defines the feature's ending angle. See "Start and End Angles".
END ANG1 |  | SPHERE | This field defines the feature's ending angle horizontally, around the equator of a sphere. See "Start and End Angles".
END ANG2 |  | SPHERE | This field defines the feature's ending angle vertically, around the poles of a sphere. See "Start and End Angles".
MEAS ANGLE |  | ROUND SLOT | This field defines an angle value determining how much of the arc making up the rounded edges of the Round Slot to measure. See "Meas Angle box".
INCREMENT |  | HIGH POINT | This field defines the increment distance away from the start point that the probe will move when following its search pattern. See "Increment box".
TOL |  | HIGH POINT | This defines the tolerance value to use during the search process. See "Tolerance box".
CIRCULAR or BOX |  | HIGH POINT | This field switches between CIRCULAR or BOX. It defines the search region. See "Box / Circular list".
OUTER RADIUS |  | HIGH POINT | For a CIRCULAR search region, this field defines the search region's outer radius. See "Inner/Outer list".
INNER RADIUS |  | HIGH POINT | For a CIRCULAR search region, this field defines the search region's inner radius. See "Inner/Outer list".
WIDTH |  | HIGH POINT | For a BOX search region, this field defines the width of the rectangular search region. See "Width box".
LENGTH |  | HIGH POINT | For a BOX search region, this field defines the length of the rectangular search region. See "Length box".
BOUNDED or UNBOUNDED |  | LINE | This field appears for Line features. It determines the type of Line feature. It switches between BOUNDED and UNBOUNDED. See "Bounded list".
EXTERIOR or INTERIOR |  | ANGLE POINT, CORNER POINT | This field switches between EXTERIOR and INTERIOR; it describes the type of angle. See "Interior / Exterior list".
REPORT VEC |  | LINE, SURFACE POINT, VECTOR POINT | This command indicates the vector used for reporting deviation. See "Extended Sheet Metal Options area".
UPDATE VEC |  | VECTOR POINT | This command indicates the update vector that will be used to pierce the CAD surface. See "Extended Sheet Metal Options area".
ANGLE VEC |  |  | This defines the angle vector for the feature. See "IJK Angle boxes".
REMEASURE |  | CIRCLE, NOTCH SLOT, SQUARE SLOT, ROUND SLOT, CYLINDER, POLYGON | This field if set to YES re-measures the feature against the feature's measured values. See "Measure Now and Re-Measure Toggle".
PUNCH |  | CIRCLE, SQUARE SLOT, ROUND SLOT | This field indicates the direction of the punch through the sheet metal. It is an editable value. See "Extended Sheet Metal Options area".
PIN |  | CIRCLE, SQUARE SLOT, ROUND SLOT | This field indicates the direction of the point through the hole formed by the punch. See "Extended Sheet Metal Options area".
REPORT |  | EDGE POINT | This field indicates the vector used for reporting deviation. See "Extended Sheet Metal Options area".
SURFACE_REPORT |  | EDGE POINT | This field indicates the vector used for reporting deviation. See "Extended Sheet Metal Options area".
MEASURE ORDER |  | EDGE POINT | This toggle field displays the order of measuring the sample hits. The available choices are SURFACE, EDGE or BOTH. See "Measure Order list".
SQUARE or RADIAL |  | PLANE | For a Plane feature, this field switches between SQUARE and RADIAL. It defines the hit pattern for hits making up the feature. See "Pattern list".
SURFACE/ SURFACE2/ SURFACE3 |  |  | Any of these command lines switches between either THEO_THICKNESS, ACTL_THICKNESS, or THICKNESS_NONE. If the latter then no thickness is used. Otherwise, this displays the thickness of the part for the Positive or negative values can be used. See "Use Thickness".
EDGE/ |  | LINE | For a Line feature, this command determines the edge thickness of the line. See "Use Thickness".
MEASURE MODE/ |  |  | This command switches between these measuring modes: FINDNOMS, VECTOR, NOMINAL, MASTER. See "Nominals Mode list".
RMEAS/ |  |  | This command has three fields separated by commas. If you have a single RMEAS feature, it will occupy all three fields. If you have an RMEAS feature, one for each axis, they will occupy the three fields left to right: X axis RMEAS feature, Y axis RMEAS feature, and Z axis RMEAS feature. See "Setting Up Relative Measure (RMEAS)".
DIRECTION |  | CIRCLE, CYLINDER | This command defines the direction in which hits are taken. It switches between CCW (counterclockwise) and CW (clockwise). See "Direction List".
CIRCULAR MOVES/ |  | CIRCLE, ELLIPSE, ROUND SLOT, SQUARE SLOT, NOTCH SLOT, CYLINDER, CONE, SPHERE, POLYGON | This command has a single YES/NO toggle field. If set to yes, then PC-DMIS will move the probe in a circular motion. See "Circular Moves Toggle".
AUTO WRIST/ |  |  | This command has a single YES/NO toggle field. If set to YES, then during feature creation PC-DMIS will automatically choose the best probe angle to use for measuring the feature and will insert the appropriate TIP/ command before the feature. See "Auto Wrist Toggle".
CLEARPLANE/ |  |  | This command has a single YES/NO toggle field. If set to YES, then during feature creation PC-DMIS will automatically insert a MOVE/CLEARPLANE command (relative to the current coordinate system and part origin) before the feature. See "Clear Plane Toggle".
GRAPHICAL ANALYSIS/ |  |  | This command has a YES/NO toggle field. If set to YES, then PC-DMIS will display a graphical analysis of the feature in the Graphics Display window. Three other fields become enabled. These three fields, from left to right, allow you to determine the Graphical Analysis Point Size, the Plus Tolerance, and the Minus Tolerance. See "Analysis area".
SCREEN CAPTURE/ |  |  | This command by default contains a single CAD/LIVE toggle field. If set to CAD, then PC-DMIS will take and insert screen captures of the current feature's graphical analysis into the report window. Three additional fields become available when the first field is set to CAD.

