To use the Surface Points on the Fly dialog

The Surface Points on the Fly dialog is displayed when you create Surface Points On-the-Fly.

Note: On-the-fly Surface Points are available only when creating inspections for CNC and Manual machines.

The dialog contains:

• a toolbar, which enables you to control measurements as they are taken.
• a display area, which shows the deviations of the measured point from its nominal.

Use the buttons on the toolbar to control the recording of surface points. Select:

to delete all measured points.

to delete the last probed point.

to record the probed points and add them to the group. Deselect the button to probe points without saving them.

to save the probed points and close the dialog.

to close the dialog and create the group without saving any points. You must play the group later to probe the points.

to change the probing parameters for CNC machines.

to save your measurements and continue with the next sequence item when you have probed the required points. Deselect this button to save measurements manually.

Note: This button is available only when the Auto-accept enabled check box is selected in the inspection group dialog.