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To report the point nearest to/furthest from a feature axis

To report the locations and distances of the points that are nearest to and furthest from the axis of a specified item:

  1. Open a Geometric group in the Sequence Tree.
  2. Click Geometry tab > Points panel > To/From > Point Nearest/Furthest Axis.

The Point Nearest/Furthest Axis dialog contains the following areas:

Name — Enter a name for the item. The name is used in the inspection sequence, in the Report and Info tabs, and when referencing the item in other items.

Use nominals — Select this check box to enter or change the item nominals, and to compare the item measurements to their nominal values. Deselect this check box to disable comparisons with the item nominals.

When this check box is selected, an in-tolerance or out-of-tolerance indicator is displayed on the measured item's icon in the inspection sequence; the border of the item label is coloured to indicate whether the measurements are within tolerance; and the tolerance, nominal, deviation, and error values of the item are shown in the report.

When this check box is deselected, the Nominal boxes are disabled, no tolerance indicators are displayed and no tolerance, nominal, deviation, and error values are shown in the report for this item.

Note: To load the nominals from the CAD model, click and select From CAD Entity. To replace the nominals with the item's measurements in the current Measure, click the button and select From Active Measure.

Visible — Select this check box to display the item in the CAD view.

Output in report — Select this check box to include the item in the report.

Coordinate system — Select the alignment relative to which the item's measurements are to be reported.

To specify the alignment during the inspection, select <Active Alignment>. You can then select the alignment from the Active alignment list, or by adding an Active Alignment item to the inspection sequence.

Material side — Specify the side from which you want to probe the item specified in the Reference axis list. Select:

  • Hole (ID) to probe the reference item internally.
  • Boss (OD) to probe the reference item externally.
  • Not Specified to leave the probing direction unconstrained.

Reference axis —Select the axis from which the distance to the points is measured.

Nearest point — Enter the nominal position and tolerances for the nearest point to the reference axis.

Furthest point — Enter the nominal position and tolerances for the furthest point from the reference axis.

Minimum distance — Enter the nominal distance and tolerances for the nearest point to the reference axis.

Maximum distance — Enter the nominal distance and tolerances for the furthest point from the reference axis.

Difference between minimum and maximum distances — Enter the nominal spread and tolerances for the minimum and maximum distances.

Auto-accept enabled — Select this check box to save the item measurements as soon as you have probed the number of points specified in the Points box. If you played the item as part of the inspection sequence, PowerInspect automatically plays the next item. Deselect the check box to choose how many points to probe and save your measurements manually. This option is available only when an item has no probe path.

Point sources — Select this tab to compare probed points from other items to the reference axis.

  • To specify the sources for the item's probed points, select one or more items in the Available sources list and click .
  • To remove sources for probed points, select the items in the Selected sources list and click .

Click OK to close the dialog and save your changes.

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