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TABLE OF CONTENTS

GETTING STARTED 6

The Workspace 6The Instrument Interface 7

INSTRUMENT QUICK STARTS 8

Romer Absolute 8Leica trackers (AT40X/AT901/AT960) 9Leica (T-Scan) 10Leica Total Station 13

CAD 16

Import Cad 16Reverse Cad Faces 16Delete Selected Faces 16Create Cad From Faces 16Extract Multiple Cad Features 16

INSTRUMENT 17

Add New Instrument 17 Create Drift Check 17Create Automeasure 18Create Scalebar 18Point Instrument 18Open Watch Window 18

ALIGNMENT 19

Create Best-Fit Points-to-Points Alignment 19Create Cloud to Cad Alignment 19Create Cloud to Cloud Alignment 19Create Frame Alignment 19Create RPS Alignment 20Create Quick Alignment 20Create Relationship Alignment 20Create Network Alignment 20

FEATURES 21

Feature Logic 21

Create Point Feature 21Create Line 21Create Plane 22Create Circle 22Create Slot 22Create Ellipse 22Create Cylinder 22Create Sphere 22Create Cone 23Create Torus 23Create Paraboloid 23Create Average Point 23Create Pattern 23Create Mesh 23Create Point Group 23Create Cloud 23Extract From CAD 24Extract From Cloud 24Create Offset 24Toggle Next Feature Name Control 24Toggle Sticky Features 24

ANALYSIS 25

Create Coordinate Frame 25Create Comparison 25Create Point Projector 25Merge Clouds 25Create Cross Sections 25

AUTOMATION 26

Remeasure 26View Scripting Recorder 26View Script Output 26Run Script 26Open Script Editor 26Add Action 26

REPORTING 27

Create Report 27Create New Drawing 27Create New QuickDrawing 27Create New Page Template 27Create New Title Page Template 27Take Snapshot 27Create Callout 27Create Regional Callouts 27Create Linear Dimension 27Create Angular Dimension 28Create Pattern Dimension 28

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Inspire is an asynchronous software, meaning you can perform multiple actions while others are still com-puting or processing.

Most features within Inspire provide tool tips when you hover that detail their function.

Shown below is the workspace with all windows active. Each window is labeled and described below. By default, your workspace will show the Tree and Actions Windows.

The Workspace

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Properties Tree Actions Criteria

(CTRL+1) (CTRL+2) (CTRL+3) (CTRL+4)The properties window

for any tree object can be accessed by double click-ing the object in the tree. The properties window

shows additional options and details regading that object (i.e. nominal defi-nition, tolerance settings, geometry fit details, etc).

The tree is a collection of all entities contributing

to the current job. These entities can be grouped into folders for better

organization.

The actions window shows all completed

and pending objects to be measured as well as any actions that will be performed. The order of these ojects may be

changed (drag and drop) to suite a preferred in-

spection order.

The criteria window shows additional infor-mation (center point information, nominal information, features

specific characteristiics) about to object you have

selected.

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GETTING STARTED

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The Instrument Interface

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1. MeasurementProfile The measurement profile icon will change to indicate what the active profile is set to. The drop down to change the active profile will vary based on the type of instrument.

2. AdvanceActiveMeasurementTarget The forward and backward advancement buttons will go switch the active measurement target (as shown in the Measurement Window).

3. Measure This will collect data based on the active measurement profile.

4. ToggleAuto-Targeting Auto-Targeting requires the instrument to be aligned to the features pending measurement. With this mode on, the active measurement target will automatically change based on the probe’s proximity to the feature’s nominal entity. Toggling the mode on will deactivate the Advancement buttons.

5. ToggleAuto-Jump Auto-Jump utilizes a specified tolerance to iterate features as you measure. When the probe mea- sures a point outside of the set tolerance a new feature will be created.

6. MeasurementTooling The measurement tooling icon will change based on the size and type of the active tooling. A user may create custom tooling offsets to select and set as the active tooling. All offsets are based on the measurement tooling selection. If the instrument the ability to identify the tolling Inspire will auto- matically update to that current tooling.

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Romer Absolute

Prerequisites

Before adding and running a Romer Absolute Arm in Inspire, the RDS drivers must first be installed.

Download the RDS+Installer+V5.0.exe (or later) from RDS Installer.

1. Run the RDS Installer and follow the prompts. Once installed, plug in the arm via the USB cable and verify Windows has prop erly recognized the device and installed the drivers.