From left to right these do the following:

Field 2 - Determines what features get output. Those that are out of tolerance (OUTTOL) or all features (ALL).

Field 3 - Determines the size of the screen shot: 25%, 50%, 75%, or 100% of the current screen view, or TO FIT to fit the current window.

Field 4 - Determines the quality of the screen shot: LOW, MEDIUM, or GOOD. See "Analysis area".

FEATURE LOCATOR/ |  |  | Initially, this command looks like this: FEATURE LOCATOR/NO,NO,"<text instructions>" The left most YES/NO toggle field indicates whether or not the Feature Locator tab will display a bitmap image If you set this to YES, an additional field bounded by quotation marks becomes enabled, allowing you to type the full pathway to the bitmap image to display:

FEATURE LOCATOR/YES,"<pathway to bitmap file>",NO,"<text instructions>"

The next YES/NO toggle field indicates whether or not the Feature Locator tab will play an audio file (.wav). If you set this to YES, an additional field bounded by quotation marks becomes enabled, allowing you to type the full pathway to the audio file to play:

FEATURE LOCATOR/YES,"<pathway to bitmap file>",YES,"pathway to audio file","<text instructions>"

The final field, "<text instructions>", lets you display textual instructions in the Feature Locator tab. See "Feature Locator Tab" topic in the PC-DMIS Vision documentation.

