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To construct a circle where a sphere intersects a cylinder or cone

To construct a circle where a sphere intersects a cylinder or a cone:

  1. Open a Geometric group in the Sequence Tree.
  2. Click Geometry tab > Features panel > Circles > Circle: Sphere & Cone/Cylinder.

The Circle: Sphere / Cone or Cylinder 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.

Reference Sphere — Select the sphere item from which you want to construct the circle.

Reference Cone or Cylinder — Select the cone or cylinder item from which you want to construct the circle.

Note: Click to select an item from the CAD view using the mouse.

Centre — Enter the nominal and tolerances for the position of the circle centre.

Radius/Diameter — Enter the nominal and tolerances for the radius or diameter of the constructed circle.

Click OK to close the dialog and save your changes.

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