2. RDS will always be active in the system tray and is a great tool for checking arm status and.

3. If the arm is an Absolute Arm 7DOF SI (integrated scanner) you will need to ensure the computer’s IP address is configured correctly to communicate with the Scanner IP address of 192.168.178.200. Make sure the computer IP address is 192.168.178.XXX with the last digits being between 0-255 but not 200. Example, 192.168.178.100 for the computer.

These instrument Quick-Start guides are designed to supplement the manufacturer's instrument device manuals by providing straightforward and easy steps to quickly get instruments up and running. You may wish to referernce these when setting up your instrument with Inspire for the first time.

INSTRUMENT QUICK STARTS

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Leica trackers (AT40X/AT901/AT960)

Prerequisites

TrackerPilot

While Tracker Pilot does not have to be installed in order to connect to the tracker with Inspire, they are intended to be used in conjunction and it is strongly recommended that the current tracker pilot is installed. Track Pilot is used for the primary tracker configuration. It is also neces-sary in order to run manufacturer checks and calibrations.

Compensation

The Leica trackers' compensation is performed in the Leica Tracker Pilot application. This is supplied by Leica and should be performed before running the instrument in Inspire.• Compensation Password: Expert (Full and Intermediate, ADM, Reflector Definition, Camera Compensation, etc.)• Server Settings Password: Administrator (TCP/IP address, Time/ Date, etc.)

NetworkConfiguration

The Leica trackers' connects via a wired Ethernet connection or a wireless connection. In either case, the IP configuration must be correct before the PC and instrument can communicate. The default wired Leica IP address is 192.168.0.1. The default IP address can be changed within Tracker Pilot. The computer must be set to the same network with a unique IP address.

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Leica (T-Scan)

HardwareSetup

This Quick-start guide can be used for the initial setup of the Leica T-Scan5 system for operation within Inspire in conjunction with either an AT960 or AT901.

• Set up the unit following the manufacturer’s directions. The AT960 users the MCA-47 cable between the T-Scan and Tracker controller’s signal port (the trigger port is not used). The AT901 uses the MCA-36 cable which has a dual end for the tracker signal line and trigger connections. A single network cable should be connected from the computer to the t-scan controller and a second Ethernet cable connects the tracker and t-scan system along with a signal cable.

• Ensure that you have the T-Scan License key to operate the sys- tem.

• Ensure that you have the USB drive containing the *.mtx and *.emsys files (calibration files) which should also contain the Leica setup manuals and a version of the required software (T-Scan Collect or T-Scan Interface and TwinCat Engineering).

TrackerConfiguration

The T-Scan target definition must be defined on the tracker controller. The procedure to do so depends on the tracker type:

• AT960 Configuration:

1. Open Tracker Pilot, and connect to the AT960 using the “Advanced” permissions (if you need the current Tracker Pilot you can browse directly to http://192.168.0.1 (or the trackers IP) and download Tracker Pilot from the controller).

2. Go to targets and ensure the T-Scan is defined. If not use the Import Targets button and browse to the *.emsys file for the t-scan provided on the USB disk.

3. Once defined Exit Tracker Pilot.

• AT901 Configuration:

1. Open the Emscon TransferTool, enter the tracker IP and press Test.

2. In the Transfer to emScon section press Parameter File and browse to the *.emsys file for the t-scan provided on the USB disk.

3. Save and Exit

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SoftwareSetupandInitialconfiguration

Directory Setup:

1. Determine if you have a license key for either the T-Scan Interface or the full T-Scan Collect Soft- ware (Either one or the other should be installed as required but not both), and install the correct one on your machine.

2. Transfer the *.mtx files from the USB drive to the T-Scan directory. T-Scan looks for the files in a particular spot (C:\Program¬Data\Steinbichler\T-SCAN\Calibration) you will need to build the Cali- bration directory and place the files in this folder.

