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== How to Change the Default Ball Probe Setup==
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==About Cut Planes==
  
The default ball probe setup is always controlled by the FARO drivers and dialogs.  The FARO driver dialog windows can be loaded from inside VTube-LASER while VTube is connected to the arm.  To change the default ball probe, you will need to access the FARO dialog and choose the correct probe.<br><br>
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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.<br><br>
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==How to Create a Cut Plane==
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Follow these steps to create a cut plane.
  
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In VTube-LASER click on the Arm Utilities button in the Arm tab inside the Measure Setup menu.</td>
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In VTube-LASER click on Measure Process, then click on Measure Cut Plane.  The Laser scanner will turn off automatically.</td>
 
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Revision as of 20:52, 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

Follow these steps to create a cut plane.

STEP 1

In VTube-LASER click on Measure Process, then click on Measure Cut Plane. The Laser scanner will turn off automatically.

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STEP 2

Press Probe Setup and Calibration.

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STEP 3

Select the correct ball probe then press OK.

This step will cause the FARO driver to report back to VTube the new probe. The FARO driver should always remember the last ball probe that you set to "Current Probe" in the pulldown box. This is true even if you shutdown VTube-LASER and the FARO arm.

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STEP 4

Press the Close button in the FARO Arm Utilities window.

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STEP 5

Observe that the new ball probe selection will appear in the Arm grid.

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