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PowerINSPECT

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PowerINSPECT 2014 What's New Contents i

ContentsNew features 1

Calibration quality 3The Probe View .................................................................................................. 4The Calibration area ........................................................................................... 4The Calibration Settings dialog ........................................................................... 5

The Probe Tool area ........................................................................................... 5

Calibrating the probe head .................................................................................. 6Batch probe calibration ....................................................................................... 8Viewing calibration information ........................................................................... 9

Selecting CAD models 10

From Point Cloud alignment 12

Scanning point clouds 14

Dynamic points 16

Importing edge points 18

Sorting inspection points 21

Probed Ellipse 22

Compound items 25Compound item dialogs .................................................................................... 26Measuring compound items .............................................................................. 28Measuring compound items with Geometric Multi-Measure ............................. 30

Part compensation 32Setting part compensation in Measures ............................................................ 34

Measuring the part 36


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ii Contents PowerINSPECT 2014 What's New

Feature labelling 38

Managing toolbars 41

Icon changes 44Main toolbar ...................................................................................................... 45

Machine toolbar ........................................................................................ 46Point Cloud toolbar ................................................................................... 47

CAD View toolbar ............................................................................................. 52Rotate View around Axis toolbar .............................................................. 52Rotate View around Axis toolbar .............................................................. 53Select View toolbar ................................................................................... 54Shading Mode toolbar .............................................................................. 55

View Options toolbar ......................................................................................... 56Inspection Point Display toolbar ............................................................... 56

Geometric Feature Display toolbar ........................................................... 57Show/Hide Labels toolbar......................................................................... 57Point Cloud Label toolbar ......................................................................... 58

Mouse Context toolbar ...................................................................................... 59Dynamic Points toolbar ..................................................................................... 60Item toolbar ....................................................................................................... 61

Alignments toolbar .................................................................................... 62Inspection Groups toolbar ........................................................................ 63Inspection Points toolbar .......................................................................... 63

Palette Context toolbar ............................................................................. 64

Points Group toolbar ................................................................................ 77Datum toolbar ........................................................................................... 77Miscellaneous toolbar ............................................................................... 78

Full Screen Options toolbar .............................................................................. 79Sequence Tree toolbar ..................................................................................... 80Sequence tree icons ......................................................................................... 81CAD Tab toolbar ............................................................................................... 83Machine Tab toolbar ......................................................................................... 84

PowerINSPECT sett ings 85

Product Licenses 87

Index 89


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PowerINSPECT 2014 What's New New features 1

PowerINSPECT 2014 contains the following new features andenhancements:

Calibration quality(see page3) Calibration now includes the

ability to record the details of the calibration spheres used ininspections. In addition, you can specify calibration tolerances sothat PowerINSPECT can identify when calibrations have met therequired level of accuracy.

Selecting CAD models(see page10) The New Document Wizardhas been extended to allow multi-selection of files in the Open

dialog.

From Point Cloud alignment(see page12) A new option in the

Al ignment From Point Clouddialog enables you to create analignment using only part of the cloud.

Scanning point clouds(see page14) The CAD view

automatically matches the orientation of the probe duringmeasurement so you do not have to adjust the view manually.

Dynamic points(see page16) The Dynamic Pointstoolbar hasbeen extended to allow the export of points to file. The format ofthe export file has been expanded to allow the export and importof edge points.

Importing edge points(see page18) The Tools > Import pointsmenu includes a new option for creating a guided edge pointgroup from a file of points.

Sorting inspection points(see page21) A new option in the

context menu of the Sequence Tree enables you to undo the lastsort applied to an inspection point group.

Probed Ellipse(see page22) The Featurestoolbar contains anew item enabling you to measure ellipses.

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2 New features PowerINSPECT 2014 What's New

Compound items(see page25) A new Compound itemstoolbar

enables you to create two-dimension items without the need tocreate and reference separate plane items.

Part compensation(see page32) Thermal compensation can

now be adjusted for individual Measures in a document. Inaddition, PowerINSPECT supports measuring devices that includethe ability to measure temperature.

Measuring the part(see page36) The Feature Probingdialoghas been redesigned to improve usability and to provide moreinformation, such as nominals, deviations, and errors, as itemsare measured.