TScanCol.ini Edit Process:

1. Within the C:\ProgramData\Steinbichler\T-SCAN\T-SCAN Interface 10.30\ folder (or T-Scan Collect 10.3 folder) you will find a file called “TScanCol.ini”. Open and edit this file as follows (it’s a long file so scroll through it to the correct section):

2. Verify the Specific IP address of your tracker (192.168.0.1 by default)

3. Enter the TrackerInterfaceType (EMSCON for AT901 or LMF for AT960)

4. Enter the ScannerAlignmentBaseName (such as LLS1100271). This number is on the front of the T-Scan.

5. Enter the AMSNETID for the T-Scan Controller. Which should be printed on the front of the control- ler (Such as 5.29.142.116.1.1)

6. Once complete save and close the TScanCol.ini file (see Figure 14-85).

Network Configuration:

1. Configure your local area network connection as follows:

2. Go to Control Panel> Network and Internet> Network and Sharing Center

3. Open the Local Area Network Connection properties (ensure the cable is connected to the T-Scan Controller if you don’t see it)

4. Go to the properties for the Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4)

5. Set the IP address to use the following IP: 10.168.2.2XX (enter 201-250 only) and subnet 255.255.255.0.

6. Press Advanced and add a second IP (for the tracker). Enter 192.168.0.XXX (enter 2-250 for the IP), again using 255.255.255.0 for the subnet mask.

7. Click OK and close out of all dialogs and exit out of the network Sharing Center when done.

TwinCAT Software:

1. Install the TwinCAT Engineering Software (which will manage the dual network communication between the tracker and the T-SCAN system). This software should be available on your USB drive and will be called “Tc211x64Engineer¬ing_2110_2209.exe” or something similar.

2. From the Windows task bar launch the TwinCAT System Manager and configure it to talk to the T-Scan Controller.

3. Select Choose Target:

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4. Perform a Broadcast Search and look for the AMS NetID of the controller which should show up on the network list. When it does, select it and set it to use IP Address as follows:

5. You can tell you have a successful connection to both the T-Scan Controller and the Tracker once you see the Status indicator in the bottom right of the TwinCAT software report a green connected status. At that point you can close out of TwinCAT.

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Leica Total Station

This guide may be used for initial configuration, connection and basic op-eration of the Leica Nova and Viva Total Station within Inspire. For more details on instrument operation and configuration, please contact Leica Geosystems directly.

LicenseRequirements

In order to gain full total station integration with Inspire additional licenses must be purchased from Leica Geosystems and loaded on the instrument. Optional licenses include:

• Virtual GeoCOM. Used for wireless communication and control.• GeoCOM robotic. Which enables remote pointing and robotic control of the total station from Inspire.• GeoCOM imaging. Which enables image capture and display within Inspire.• GeoCOM video. Which enables live video display within Inspire.• Scanning. Which enables the MS60’s scanning functionality.

HardwareSetup

Set up the unit following the manufacturer’s directions. Leica total stations may be connected either with a USB cable, wireless network adapter or Bluetooth connection. Ensure that you have the necessary cables, router or a Bluetooth adapter. Be sure the power is turned on and the battery is charged.

Configuring the Instrument for Optimal Use with Inspire

1. Navigate to Users>SystemSettings>RegionalSettings.

2. Check that the Hz angle display is set to North anti-clockwise and the V angle display is set to Zenith angle. This will ensure that the angles displayed on the instrument match those of the recorded points in Inspire.

SoftwareSetup

It is recommended that initial connection and testing be performed using a cable connection to your computer. To connect directly to the PC, you will need to install the instrument drivers. The current drivers Inspire supports can be downloaded from Total Station Instrument Drivers.

To use the live remote video function available on this instrument, you will also need to install the VLC play-er application which can be downloaded from http://www.videolan.org/vlc/. Once installed, a Video button will appear on the Camera Interface dialog.

DirectCableConnection

On the instrument select Settings>Connections>AllOtherConnections. Set the GeoCom connection to USB (to obtain the current IP address and port, press Cntrl..). Connect the USB cable and proceed to the connect the Instrument.

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WirelessConnectionA connection can be established to the Nova by adding the device to a preexisting network or by building an Ad-hoc connection with your PC. For more detailed instructions, refer to the document “Connecting a Nova total station with a PC using a WLAN” on our download page. For a quick synopsis on a Windows 7 machine, follow these steps:

Building an Ad-hoc Connection on a Win7 PC (Win10 does not directly support Ad-hoc).

1. Turn on the wireless adapter on your PC and go to ControlPanel>NetworkandSharingCenter.

2. Select Setupanewconnectionornetwork>Setupawirelessadhoc(computertocomputer)net- work.3. When prompted, enter a network name (e.g. “Ad-hoc MS60) and a security type, if desired (no au- thentication, WEP and WPA-2 are supported).4. Select Save this network then Next to create the network.

5. Set the IP address to be compatible with the instrument.

Setting the IP Address in the Adapter Properties for the Instrument

1. Turn on the wireless adapter on your PC and go to ControlPanel>NetworkandSharingCenter.

2. Select Managewirelessnetworks>Adapterproperties for the network you wish to connect to and for editing the properties of your ad-hoc network.3. In the Wireless Network Connection Properties dialog, select Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4).

