HEIDENHAIN IK 5294 - Manual (Page 113)

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Automatic point entry using optical edge detection
To enter points automatically as light contrast
edges are crossed:
1 Click the Probe/Edge and Probe/Auto Enter
menu items.
2 Select the desired feature type or Mea-
sure Magic from the measure menu or measure
toolbar.
3 Cross light contrast edges at the desired
locations. The system will generate beeps to in-
dicate that the edges have been recognized, and
data points will automatically be entered into the
system’s memory.
4 Click OK in the measure dialog box to complete the feature measurement.
If a measurement error occurs, click Remove Last in the measure dialog box to remove the last point
probed, or click Cancel to cancel the entire feature measurement.
When all the required points have been probed, click OK
in the measure dialog box. The feature will be added
to the Features template and to the Part View window.
Measurement results will be shown in the Results win-
dow.
Probing and Measuring Features
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