## Introduction to Performing Scans Manually

A Manual Scan dialog box

The manual method of scanning allows you to define a point measurement by manually scanning the surface of a part. This is particularly useful when user controlled CMM measurement hits are desired.

There are two types of manual scans.

- Manual scans using a Touch Trigger Probe (TTP)

- Manual scans using a Hard Probe

To begin creating manual scans, place PC-DMIS into Manual mode and then select one of the available manual scan types from the Scan submenu. These include:

- Manual TTP (only available if you are using a TTP)

- Fixed Distance

- Fixed Time

- Fixed Time/Distance

- Body Axis

- MultiSection

- Manual Freeform

The appropriate manual scan dialog box will open. For general information about the options on these dialog boxes, see the "Common Functions of the Scan Dialog Box" in the PC-DMIS Core documentation.

More:

Rules for Manual Scans

Performing Manual Scans with a Touch Trigger Probe

Performing Manual Scans with a Hard Probe