4. Select Properties and enter the IP address rather than obtaining one automatically. This address determines the computer’s IP address on the network.5. On the instrument select Settings>Connections>AllOtherConnections. Set the GeoCom connec tion to WLAN (to obtain the current IP address and port, press Cntrl..).6. Continue to the section Running the Instrument.

Connecting to an Existing Wireless Network

1. Open the Windows CE control panel by selecting Fn+WindowsKey.

2. Click on WLAN Settings in the taskbar and select the network you wish to connect to from the net work list and click Connect. 3. Once connected restart the LeicaCaptivate application.

In some cases, you may need to set the IP address manually by doing following:

• Select Start>Settings>NetworkandDial-UpConnections TIWLNAPI1 (or OWL221A1).

• Select Enable, and then Properties.

• Choose Specify an IP address, and enter the IP address for the total station on the network. The first three numbers of the IP address need to match the first three numbers entered for the PC. The last number must be unique from the PC.

• Return to the Windows CE desktop, click on WLAN settings in the taskbar. In the Wireless Informa tion tab, select the ad-hoc network that you created and select Connect.

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4. On the instrument select Settings>Connections>AllOtherConnections. Set the GeoCom connec- tion to WLAN (to obtain the current IP address and port, press Cntrl..).

5. Continue to the section Running the Instrument.

Connecting to Bluetooth

1. On the instrument, SelectInstrument>Connections>AllOtherConnections.

2. Set the GeoCom connection to TS Bluetooth 1.

3. On your PC, go to your Bluetooth adapter and select Add a Device.

4. Select the device from the available Bluetooth connections and select next.

5. When prompted, enter the pairing code: 0000. Once connected, a COM port number will be as signed and can be accessed through the properties of the device.6. Continue on to the section Running the Instrument.

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CAD

Import Cad

Description: Imports CAD models and accompanying GD&T features (if available) into the current projec file.

Prompts the user to browse the computer for the desired model. You can also drag the CAD file from a saved location into the graphics window to import.

Reverse Cad Faces

Description: Controls the direction of the positive and negative side of a CAD face if its current position is undesired. Negative sides are shown as bright pink.

Prompts the user to select the CAD faces that they would like to be reversed. Within this command, multi-ple faces can be selected. The faces will highlight when the mouse hovers over them which aids in specific selection of the desired face to reverse.

Delete Selected Faces

Description: Deletes specific faces of a CAD model.

Prompts the user to select the CAD faces that they would like to delete. Within this command, multiple faces can be selected. The faces will highlight when the mouse hovers over them which aids in specific selection of the desired face to delete.

Create Cad From Faces

Description: Creates new model surfaces from selected faces of a CAD model.

Prompts the user to select the CAD faces in which they would like to copy. Within this command, multiple faces can be selected, which will be added to a new CAD model in the tree. The faces will highlight when the mouse hovers over them which aids in specific selection of the desired face to copy.

Extract Multiple Cad Features

Description: Extracts multiple features from a CAD model.

Prompts the user to select whether to extract circles or cylinders from the cad model. The parameters for the size of circle or cylinder can be defined by expanding each in the “Extract Multiple CAD Features” dialog.

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INSTRUMENT

Add New Instrument

Description: Adds an instrument to the current job file. The user can opt to have instruments automatically attempt to connect when adding new instruments or when opening new files.

Clicking the add instrument button a dialog will open which allows you to select the desired instrument based on manufacturer. Once the Manufacturer and Instrument type are chosen you can configure the instrument connection by selection the gear icon. Here you can input the correct IP Address for proper connection.

If this instrument is used often it can be set as the default, which will enable the software to add and/or connect to it automatically upon startup. The use of “Add” or “Add and Connect” will be dependent upon your selection at the time you set the instrument your default.

Connected Instrument - This icon will only become visible when connected to a tracker and will show up next to the actions panel. It will allow you to access the tracker specific settings.

*The options shown are specific to a Leica AT960 tracker and may differ for other makes and models.*

Some instruments may have different options such as open-ing the video drive, toggling on and off the level compensa-tor, and/or power lock if equipped.

The gear icon in the top right hand corner will take the user to the instrument specific software and operations where calibrations can be performed.

TSP (Target search parameters) – Set the parameters for target search operations. This is a spiral search in which a distance, search radius and timeout value will be utilized.

