LMI Technologies Gocator 2100 Series, User Manual

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a. Use the Start or Snapshot button to view live profile data to help position the target.
In Surface mode
a. Select a Surface Generation type (see on page 108) and adjust Part Detection settings (see on
page 112) if applicable.
b. Start the sensor, scan the target and then stop the sensor.
2. On the Measure page, add a suitable tool to act as an anchor.
A suitable tool is one that returns an X, Y, or Z position as a measurement value.
The scan mode must be set to the type of measurement you need to configure.
Otherwise, the wrong tools, or no tools, will be listed on the Measure page.
3. Adjust the anchor tool's settings and measurement region, and choose a feature type (if applicable).
You can adjust the measurement region graphically in the data viewer or manually by expanding the
Regions area.
The position and size of the anchor tool’s measurement regions define the zone within which
movement will be tracked.
See Feature Points on page 161 for more information on feature types.
4. Add the tool that will be anchored.
Any tool can be anchored.
5. Adjust the tool and measurement settings, as well as the measurement regions.
6. Click on the tool's Anchoring tab.
7. Choose an anchor from the X, Y, or Z drop-down box.
When you choose an anchor, a white “bulls-eye” indicator shows the position of the anchor in the data
viewer.
If the sensor is running, the anchored tool’s measurement regions are shown in white to indicate the
regions are locked to the anchor. The measurement regions of anchored tools cannot be adjusted.
The anchored tool’s measurement regions are now tracked and will move with the target’s position
under the sensor, as long as the anchor measurement produces a valid measurement value. If the
anchor measurement is invalid, for example, if there is no target under the sensor, the anchored tool
will not show the measurement regions at all and an “Invalid-Anchor” message will be displayed in the
tool panel.
To remove an anchor from a tool:
1. Click on the anchored tool's Anchoring tab.
Select Disabled in the X, Y, or Z drop-down.
Enabling and Disabling Measurements
All of the measurements available in a tool are listed in the measurement list in the Tools panel after a
tool has been added. To configure a measurement, you must enable it.