Feature labelling(see page38) Labels can be customized for

geometric and group items. In addition, the settings are savedwith documents and can be exported and imported so you can

easily transfer settings across documents and installations.

Managing toolbars(see page41) A new Toolbarsoption in theViewmenu enables you to manage which toolbars are displayedin the PowerINSPECT window. In addition, the Customoption

provides the ability to create and manage your own toolbars.

Icon changes(see page44) The PowerINSPECT icons have

been redesigned to provide a more contemporary and consistentlook to the user-interface

PowerINSPECT settings(see page85) The Optionsdialog

contains several new settings, including the ability to set thedefaults for compound items and feature probing.

Product L icenses(see page87) The type of licence you areusing is now shown in the title bar of the PowerINSPECT window,and more licence details are displayed in the Aboutdialog.


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PowerINSPECT 2014 What's New Calibration quality 3

To improve calibration quality and enable traceability,PowerINSPECT now provides information on the accuracy of the

machine calibrations and includes the ability to record the details ofthe calibration spheres used in an inspection for device or I++ClientTool protocols.

To support this, a number of changes have been made to theMachinetab and the dialogs used to manage and performcalibrations:

The Probe View (see page4)

The Calibration Area (see page4)

The Calibrations Settings dialog (see page5) The Probe Tool area (see page5)

Calibrating the probe head (see page6)

Batch probe calibration (see page8)

Viewing the calibration information (see page9)

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4 Calibration quality PowerINSPECT 2014 What's New

The Probe ViewThe Probe View now contains extra calibration information about theprobes and positions in the document. When you select a position,

the bottom of the view now shows its last calibration date. Whenthe position is calibrated, the view also shows the effective diameterof the probe, the measured sphericity of the calibration sphere, andthe calibration-status icon.

When the Use form tolerance settingcheck box is selected in theCalibration Settingsdialog (see page5), the view can show a newPoorly Calibrated icon, which indicates the probe or position is

calibrated, but the measured sphericity of the calibration sphere is

outside the form tolerance. When you use a poorly calibratedposition to probe an item, a warning message asks whether youwant to continue with the measurement.

The Calibration areaThe Calibration area has been extended to show the diameter and

name of the sphere last used to calibrate the probe. It also containsa new Calibration Details button (see page9) that enables you to

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The Calibration Settings dialogThe Calibration Settingsdialog contains a new Use form tolerancesettingcheck box. When the check box is selected, PowerINSPECT

automatically compares the form of the measured calibration sphereagainst the value specified in the Form tolerancebox. If thecalculated form of the sphere exceeds this value, the probe isidentified as being poorly calibrated (see page4).

The Probe Tool areaWhen the document is connected to the CMM and the Use formtolerance settingcheck box is selected in the Calibration Settingsdialog (see page5), the Probe Tool area displays the current formtolerance for the measured calibration sphere and a Change button.If you want to change the form tolerance for the selected probe (orsensor), click Changeand specify a new value in the Form Tolerance

dialog.


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Calibrating the probe headThe Calibration Sphere Parameterspage of the Probe Head CalibrationWizardand Calibration Sphere Repositioning Wizardhas a new box

that enables you to identify the calibration sphere being used. Thisinformation is automatically recorded when you calibrate a probe orposition, and can be checked and exported in the Calibration Details

dialog (see page9).

When you calibrate the probe head, the wizard shows the effectivediameter of the probe and the sphericity of the measured calibrationsphere for each probe position. For example:


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When the Use form tolerance settingcheck box is selected in theCalibration Settingsdialog (see page5), the Manual Calibrationdialogdisplays the sphericity of the measured calibration sphere, andwhether the value is within the specified form tolerance. Forexample:

The wizard also indicates whether the calculated sphericity of thecalibration sphere is in or out of tolerance. For example:


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Batch probe calibrationA new page has been added to the end of the Batch Probe PositionsCalibration Wizardthat lists the calculated form for each calibrated

position. When the Use form tolerance settingcheck box is selectedin the Calibration Settingsdialog (see page5), it also lists the formtolerances of the positions, and whether the calculated forms werein or out of tolerance.

