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## Performing a Cylinder Basic Scan

BASICSCAN dialog box - Cylinder tab

The Insert | Scan | Cylinder menu option allows you to scan a cylinder feature. It takes parameters such as the cylinder's diameter and pitch etc.
, and allows the controller to execute the scan. The Cylinder Method allows the Distance in the Filter tab and the Vector Hit Type and does not need a Boundary Condition. The following parameters control the scan execution:

Centroid: This point is the cylinder center from which execution will start. The center of the cylinder can be keyed in directly or can be obtained from Machine or from CAD.

To Define a Basic Cylinder Scan:

You can define a Basic Cylinder scan in one of these ways:

- Typing in values directly. See "Cylinder Basic Scan - Key In Method" for this scan.

- Physically measuring points on the cylinder. See "Cylinder Basic Scan - Measured Point Method" for this scan.

- Clicking on the cylinder in the CAD model in the Graphics Display window. See "Cylinder Basic Scan - Surface Data Method" or "Cylinder Basic Scan - Wire frame Data Method"

Once you create the scan, PC-DMIS inserts it into the Edit window. The Edit window command line for a Cylinder Basic Scan reads:

ID=BASICSCAN/CYLINDER,ShowHits=YES,ShowAllParams=YES
centerx,centery,centerz,CutVec=i,j,k,Type
InitVec=i,j,k, diameter,angle,pitch,depth ,thickness

More:

Cylinder Basic Scan - Key In Method

Cylinder Basic Scan - Measured Point Method

Cylinder Basic Scan - Surface Data Method

Cylinder Basic Scan - Wire frame Data Method

Cylinder: CAD Data Method