SHOW_CONTACT_PARAMETERS |  |  | This YES/NO toggle field determines whether or not PC-DMIS displays additional contact parameters used with the auto feature in the Edit window. Setting this to YES will display the following fields if applicable to the auto feature: NUMHITS, NUMROWS, PITCH, DEPTH, STARTING DEPTH, ENDING DEPTH, SAMPLE HITS, SPACER, INDENT, AVOIDANCE MOVE, FIND HOLE, ON ERROR, READ POS.
SAMPLE HITS |  | SURFACE POINT, EDGE POINT, ANGLE POINT, CIRCLE, ELLIPSE, ROUND SLOT, SQUARE SLOT, NOTCH SLOT, CYLINDER, CONE, POLYGON | For features that support sample hits, this value defines the number of sample hits to take during feature measurement. Acceptable values depend on the type of feature. See "Working with Contact Sample Hits Properties"
SPACER |  | SURFACE POINT, EDGE POINT, ANGLE POINT, CORNER POINT, PLANE, CIRCLE, ELLIPSE, ROUND SLOT, SQUARE SLOT, NOTCH SLOT, CYLINDER, CONE, POLYGON | This field defines the distance from the nominal point location that PC-DMIS will use to measure a plane if sample hits are specified. See "Working with Contact Sample Hits Properties"
INDENT1 INDENT2 INDENT3 |  | EDGE POINT, ANGLE POINT, CORNER POINT, NOTCH SLOT | This defines minimum offset distance from the feature's point or center location to the first sample hit. See "Working with Contact Sample Hits Properties".
NUMHITS |  | LINE, PLANE, CIRCLE, ELLIPSE, ROUND SLOT, CYLINDER, CONE, SPHERE, POLYGON | This field determines the number of hits to take when measuring the feature. See "Working with Contact Path Properties".
NUMROWS |  | PLANE | This field determines how many rows of hits to use when measuring the feature. See "Working with Contact Path Properties".
NUMLEVELS |  | CYLINDER, CONE | This field determines how many levels of hits to use when measuring features with multiple levels. See "Working with Contact Path Properties".
DEPTH |  | EDGE POINT, LINE, CIRCLE, ELLIPSE, ROUND SLOT, SQUARE SLOT, NOTCH SLOT, POLYGON | This field determines the offset distance either below a surface or up from the bottom of a feature where PC-DMIS will measure the feature. See "Working with Contact Path Properties".
STARTING DEPTH |  | CYLINDER, CONE | This field defines the starting depth of the first level of hits for features with multiple levels. This depth is offset from the top of the feature. See "Working with Contact Path Properties".
ENDING DEPTH |  | CYLINDER, CONE | This field defines the ending depth of the last level of hits for features with multiple levels. This depth is offset from the top of the feature. See "Working with Contact Path Properties".
PITCH |  | CIRCLE, CYLINDER | This field determines the distance between threads along the axis of the feature. See "Working with Contact Path Properties".
AVOIDANCE MOVE/ |  |  | This command indicates when to apply an avoidance move and the amount to move. It contains two fields. The left field toggles between NO (no avoidance move), BOTH (move both before and after the feature is measured), BEFORE (move only before the feature is measured) and AFTER (move only after the feature is measured) and the right field (DISTANCE = n) lets you define a number value that determines the distance of the avoidance move. See "Working with Contact Auto Move Properties".
FIND HOLE |  | CIRCLE, ROUND SLOT, SQUARE SLOT, NOTCH SLOT, CYLINDER, POLYGON | This toggle field determines the method PC-DMIS uses to find hole features. Available options include: DISABLED, CENTER, SINGLE HIT, or NOCENTER. See "Working with Contact Find Hole Properties".
ONERROR |  | ANGLE POINT, CIRCLE, EDGE POINT, CORNER POINT, ELLIPSE, ROUND SLOT, SQUARE SLOT, NOTCH SLOT, CYLINDER, CONE, POLYGON | This YES/NO field determines whether or not PC-DMIS uses improved error checking when it detects an unexpected or missed hit. If set to YES and a machine error (such as an unexpected hit) occurs, then PC-DMIS will display the Read Position dialog box. You can then use your jog box to move the machine to the feature's location and attempt to re-measure it.

If set to NO, the usual "Movement Interrupted" message appears instead.

See "Working with Contact Find Hole Properties".

READ POS |  | CIRCLE, ELLIPSE, ROUND SLOT, SQUARE SLOT, NOTCH SLOT, CYLINDER, CONE, POLYGON | This YES/NO field determines whether or not PC-DMIS pauses execution above the surface feature displaying a message, asking if you want to use the current data. See "Working with Contact Find Hole Properties".
SHOWHITS |  |  | This YES/NO toggle field determines whether or not PC-DMIS displays all the hits making up the feature. If set to YES, then PC-DMIS will display a HIT/BASIC command line for each hit. If you want to see the hits in the Graphics Display window, see "Show Hit Targets Toggle".
HIT/BASIC |  |  | This command line displays the theoretical XYZ, the theoretical IJK, and the measured IJK values for the hit.