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Gocator Line Profile Sensors: User Manual
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A line can be defined using one or two areas. Two areas can be used to bypass discontinuity in a line
segment.
Geometric Features
Most Surface tools , and many Profile tools , can output features that Feature tools can take as input to
produce measurements. These features are called geometric features . Feature tools use these entities to
produce measurements based on more complex geometry. (For more information on Feature tools, see
Feature Measurement on page 305.)
Gocator’s measurement tools can currently generate the following kinds of geometric features:
Points : A 2D or 3D point. Can be used for point-to-point or point-to-line measurements.
Lines : A straight line that is infinitely long. Useful for locating the orientation of an enclosure or part, or
to intersect with another line to form a reference point that can be consumed by a Feature tool.
Planes : A plane extracted from a surface. Can be used for point-to-plane distance or line-plane
intersection measurements.
The following tables list Gocator’s measurement tools and the geometric features they can generate:
Point Line Plane
Center Tip Base Point Edge Major
Axis
Minor
Axis
Plane
Tool
Bounding Box X
Countersunk Hole
X
Dimension
Edge X X
Ellipse X X X
Hole X
Opening X
Plane X
Position
X
Stud X X
Volume
Geometric features generated by Surface tools