If you want to recalibrate positions, select their entries in the list,and click Recalibrate; otherwise, click Finishto close the dialog.


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Viewing calibration informationTheCalibration Detailsdialog lists the results of all calibrationsperformed on the currently available probes. It includes the names

of the probes and positions that have been calibrated, their effectiveand nominal diameters, the number of points used in calibrations,and, if recorded, the name of the calibration sphere used. If youhave selected Use form tolerance settingin the Calibration Settings

dialog (see page5), the dialog also lists the calibration error andform tolerance for each entry. For example:

To save the calibration records to a text file, click the Exportbutton.


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10 Selecting CAD models PowerINSPECT 2014 What's New

The New Document Wizardhas been extended to allow multi-selection of files from the Opendialog. This enables you to quickly

select all the files you need for an inspection instead of having toselect one model at a time. In addition, you can select multiple filesusing the Add CADbutton in the CADtab.

To select the models for a new document:

1 Click in the Maintoolbar, or select the File > New DocumentWizardmenu option. The New Document Wizardis displayed.

2 Select Measurement with multip le CAD parts, and click Next. TheCAD page of the wizard is displayed.

You cannot open more than one file when you selectMeasurement with a single CAD part.

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3 Click New. The Opendialog is displayed.

4 Press and hold the Ctrlkey, select all the files you want to use,then click Open. The wizard displays the name of the last file youselected, and a file count.

5 Check the models you have loaded. Click:

and to cycle through the files.

Newto add more files to the document.

Delete to remove the current file.

Details to view the location of the current file or to apply a

transformation to it.

6 Complete the CAD settings.

7 Click Next to specify a report template for the document, or clickFinish to create the document without specifying a reporttemplate.


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12 From Point Cloud alignment PowerINSPECT 2014 What's New

The From Point Cloud alignment method contains a new option thatenables you to align the part to the model using only part of thecloud. This enables you to create an alignment when the model isincomplete, or when the accuracy of the scan varies across the part.

To create a From Point Cloud alignment from a partial model:

1 In theAl ignmentstoolbar, click . The Alignment from PointClouddialog is displayed.

2 Enter a Namefor the alignment, and select the Output in Report

check box if you want to include the alignment in the report.3 Select the Use selectioncheck box to use only part of the point

cloud.

4 In the Reference Point Cloudlist, select the point cloud with which

you want to create the alignment. Alternatively, click to selectthe point cloud from the CAD view.

5 Click OKto close the dialog and create the Alignment from PointClouditem.

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6 Display the CAD model and the point cloud in the CAD view.

7 In the Point Cloudtoolbar, select thePicking Mode Selector, and

choose a picking mode.

8 In the CAD view, select the area of the point cloud you want touse for the alignment. For example:

9 Select the alignment item in the sequence tree, and play it.PowerINSPECT aligns the part to the CAD model, andsuperimposes the point cloud over the part. For example:


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14 Scanning point clouds PowerINSPECT 2014 What's New

Previously, when you scanned a part, the full-screen view remainedin a fixed position; which meant manually adjusting the view if you

wanted to see the data as it was acquired. In PowerINSPECT 2014,the view automatically changes to match the orientation of the armenabling you to scan around a part without stopping.

To create a point cloud:

1 In the Itemtoolbar, click to create a Point Cloud group.

2 Open the group, and click in the toolbar. The CAD viewswitches to full-screen mode and the Point Cloud Tooldialog is

displayed.

3 Click to change the acquisition parameters.

4 Click to configure dynamic filtering.

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5 If you want to sound a note when the laser probe is near a point,

select .

6 By default, PowerINSPECT automatically re-orientates the CAD

view to show the section of the part you are scanning; if you

want to freeze the CAD view, select the Lock View button.

7 Probe the part.

8 When you have finished, click to close the dialog and save

the points in a new Point Cloud item, or click to close thedialog without saving the points.


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16 Dynamic points PowerINSPECT 2014 What's New

Previously, the Dynamic Points Editoronly allowed the import ofname, position, vector and tolerance data, meaning that it was not

possible to distinguish manually specified edge points from surfacepoints. In PowerINSPECT 2014, the file format of dynamic pointshas been extended to record point types, so it is now possible toimport edge points as well as surface points.

