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HEIDENHAIN ND 1300 VED and Crosshair Systems User Manual

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Measuring

Points constructed from a line
Up to four point constructions can be made from a line:

• Midpoint:

The center of the line

• End point 1:

The first endpoint of the line

• End point 2:

The second endpoint of the line

• Anchor point:

The intersection of the line and the perpendicular from the datum to the line

To construct a point from a line:

1 Touch the Measure Point icon

2 Touch the desired line feature

3 Press the Enter key

4 Press the Finish key

The midpoint of the line will be constructed. Alternative point constructions can be selected from the

drop-down menu in the DRO window.

Midpoint

End point 1

End point 2

Anchor point

Constructing Features