## VW Messprinzipien - General Feature Parameters area

Use the General Feature Parameters area in the VW Messprinzipien dialog box to define the basic parameters for the method you are measuring.

To define the basic parameters:

1. Select a measuring method. For help, see Creating a VWMP Command.

2. Complete the options in the General Feature Parameters area for the measuring method you selected.

General Feature Parameters area

Item | Description
Naming Rules area |

- Type drop-down list: Select the naming rule: VW or None (PC-DMIS).

- Assembly ID box: (Available only for the VW type.) Enter the ID of the assembly.

- Counter box: Enter the four-number feature counter.

- Meas type drop-down list: (Available only for the VW type.) Select the measurement type:

- M: Messpunkt

- F: Funktionsmass

- B: Bemusterungspunkt

- Q: Berichtsmass

- Alignment drop-down list: (Available only for the VW type.) Select the alignment:

- _ : Workpiece alignment created by RPS

- Z: Datum related to another measurement element

- A: Local alignment A

- B: Local alignment B

- Apply changes icon: Click this icon to apply your changes.

Other area |

- Actl Thickness box: Enter the thickness to be applied as an actual value to the s urface or e dge values of the measuring method.

- Safe Distance drop-down list – Select the distance move (before and after the measurement): 2.0 or 9.0

- Apply changes icon: Click this icon to apply your changes.

- Show path lines icon: Click this icon to display the path lines your probe will take on the part while the probe measures marked features. These lines are called path likes. Path lines will help you preview the path your probe will take and troubleshoot possible collision areas.

- Graphics Settings icon: Click this icon to open the dialog box to color and size all points and vectors in the Graphics Display window (not currently available).

CA Feature area | The options in this area apply only to loch (hole) measuring methods.

- Long spacer box: Type the initial sample hit on the plane.

- Short spacer box: Type the sample hits on the plane.

- Long depth box: Type the depth for measurements with the shank.

- Short depth box: Type the depth for the hits on the circle.

- Start angle box: Type the start angle of the hit pattern.

- Reset values by Measurement principles icon: Select this icon to reset all of the values to the default values for the measuring principle you selected.

Find Hole area | The options in this area apply only to loch (hole) measuring methods.

- Search hole drop-down list: Select the appropriate option:

- Complete with shank: This option first measures the initial sample hit. The distance from the diameter is defined by the Long spacer entry. Then, the feature becomes centered with the shank measurement. The depth of this measurement is defined by the Long depth entry. Next, the feature is measured with three sample hits in the distance of the Short depth entry to the diameter. The Short depth entry defines the depth of the measurement.

- Direct: Directly measures the method. The following options appear:

- Check if stamped check box: This option is an optional additional expansion of the search hole routine. If you select this check box, the machine searches the hole in the vector direction for the selected distance. If the hole is found, it gets measured; if not, it gets skipped.

- Show error check box: When you select this check box, a message box interrupts the execution of the part program. The skipped features are listed in the report in a comment.

- Manual: When you select this option, you are asked to move the probe manually to the center of the hole. Then the method is measured.

Relative Measurement area | Select the appropriate option:

- Off option: Select this option if you do not want to measure relative.

- Single option: Select this option to measure a single feature from the XYZ drop-down list, which appears when you select the option:

- Multiple option: Select this option to measure multiple features (one for each axis) from the X, Y, and Z drop-down lists: