### Distance Target Area

Distance Target area

Distance to Target check box | When you select the Distance to Target check box, PC-DMIS displays the distance of the probe to the target point. The probe's position is displayed in the active coordinate system. Manually drive the probe to the keyed in location. When the target point is reached, the Probe Readout window will display 0,0,0.
With Auto Zoom check box | When you select both the Distance to Target check box and the With Auto Zoom check box, PC-DMIS also displays the distance of the probe to the target point. The probe’s position is displayed in the active coordinate system. As the probe is manually driven to the keyed in location, PC-DMIS makes the target point the center of the screen and zoom in on the point in the Graphics Display window.
Distance area | This area contains these two option buttons:

- Executing feature shows the distance to the feature being executed.

- Closest feature shows the distance to the feature closest to the probe.

Target area | This area contains these two option buttons:

- Surface/Edge calculates the distance to the actual target point on the surface or edge of the feature.

In the above example, while measuring the circle (CIR1), this option will cause the Probe Readout window to show the distance to the actual target point (see A).

- Centroid calculates the distance to the feature's centroid.

In the above example, while measuring the circle (CIR1), this option will cause the Probe Readout window to show the distance to the feature's centroid (see A) instead of the actual target point.

Display distance to closest CAD check box | This check box shows the distance from probe to closest CAD element.
Apply dimension color check box | This check box changes the colors of the deviation values (Distance to Target values) to match the out of tolerance dimension colors.