Level – Will measure level and automatically create a frame in the job file that is relative to gravity.

Re-Initialize – Will reinitialize the tracker.

DP (Drive Parameters) – Set the drive parameters for the tracker. • The findtarget option will find a single target within the tracker’s field of view. • The waitfortarget option, when utilizing automatic measurement functions, will drive to the next point and wait until a probe is in the field of view then find it and take a measurement. This function is typically used when executing an automatic measurement or drift check and using only a single SMR.

Create Drift Check

Description: Adds a drift check to verify the instrument’s location throughout the inspection process. Will add a Check for each drift check and record a time stamp of that check. Also provides the ability to realign if drift is deemed out of tolerance (scaled and scale free). *Willuseinstrument’sDPsettings*

BaselineGroupMeasure/Add points or a point group to use as the reference for all subsequent checks.

ChecksDisplays a table of the reference points to be measured to check your instruments drift. You can point at individual targets and measure them discretely or select “Measure All” which will drive the tracker to each reference point and record its current position for comparison.

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Point Instrument

Description: While using a live instrument this can be used to point it at a previously measured point or point reducible object.

Prompts the user to select the target point. You can also right click on an eligible object and choose “Point At.”

Open Watch Window

Description: A window that shows an instrument's live position on a selected object or relative to a desig-nated frame.

Prompts the user to select objects to watch. If multiple objects are selected, Inspire will automatically change the referernce object by proximity.

Description: Creates a scale bar in the tree as well as adding it to the measurement pane where the scale bar’s actual length will be collected. The actual to nominal ratio will be calculated.

Input: A single click in the actions panel will allow you to measure directly into the feature. Previously mea-sured points can also be added to the scale bar input from the tree. Double-clicking the scale bar in the tree will open the properties of that scale bar, where you can input the nominal length.

Create Scalebar

Description: Automatically measures a group of reference points. *Willuseinstrument’sDPsettings*

ReferencePointsMeasure/Add points or a point group to use as the reference for the automeasure procedure.

MeasurementsChoose between Manual and Multi-Pass measurement modes for the automeasure routine. This will prompt the user to enter different options for each mode before starting the automeasure.

Create Automeasure

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ALIGNMENT

Create Best-Fit Points-to-Points Alignment

Description: Performs a points-to-points best-fit alignment. Note: this also includes using point reducible features in the alignment (i.e. spheres and circles).

Inputs: By selecting the icon shown above you can create the Best-Fit Alignment in the tree. It will also be visible in the actions panel so that measurements can be taken directly into the alignment. Once selected you will be prompted to select either the reference then actual points. If you have one or the other, refer-ence or actuals, you can select them when prompted. If you do not have either, you can hit enter twice to proceed past the prompt. In the properties panel you will have the ability to add the points to each later.

A common need for performing a point to point best-fit is when trying to locate to a known coordinate system in which discrete points already exist. For instance, you have a network of control points (fiducials) from a previous station measurement and you’d like to relocate the instrument and remeasure these points to align back into the coordinate system. When performing this type of alignment, the group of points being aligned to are referred to as the reference group, and the points being moved are referred to as the corresponding group. They may also be referred to as the nominal group and measured group, respective-ly, although if the term nominal group is being used, it does not necessarily mean that the points are true nominal design points.

Create Cloud to Cad Alignment

Description:This will best-fit a point cloud to a CAD model or surface.

Inputs: A CAD model or Surface and a Point Cloud. If only one CAD model exists it will be chosen by de-fault.

This alignment will attempt to fit a point cloud to a surface using a best-fit. If the fit looks incorrect you can use the Guide Points option to pick corresponding points on the surface and the point cloud to help guide the alignment along.

Selecting the icon above will prompt you to select the surface or CAD entity that will be used as the base of reference for the alignment. If the CAD does not exist in the file at that time enter can be used to bypass and continue. If you have one or the other, reference or actuals, you can select them when prompted.

Create Cloud to Cloud Alignment

Description:This will align and merge two point clouds provided they have enough overlapping data. With necessary clouds measured, you will be prompted to select he fixed cloud (non-moving). This will work as the reference location for the moving cloud, which is the secondary selection in this command.

Inputs: This requires 2 separate Point Clouds. The first one will stay fixed in the CAD space and the second will be moved into alignment.

This will create a split screen where you can pick corresponding points on the first and second point cloud to give it a rough starting alignment 3 or more points are required. Once you have selected your corre-sponding point pairs, press enter.