In addition, the Dynamic Pointstoolbar contains a new Export Pointsbutton that enables you to save points created in PowerINSPECT tofile. You can then import the points into other inspectiondocuments, or use them in other applications.

To export dynamic points to file:

1 In the Mouse Contexttoolbar, select the Dynamic Points Editor

button. PowerINSPECT activates the Dynamic Points Editorand displays existing points in the CAD view.

2 Create and position the dynamic points.

3 Select the points you want to export to file. To export all thepoints, leave them unselected.

4 In the Dynamic Pointtoolbar, click the Export Points button.

The Save Asdialog is displayed.

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5 In the Save Asdialog:

a Open the folder in which you want to save the file.

b Enter a File name.

c Click Saveto create the file and close the dialog.

The points are exported in the following format:

Point name. Names enclosed in double quotation marks areentered by the user; names enclosed in single quotation marksare auto-generated names containing spaces.

XYZ coordinates of the point location.

IJK coordinates of the surface normal at the point location.

Offset of the point from the surface.

Low tolerance value. High tolerance value.

Point type: SP indicates a surface point; EP indicates an edgepoint.

For example:


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18 Importing edge points PowerINSPECT 2014 What's New

A new option has been added to the Tools > Import pointsmenuenabling you to create guided edge inspection group from a file of

points. The file must be in ASCII format. In addition:

Each point must be on a separate line of the file.

Each row must specify the position (X, Y, Z) of the point and thevector (I, J, K) of the surface normal.

Each value must be separated by a space.

To import edge points from file:

1 Select Tools > Import Points > Create Edge Inspection Group. TheImport PointsWizard is displayed.

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2 Click Browse. The Opendialog is displayed.

3 In the Opendialog, select the file containing the points you wantto import, and click Open.

4 In theAl l Formatstab, select ASCII f iles Automatical ly recognized

formatfrom the list.

5 Click Previewto display the point coordinates. The Preview

window is displayed.

6 Check the point details are correct, then click OKto close the

window.

7 Click Next.A summary of the import options is displayed.

8 Click Nextto create a guided edge point group and import the

points.


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9 When the import is complete, the points are displayed in the CADview, and a message reports the number of points imported.Click OKto close the message, and click Finishto close the

wizard. The points are displayed in the inspection sequence.


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A new Restore Original Ordersort option has been added to thecontext menu of the Sequence Tree that enables you undo the last

sort applied to an inspection or section group. Use it when you havepreviously ordered the points in the group manually and then wantreverse a subsequently applied Sort by Deviationor Sort by Name.

To restore the sort order of a group:

1 Right-click the group item or a point within the group.

2 Select Restore Original Orderfrom the context menu. The points

are returned to the order immediately prior to the last sort madeon the group.

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22 Probed Ellipse PowerINSPECT 2014 What's New

A new Probed Ellipse item has been added to the Featurestoolbar.To measure the item, you must probe a minimum of four points

distributed around its circumference

You cannot create an ellipse using the Wireframe Checker orthe Paste Specialoption.

To create a probed ellipse:

1 In the Featurestoolbar, click . The Probed Ellipsedialog isdisplayed.

2 In the Namebox, enter a name for the item.

3 If you want to compare the measurements to their nominalvalues, select the Use nominalscheck box, and enter thenominals and tolerances in the Centre, Major axis length, Minoraxis length, and Main axisareas.

4 Select Visibleif you want to display the item in the CAD view.

5 Select Output in reportif you want to include the item in thereport.

6 In the Coordinate system, select the alignment relative to which

the item's measurements are to be reported.

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7 If you want to measure a partial ellipse, enter the Start and Endangle relative to the Main axis.

8 In the Material sidelist, select the side from which you want toprobe the ellipse.

9 In the Reference planelist, select the plane on which you want toproject the ellipse.

10 If you want to offset the ellipse from the reference plane, orallow for surface thickness, enter the average distance from theplane in the Offset/Thicknessbox.

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11 In theProfilebox, specify the maximum acceptable deviation

from the probed points to the best-fit ellipse.

