Arm options

Use the Arm page of the Options dialog to set the defaults for using the Acquire Points toolbar.

1. Click File > Options > Application Options > General > Arm.
2. Specify the Arm settings using the following options:

Laser Acquisition:

• Auto commit sweeps — Select this option to automatically save sweeps when the number of points taken exceeds the number specified in the box. You can combine the point clouds after you have acquired all points.
• Assign unique colour to each sweep — Select this option to assign a unique colour to each sweep by default. You can also select or deselect this option using the Colour clouds toggle button on the Acquire Points toolbar.
• Keep part visible while scanning — Select this option to display the points already acquired while you continue scanning.
• Show real-time scan information dialog — Select this option to display the Sweep Information dialog by default when the Acquire Points toolbar is displayed. You can also select or deselect the Information toggle button on the Acquire Points toolbar.
• Filter points as they are acquired — Select this option to filter points while scanning and enter a value for Distance between points. This distance is used to remove points that lie within the specified distance of a different point. The distance is specified in the units that are set on the Units and Tolerances page.

  You can also control the frames per second for laser acquisition by adding cmmFPS: nn to the powershape.con file. Where nn is an integer. To override the default and .con file settings before starting a sweep, use the following command:

  let cmm_fps = x, where x is an integer.

Probe:

• Make solids — Select this to set the default geometry type as solids when creating primitives from points using the Primitives from Points dialog.
• Display diameter — Select this option to display Diameter instead of Radius on the Sweep Information dialog.
• Trim periodics — Select this option to automatically trim primitive surfaces and arcs, created using the Primitives from Points dialog, to the distance of the points plus the extension distance.
• Set new items as reference item — Select this option to set new items created using the Primitives from Points dialog as the next reference item.
• Extension distance — Enter a value to define the distance by which each primitive created using the Primitives from Points dialog extends beyond the edge of its region.
• Rounding — Toggle this option to turn rounding on or off. If on, enter a Rounding tolerance value to define the accuracy to which geometry is created using the Primitives from Points dialog.