Create Frame Alignment

Description: Align your instrument based on Primary, Secondary and Tertiary features.

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Inputs:Features will be added to Primary, Secondary, and Origin/Tertiary inputs as either point reducible (need two to define direction), or directional. If a single point reducible object is selected for all three inputs, the assumption is made that the direction is defined from the origin to the Primary and Secondary features.

i.PrimaryFeature(s): Sets your primary axis direction. The direction can be changed in the Axis Definitions under Details.

ii.SecondaryFeature(s): Sets the secondary axis direction. This direction can also be changed in the Axis Definitions.

iii.Origin/TertiaryFeature: Sets the origin location.

Create RPS Alignment

Description: Aligns your instrument to point reducible features, whether extracted from CAD or manually created.

Inputs:Requires multiple points and/or point reducible features. If selected from CAD the nominal point or feature will be extracted.

Uses point reducible features as well as points to achieve its alignment. When selected, hover over the CAD model to see either a bullseye for a point target or a point reducible feature visually extracted from the CAD. Notice after each selection the feature will appear in the tree as well as the properties panel. Af-ter all selections are complete hitting Enter will prompt the first feature to be measured. When all features have been measured also notice that you can check and uncheck the degrees of freedom so that the align-ment is perfectly constrained. Each selection will recalculate the alignment.

Create Quick Alignment

Description: Aligns your instrument to a CAD model based on selected hardpoint locations.

Inputs:Requires the selection of multiple hard point locations to designate where you would like to take measurements on the part. The way the points are selected will define the alignment.

Conceptually this is a 3-2-1 alignment, but can be utilized with as many points as necessary.

Create Relationship Alignment

Description:All geometry features are considered relationships that can be used for alignments. When a nominal and actual exist in a selected feature that is used for alignment it will be evaluated as such.

Inputs: Geometry Features and Comparisons

Create Network Alignment

Description: Aligns multiple instrument stations simultaneously by anchoring the first station in place and then best-fitting each station to it using sets of corresponding points. Additional point groups can be added without instrument associations. This can then be aligned to a nominal group of points.

Inputs: Measure a set of common points into a separate point group for each station. When completed, click the icon shown above. Select the instruments, making sure to choose the anchor first and press enter when complete. If you only have groups of points and no instrument stations, then simply press enter, where you will be prompted to select points or points groups. Press enter after making your selections. If you have a nominal point group you would like to align to instead of aligning to the fixed station you first selected, then choose it at the prompt and press enter.

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FEATURESFeature Logic

When preparing to measure features a smart feature selection can be made. If no feature is explicitly se-lected, the Smart feature mode will be used as data is collected. This allows SA to create the geometry you are measuring based on the amount, location and spread of those measurements. This is great for quickly measuring multiple features.

Multi-selecting features in the tree allows you to create geometry from those features using the alt-click method. Construction methods are set to auto except for ellipse, paraboloid, and torus which all just fit to points. Each feature’s geometry type can be manually changed after initial creation.

Create Point Feature

Description:A point feature is much more than a single point measurement. It can also define a measure-ment corresponding nominal point. This definition allows these features to be utilized when performing best-fit alignment.

– When selecting the dropdown for the point feature, you have the option to create a surface point comparision. This enters a mode in which probed points are instantly compared to the neaerest CAD surface.

ConstructionMethods:

Single Point – Creates a single point from a measurement.

Line Plane Intersection – Creates a point at the intersection of a line and a plane.

Three Plane Intersection – Creates a point at the mutual intersection of three planes.

Point Projected to Line – Creates a point that is projected to a line at its closest point.

Line to Line, Mutual Perpendicular Midpoint – Creates a point at the intersection of two lines that do not fall in the same plane.

Object Midpoint – Creates a point at the center of non point reducible features.

Planar Line to Line Intersection – Creates a point at the intersection of two lines then projects that point to a selected plane.

Extract from Cloud – Creates a point from a cloud relative to a nominal feature.

Create LineDescription:Creates a 2D or 3D line.

ConstructionMethods:

Plane to Plane Intersection – Creates a line at the intersection of two planes.

Line Projected to Plane – Creates a line projected to specified plane.

Mutual Perpendicular – Creates a perpendicular line between two lines.

Between Point and Line – Creates a perpendicular line between a line and a point.

Between Point and Planar – Creates a line from a point to a plane along plane’s normal vector.