12 Select Guided measureif you want to restrict the probed points tothe reference plane when measuring with an articulated arm.

Only points taken within the Capture tolerance(specified in theFeature Probingdialog) are recorded. To adjust the plane alongits normal, such as when probing a hole, enter an Offset

distance.

This check box has no effect when probing the part with aCMM

13 Select Auto-accept enabled to save your measurements as soonas you have probed the number of points specified in the Points

box. Deselect the check box to save your measurements

manually.14 If you want to use points from other items to calculate the

ellipse, select the Point sourcestab and select the items that

contain the points.

15 Click OKto close the dialog and create the item.


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Compound items are a new class of probed item that combines atwo-dimensional feature and its reference plane in a single

sequence entry. They are created and managed in the same way asother geometric items, and enable you to simplify the inspectionsequence when a different reference plane is required for all, ormost, two-dimensional features.

To create a compound item:

1 Open a geometric group.

2 In the Geometrytoolbar, click to display the Compound

toolbar.

3 Choose the type of item you want to measure. Click:

to create a combined circle and plane item.

to create a combined ellipse and plane item.

to create a combined line and plane item.

to create a combined polygon and plane item.

to create a combined rectangle and plane item.

to create a combined slot and plane item.

4 Double-click the item in the Sequence Tree to view and edit itsdetails.

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Compound item dialogsThe definition dialogs of compound items are similar to those of the

equivalent probed items, except that the Reference planelist andOffset/Thicknesssection are replaced by a section enabling you tospecify the nominal vector of the plane. In addition, the compounddialogs contain a separate Auto-acceptsection for the plane and thefeature. The dialogs are opened and edited in the same way asother probed items.

For example, to specify the details of a Compound Circle item:

1 In the Compounditem toolbar, click . The Compound Circle

dialog is displayed.

2 Enter a Namefor the item.


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3 If you want to compare the feature to its nominals:

a Select the Use nominalscheck box.

b In the Centresection, enter the nominal position of the circle

centre and its tolerances.

c In the Diametersection, enter the nominal diameter or radiusof the circle and its tolerances.

d In the Normal vector section, enter the nominal vector of theitem's plane.

Alternatively, click and select From CAD Enti tyto loadthe nominals from the model, or From Act ive Measure to use

the saved results in the current Measure.

4 Select Visibleto display the item in the CAD view.

5 Select Output in reportto include the measurements in the report.

6 In the Coordinate systemlist, select the alignment relative towhich you want to report the item's measurements.

7 If you want to measure a partial circle:

a Select or enter the Orientationvector for determining theposition of the partial circle.

b Enter the start and end angle of the circle relative to theOrientationvector.

8 Select a Material sideand Fitting algorithmfor the item.

9 In the Circularitybox, enter the maximum deviation of probedpoints from the best-fit circle.

10 To automatically accept the plane measurements, selectAuto-accept plane pointsand enter the number of points required forthe plane component of the item.

11 To automatically accept the circle measurements, selectAuto-accept circle pointsand enter the number of points required forthe circle component of the item.

You can specify the auto-accept defaults in the Options

dialog (see page85).

12 Click OKto save your changes and close the dialog.


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Measuring compound itemsCompound items are measured in the same way as other probed

items. The only difference is that measurement takes place in twostages: first the plane component, and then the feature component.

For example, to measure a Compound Circle item:

1 Select the item in the inspection sequence and click .PowerINSPECT switches to full-screen mode and the FeatureProbingdialog displays the instructions for probing the plane

component of the item.

2 Adjust the probing options using the toolbar.

3 Probe the plane.

4 When you have finished probing the plane, click to saveyour measurements. The Feature Probingdialog displays theinstructions for probing the item's circle component.


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If you enabled Auto-accept plane points, the measurements

are saved as soon as you have probed the specified numberof points.

