HEIDENHAIN ND 1300 VED and Crosshair Systems - Manual (Page 94)

74 QC-300 Series User’s Guide
Measurement activities
QC-300 measurement sessions can include one or all of the following activities:
• Establishing a measurement reference • Constructing features
• Probing and measuring features • Creating features
The measurement process
The basic measurement process shown here is identical for all feature types. The details of individual
measurement steps are described in the remaining pages of this section.
NOTE
Tools and controls for probing features and conducting measurements are discussed
in detail in Chapter 3: User Interface.
Establishing a measurement reference Probing and measuring
Press the Finish key
to conclude a feature
measurement
Press the Quit key
to cancel a feature
measurement
Touch a measure icon
to begin a feature
measurement
Press the Cancel
key to delete the last
probed point
Measurement results
are shown in the
features list
Position the part
under the probe in
the Video window
Press the Enter key to
probe a point or use
the auto enter mode