From Object Axis – Creates a line along the center axis of an object. (i.e cylinders, cones, etc)

Line to Line Bisector – Creates a bisecting line from two lines.

Parallel Through Point – Creates a line parallel to a line through a specified point.

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Create Plane

Description: Creates a geometric plane.

ConstructionMethods:

Plane to Plane Bisector – Creates a bisecting plane from two selected planes.

Point and Direction – Creates a plane on a point using a desired object’s direction.

Extract from Cloud – Creates a plane from a point cloud relative to a nominal feature.

Fit to Cloud – Creates a best-fit plane from selected point cloud.

Offset Plane – Creates a plane offset from the selected plane a desired amount.

From Object – Creates a plane from a selected object.

Create Circle

Description: Creates a geometric circle.

ConstructionMethods:

Single Point Circle – Creates a circle from a measured point and a plane feature.

Extract from Cloud – Creates a circle from a point cloud relative to a nominal feature.

Cylinder Plane Intersection – Creates a circle at the intersection of a plane and cylinder.

Cone Plane Intersection – Creates a circle at the intersection of a plane and cylinder.

Create Slot

Description: Creates a geometric round or square slot.

ConstructionMethods:

Extract from Cloud– Creates a slot from a point cloud relative to a nominal feature.

Create Ellipse

Description: Creates a geometric ellipse. The default construction method is fit to point.

Create Cylinder

Description:Creates a geometric cylinder.

ConstructionMethod:

Extract from Cloud – Creates a cylinder from a point cloud relative to a nominal feature.

Create Sphere

Description:Creates a geometric sphere.

ConstructionMethod:

Extract from Cloud – Creates a sphere from a point cloud relative to a nominal feature.

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Create Cone

Description:Creates a geometric cone.

ConstructionMethod:

Extract from Cloud – Creates a cone from a point cloud relative to a nominal feature.

Create Paraboloid

Create Torus

Description: Creates a geometric torus. The default construction method is fit to point.

Description: Creates a geometric paraboloid. The default construction method is fit to point.

Create Average Point

Description:An Averaged Point feature can be used when measuring multiple points in which the desired outcome is an average point of all the measurements.

Create Pattern

Description: This allows you to select specific features and create a pattern from them.

Create Point Group

Description: Makes a container to hold related points. A Point Group feature can be used when measuring points that represent a specific feature of an entire part that you would like to group together.

Create Mesh

Description: Creates a mesh feature from a selected point cloud. A vertex cloud can also be created here. MeshMethods:

Grid – Creates a mesh only from clouds scanned in Inspire using a Line Scanner with instrument orientation information. This uses the raw cloud data from the input Cloud to make a Mesh of evenly sized triangles.

Grid Size - Determines the size of the mesh facets.

Smooth Data - Removes spikes in the mesh.

Finalize - Sharpens edges and intelligently sizes the facets based on the degree of curvature.

General – Creates a mesh from any source and uses the voxel cloud by default.

Max Triangle Size - Sets the largest facet size.

Smallest Hole Diameter - Setst the smallest gap.

Finalize - Sharpens edges and intelligently sizes the facets based on the degree of curvature.

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Create Offset

Description: This allows you to create points or point features from selecting locations on CAD model. The option is available to add an offset or lay the points directly on the surface. This is great for constructing nominal hole centers.

Description: This allows newly-measured features to use the last maually selected geeometry type. This is a great tool for measuring the same feature types multiple times.

*Also this icon will only appear in the features tab when an instrument is connected.*

Toggle Sticky Features

Toggle Next Feature Name Control

Description: When enabled this allows a specified name to be used for a newly-created or newly-measured feature.

Extract From Cloud

Description: With this button you can extract geometries from a point cloud. The geometry type is auto-detected when hovering. Selecting the dropdown allows you to set this operation to select only surface points. This way you can layout nominal points on the model as well. Note - Any feature extracted from a cloud, even when chosen as a construction method, can be controlled using the cloud extraction toler-ance. This will dictate the threshold to be used to create the geometry.

Extract From CAD

Description: With this button you can extract nominal geometries from CAD models. The geometry type is auto-detected when hovering. Selecting the dropdown allows you to set this operation to select only surface points. This way you can layout nominal points on the model as well.

– When selecting the dropdown when extracting from CAD, you have the option to extract features from CAD using points. This will allow you to click to lay off points on a CAD model to define geometry to extract.

Create Cloud

Description: This creates a point cloud and feature in the tree. If an instrument is connected when the cloud feature is created, you will be prompted to measure an optional clipping plane prior to scanning. If no clipping plane is desired, you can either select the “next feature” button in the HUD or single click the cloud in the Measurement Panel.

