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− | + | The Cut Plane Offset menu will display.<br><br> | |
− | + | Enter the cut plane offset in this window. There must be an offset or table points will eventually be included in the scan.<br><br> | |
+ | ====Granite Surface Plate==== | ||
+ | 0.039" offset is acceptable | ||
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+ | 0.125" offset is usually acceptable (Tables are much less flat than surface plates - so the offset needs to be greater than on surface plates.)<br><br> | ||
+ | ====General Offset Rule==== | ||
+ | VTube can work with offsets that are up to about half the diameter of a tube.<br><br> | ||
+ | This would mean that small diameter tubes that are less than 0.25" diameter might not scan well on a regular office table. | ||
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Revision as of 22:30, 4 September 2015
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About Cut Planes
Cut planes allow VTube-LASER to define a plane of a table or other surface in order to cut laser points from being used in measurements to VTube-LASER.
How to Create a Cut Plane
Cut planes are created with four measurements with the ball probe.
STEP 1In VTube-LASER click on Measure Process, then click on Measure Cut Plane. The Laser scanner will turn off automatically. |
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STEP 2Move the probe to another place on table. The further away from the first point, the better for the math engine. |
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STEP 3Move the probe to another place on table in a way that forms an approximate equilateral triangle. (It is best to not make the triangle a thin sliver triangle. |
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STEP 4Move the probe anywhere above the table. This forms the up direction of the plane (also called the "normal" to the plane) |
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STEP 5The Cut Plane Offset menu will display. Granite Surface Plate0.039" offset is acceptable Office Tables0.125" offset is usually acceptable (Tables are much less flat than surface plates - so the offset needs to be greater than on surface plates.) General Offset RuleVTube can work with offsets that are up to about half the diameter of a tube. |
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STEP 4Press the Close button in the FARO Arm Utilities window. |
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STEP 5Observe that the new ball probe selection will appear in the Arm grid. |
Other Pages
- Back to the VTube-LASER page