Custom Canned Cycles for Automatic Feature Measurement

Introduction

From version 3.6 are present some "Non-Dmis" commands that allow to perform automatic measurement of features following a geometrical path instead being driven by regular PTMEAS/ commands.
The features whom those news cycles applies are:

• Circle
• Cylinder
• Planes

Activating the cycles

The automatic cycles can be set and activated by the measuring panel.
Opening one of the available features, a new icon is present, and this will show a dialog to define the different cycles.

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  Non- Dmis automatic cycle for Measurng cycles

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  Parameters for Auto Cycle

Circle and Cylinders

For circles and cylinders features are available the following new automatic cycles:

Cycle Name	Description	Image
Pattern Helical Full	Distributes the points according an helical path over 360° per round. The starting position if from the application point of the feature. The requested parameter are: Pitch of the helix Number of Sections to the measured Starting Angle of the Helix (Based on Working Plane)
Pattern Helical Partial	Distributes the points according a portion of an helical path over the specified angle spam. The starting position if from the application point of the feature. The requested parameter are: Pitch of the helix Starting Angle of the Helix (Based on Working Plane) Angle to be covered by the points distribution Number of Sections to the measured
Pattern Section Full	Distributes the points on parallel sections over 360°. The starting position if from the application point of the feature. The requested parameter are: Distance between sections Number of Sections to the measured Starting Angle of the first point (Based on Working Plane)
Pattern Section Partial	Distributes the points on parallel sections over the specified angle spam. The starting position if from the application point of the feature. The requested parameter are: Distance between sections Number of Sections to the measured Starting Angle of the first point (Based on Working Plane) Angle to be covered by the points distribution
Pattern Section Optimized	Distributes the points in the specified distance along the feature axis on parallel sections over the specified angle spam. The starting position if from the application point of the feature. The requested parameter are: Starting Angle of the first point (Based on Working Plane) Angle to be covered by the points distribution Lenght to be covered
Feature Bounded Helical Full	Distributes the points according an helical path over 360° per round. The starting position if from the intersection between the feature to be measured and the specified bounding feature . The requested parameter are: Filter between Nominal and Actual Features Bounding Feature Pitch of the helix Number of Sections to the measured Starting Angle of the Helix (Based on Working Plane)
Feature Bounded Helical Partial	Distributes the points according a portion of an helical path over the specified angle spam. The starting position if from the intersection between the feature to be measured and the specified bounding feature. The requested parameter are: Filter between Nominal and Actual Features Bounding Feature Pitch of the helix Starting Angle of the Helix (Based on Working Plane) Angle to be covered by the points distribution Number of Sections to the measured
Feature Bounded Section Full	Distributes the points on parallel sections over 360°. The starting position if from the intersection between the feature to be measured and the specified bounding feature . The requested parameter are: Filter between Nominal and Actual Features Bounding Feature Distance between sections Number of Sections to the measured Starting Angle of the first point (Based on Working Plane)
Feature Bounded Section Partial	Distributes the points on parallel sections over the specified angle spam. The starting position if from the intersection between the feature to be measured and the specified bounding feature . The requested parameter are: Filter between Nominal and Actual Features Bounding Feature Distance between sections Number of Sections to the measured Starting Angle of the first point (Based on Working Plane) Angle to be covered by the points distribution
Feature Bounded Section Optimized	Distributes the points in the specified distance along the feature axis on parallel sections over the specified angle spam. The starting position if from the intersection between the feature to be measured and the specified bounding feature . The requested parameter are: Filter between Nominal and Actual Features Bounding Feature Starting Angle of the first point (Based on Working Plane) Angle to be covered by the points distribution Lenght to be covered

Planes

For planes are available the following new automatic cycles:

Cycle Name	Description	Image
Plane Square Box	Distributes the points according a square pattern. The center point of the patter is the application point of the feature. The requested parameter are: Lengh of the major axis (Based on Working Plane) Height of the pattern.
Plane Square Grid	Distributes the points according a grid pattern. The center point of the patter is the application point of the feature. The requested parameter are: Lengh of grid along the major axis (Based on Working Plane) Height of the secondary axis of the grid Number of repetition of the pattern.
Plane Pattern Radial	Distributes the points on round pattern over the specified angle spam. The center point of the patter is the application point of the feature. The requested parameter are: Radius of the Pattern Starting Angle of the first point (Based on Working Plane) Angle to be covered by the points distribution
Plane Bounded Radial	Distributes the points on 2 concentric round pattern over the specified angle spam. The starting position if from the application point of the feature. The requested parameter are: Distance between sections Number of Sections to the measured Starting Angle of the first point (Based on Working Plane) Angle to be covered by the points distribution
Plane Bounded Annulus Radial	Distributes the points on 2 concentric round pattern over the specified angle spam with a random radial position. The starting position if from the application point of the feature. The requested parameter are: Distance between sections Number of Sections to the measured Starting Angle of the first point (Based on Working Plane) Angle to be covered by the points distribution