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ANALYSIS

Create Coordinate Frame

Description: This will create a frame based on Primary, Secondary and Tertiary features.

Inputs:Features will be added to Primary, Secondary, and Origin/Tertiary inputs as either point reducible (need two to define direction), or directional.

i.PrimaryFeature(s): This will set your primary axis direction. The direction can be changed in the Axis Definitions under Details.

ii.SecondaryFeature(s): This will set the secondary axis direction. This direction can also be changed in the Axis Definitions.

iii.Origin/TertiaryFeature: This will set the origin location.

Create Comparison

Description: This is used to show deviation between a reference object and corresponding data.

Inputs: This will prompt you for a reference feature and actual data to compare to. By default, the compari-son will generate a vector group.

Create Point Projector

Description: Makes a point projector, which projects a set of points in a direction by a specified distance or projects the to an object.

Inputs: Points/Point Groups/Object for Projection

Merge Clouds

Description: Merges multiple clouds into a single cloud.

Inputs: Multiple clouds

Create Cross Sections

Description: This will create cross section cuts of data compared to nominal CAD or Mesh feature and show deviation. You will be able to visually display a 2D representation of each section cut.

Inputs:

i.CrossSectionNominal: This selection allows for CAD or a Mesh.

ii.CrossSectionActual(s):This allows for the selection of scan data that will be checked to the nominal selection. This will set the secondary axis direction. This direction can also be changed in the Axis Definitions.

iii.CrossSectionPlaneReference: This will indicate the starting cross section plane in which you can copy to add additional planes.

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AUTOMATION

Remeasure

View Scripting Recorder

View Script Output

Run Script

Open Script Editor

Description: Clears out all measurement data for all previously measured features.

Description:Actively converts commands into Python script which can later be copy and pasted into the Script Editor for execution. Note: This window must be open prior to initiating commands.

Description:Shows the output of executed python scripts and will allow you to execute a script.

Description: Allows you to execute a script that has been saved externally.

Description: Opens the python script editor so you can either create or edit a script. Here you can also paste python script from the recorder or open and run an existing script that has been saved externally.

Add Action

Description: This allows you to select and action to add. Actions automate certain functionality while ad-vancing through the Actions Panel.

ActionTypes:

Show Message – Shows a static message or a timeout value can be specified.

Set Measurement Target – Sets the feature intended to be measured.

Show Report – Will show a specified report.

Show (Hide) Watch Window – Will open a saved watch window.

Set Alignment State – Sets the state of a specified alignment

Connect (Disconnect) Instrument – Estalishes a connection or disconnects from a selected instrument.

Jump Instrument – Will add a new instrument and connect to it.

Frozen (Thaw) – Allows user to set the state of computable features.

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REPORTING

Create Report

Create New Drawing

Description: Creates a report with a default title and page template and allows you to select desired items to add. You can also edit a report template from the report’s properties panel.

Description: Opens a new empty drawing in the layout editor in which you can create a drawing.

Create New QuickDrawing

Description: Opens a blank document in the layout editor in which you can create a drawing as well as a report template. The current view will be its starting point.

Create New Page Template

Description: Opens a new empty drawing in the layout editor in which you can create a page template for a report. The dropdown presents options to load an existing page template.

Create New Title Page Template

Description: Creates a new template that can used as a title page in a report. The dropdown presents op-tions to load an existing title page template.

Take Snapshot

Create Callout

Description: Takes a screenshot of the graphical view, which can be added to a drawing or report.

Description: A callout is a visual identifier located in the graphical view. It can be used as a visual aid when conveying anything from part deviation to point location. This selection will create a callout out for a spe-cific feature.

Create Regional Callouts

Description: Creates a callout that is anchored at a point in 3D space and reports errors based on data in-side a spherical zone centered on its anchor.

Create Linear Dimension

Description: Creates a linear dimension between two features resulting in a distance reported in active units.

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Description: Creates angular dimensions from either a selected apex or from each previous bolt hole (by default Dimension Each Hole Previous is set)

Inputs: Multiple features and a vertex definition.

Features: Typically features that are a part of a pattern (e.g. circles)

Create Pattern Dimension

Create Angular Dimension

Description: Creates an angular dimension between two features resulting in an angle reported in active units. By default, the acute angle will be reported but the complimentary angle can be shown instead through the properties panel for that dimension.