5 Probe the circle.

6 When you have finished, click to save your measurementsand close the dialog.

To view the measurements and the details of the probed pointsselect the item in the inspection sequence, and then select the Infotab. To work with the points of a component, expand the item in theinspection sequence and right-click Measured Plane PointsorMeasured Circle Points. For example:


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Measuring compound items withGeometric Multi-Measure

As well as being able to create compound items from theGeometrytoolbar, you can also probe them directly using the Geometric Multi-Measuredialog. The compound items are created and probed usingthe same method as other items, except that they follow a twostage process where the plane component is probed followed by thefeature component. Unlike other items, however, the Auto-detectitem typeand Auto nominals from CADoptions are not available.

To measure a Compound Circle using Geometric Multi-Measure:

1 Open a geometric group, and click the Geometric Multi-measure

button. The CAD view is shown in full screen mode and theGeometric Multi -Measuredialog is displayed.

2 If you want to display the coordinates and deviation of the points

as you probe them, click .

3 Display the item menu, and click the Compound Circlebutton:

The dialog displays the instructions for measuring the planecomponent of the item.


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4 Follow the dialog instructions to probe the reference plane, then

click to save the points. The dialog displays the instructionsfor measuring the circle component of the item.

If you have taken the minimum number of points for the

plane, PowerINSPECT automatically saves themeasurements and continues when you click a feature thatdoes not lie on the plane.

5 Follow the instructions to probe the feature, then click tocomplete the measurement.

6 When you have finished measuring the part, click to closethe dialog. The items created for the features you measured arelisted in the inspection sequence.


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32 Part compensation PowerINSPECT 2014 What's New

Previously, PowerINSPECT was only able to apply corrections forthermal expansion and shrinkage at the level of the inspection

document. This meant that the same compensation had to beapplied when using a document to inspect multiple examples of thesame part. In PowerINSPECT 2014, you can adjust partcompensation for individual Measures, and, if supported by yourmeasuring device, automatically record the temperature for eachinspection.

These changes have no effect on measurements if you do notuse part compensation.

To specify the default compensation settings for an inspection:

1 Select the Measures > Parameters menu option. The MeasureParametersdialog is displayed.

2 Select the Part Compensationtab.

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3 If you want to compensate for comparing the part with its mold,enter the multiplier by which you want to scale measurements inthe Shrinkage factorbox. For example:

If you do not want to allow for shrinkage, enter a multiplier of1.

If you are comparing a part with a model of the mold, and theshrinkage is 3%, enter a multiplier of 1.03.

If you are comparing a mold with a model of the part, and theshrinkage is 1.5%, enter a multiplier of 0.985.

4 If you want to compensate for thermal expansion of the part:

a Select Set temperatures automatically when taking firstmeasurementto use the temperature recorded by themeasuring device when you select Play All. Deselect the check

box to manually specify the temperature for each Measure.

If you select this check box and the machine protocoldoes not support automatic temperature measurement,an error message is displayed when you start theinspection.

b Enter the Thermal expansion coefficient of the part.

5 Select Save as default parametersif you want to use these valuesas the defaults for new inspections.

6 Click OK to save your changes.

PowerINSPECT does not compensate for thermal expansion ofthe probe head and stylus. If you need to compensate forthese changes, calibrate your measuring device at thetemperature at which the measurements will be made.


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34 Part compensation PowerINSPECT 2014 What's New

Setting part compensation in MeasuresBy default, PowerINSPECT uses the values specified in the Part

Compensationtab of the Measure Parametersdialog to adjust theresults of each Measure in a document. However, you can now varythe adjustment for each part inspected using the new PartCompensationtab of the New Measureand Edit Measuredialogs.

To specify the compensation settings for a Measure:

1 Select the Measures > New Measuremenu option. The NewMeasuredialog is displayed.

2 Load the template, and specify the report values, then select thePart Compensationtab.

3 If you are comparing a part with the model of its mold, or a moldwith the model of its part, and want to override the default

Shrinkage factor:

a Select Use different shrinkage factor for th is measure.

b Enter a new Shrinkage factor.


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4 By default, models are assumed to represent the dimensions of apart when measured at 20 degrees Celsius, and no compensationis made for the temperature of the part. If you want to adjustthe results of this Measure for the effects of thermal expansion:

a Enter the Temperatureof the part in degrees Celsius.b If you want to override the coefficient of expansion, select Use

different thermal expansion coefficient for this measure, andselect a new option in the Thermal expansion coefficientlist.

c To use the Temperaturevalue as the default for new Measures,select the Save as default temperaturescheck box.

