## Inserting a Measured Feature

PC-DMIS allows you to insert measured features into your part program by interpreting your probe hits and guessing the correct feature type. If PC-DMIS guesses incorrectly, you can force PC-DMIS to choose the correct feature type as long as you have taken the minimum number of hits for the desired feature.

As hits are taken and once the feature is created, PC-DMIS draws the measured feature on the screen. For 3D measured features (Torus, Cylinder, Sphere, Cone) and for the 2D Plane feature, PC-DMIS will draw the feature with a shaded surface. (If desired, you can modify the feature color used during feature creation by using the ID Setup tab in the Setup Options dialog box. See the Color check box that appears after choosing Features under the Labels For item).

Some sample measured features drawn with shaded surfaces

For information on creating the different feature types, consult the documentation set for your PC-DMIS configuration:

- PC-DMIS CMM

- PC-DMIS Portable

The procedures given in the following topic assume that you are working in offline mode.

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Guessing a Measured Feature Type

To Force the Insertion of a Certain Measured Feature Type

Measured Plane Dialog Box Description