Current Help System: PC-DMIS Fixturing (View Core Help)

Module Properties

Properties dialog box – Module

The Module Properties dialog box allows for the location, sphere size and CAD files of the module to be specified.

- Module Name box – This box shows the name given to the module. It identifies the module when you create a fixture.

- XYZ boxes – These boxes determine the measured offsets of the module from the column sphere center to the contact point (or if the contact point on the module is a sphere, to the center of that sphere). The end point of the module is either the center of the module sphere, if any, or any point that has been defined on or outside the module itself, in the case of a ”netpad” module.

- Sphere check box – This check box determines whether or not the point of contact on the module is a sphere.

- Sphere box – With the Sphere check box selected this box determines the diameter of the "point of contact" sphere.

- Uses CAD check box – This check box determines whether or not PC-DMIS should associate a custom CAD model with the this module for display in the Graphics Display window. To create a custom CAD model, see the "To Create a Custom CAD Model" topic. If you select this check box you will need to specify the CAD name in the Uses CAD box.

- Uses CAD box – Browse to the location of the CAD file that you are using to represent this module. The selected file will be added to the box. See the ”To Create a Custom CAD Model” topic for information on creating a CAD file that can be used with PC-DMIS.

- Click Apply to apply the changes that have been made for this Module.

- Click OK when finished making changes for all Fixture Properties.