5 Click OKto create the Measure and select it in the ActiveMeasureslist.

To update the compensation of an existing Measure, select its entry

in the Active Measurelist of the Maintoolbar, then selectMeasures >Edit Measure.


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36 Measuring the part PowerINSPECT 2014 What's New

To provide more real-time information as you probe the part, theFeature Probingdialog has been redesigned and extended. In

addition to the standard information, such as the location, size, andprofile of the feature, it can now be configured to display nominals,deviations, and errors, enabling you to immediately spot problemswith the part or with your measurements.

To configure the probing dialog:

1 Select a geometric item in the inspection sequence and click

. The Feature Probingdialog is displayed.

2 Click . The Configuredialog is displayed.

3 Select the values you want to display for each item, and click OK

to save your changes.

You can specify the default configuration settings using theFull-screen measurementpage (see page85)of the Options

dialog. If the nominals are not available for an item, thesesettings have no effect.

4 Select other probing options using the other buttons in the dialogtoolbar.

5 Probe the part.

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6 When you have probed enough points to define the feature, themeasurement values are displayed at the top of each column,together with the details you selected. The values are colour-coded to indicate whether each dimension is above (red), within(green), or below (blue) tolerance. For example:

To identify a value, mouse over its entry in the dialog; toalternate between the diameter and radius of a feature,click the column title.

7 Continue probing the part:

If the item has a probe path, or you have selected theAuto-acceptbutton, the dialog is closed and your measurementsare saved as soon as you have probed the specified number ofpoints.

If you have chosen to save the points yourself, click to

save the measurements and close the dialog.


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38 Feature labelling PowerINSPECT 2014 What's New

The Global Label Settingsdialog has been extended to providegreater differentiation between the feature labels displayed in the

CAD view. As well as being able to control the default values for alltypes of measured feature, you now have the flexibility to specifydifferent combinations of settings for inspection points andgeometric items.

In addition, setting changes are saved with the inspectiondocument, so it is possible to use different settings for differenttypes of inspection, and you can also export and import the settingcombinations so they can be re-used in different documents and ondifferent installations of PowerINSPECT. To reflect these changes,the name of the dialog has changed from Global Label SettingstoSession Label Settings.

To specify the label settings for an inspection:

1 In the View Optionstoolbar, click the Show global label settings

button. The Session Label Settingsdialog is displayed.

Alternatively, right-click a label in the CAD view and select Labelsettings from the context menu.

2 Select the Generaltab, and specify the default Name, Columns,

Rows, andAppearancesettings for all labels displayed in the CADview.

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3 To use different settings for the labels of geometric items:

a Select the Geometrictab.

b Select the Override general settings check box.

c Select theName, Columns and Rows settings for geometricitems.

4 To use different settings for the labels of inspection group items:

a Select the Inspectiontab.

b Select the Override general settings check box.

c Select theName, Columns and Rows settings for inspectionpoint labels.


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5 If you want to:

apply your changes to images in the Reporttab, click Updatereport items.

use your Generalselections as the default settings for new

inspection documents, click Save as Default.

return the options to the current default settings, click Resetto Default.

save the Generalselections to a file, click . You then import

the settings into other installations of PowerINSPECT.

load the label settings from a file, click .

6 Click OKto save your changes and close the dialog.


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TheViewmenu contains a new Toolbarsoption which lists thestandard toolbars in PowerINSPECT. Select and deselect the options

in the submenu to control which toolbars are displayed in thePowerINSPECT window. For example:

Options preceded by are currently displayed; optionsdisplayed in grey are not available in your version ofPowerINSPECT.

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In addition, the menu contains a newCustomoption that enables

you to create and manage your own groupings of menu and toolbaritems. Use it to tailor the PowerINSPECT interface and provide quickaccess to the features you use most frequently.

To create a custom toolbar:1 Select the View>Toolbars>Customizemenu option. The Custom

Toolbarsdialog is displayed.

Alternatively, right-click a grey area around a toolbar, andselect the Custom>Customizemenu option

2 Click New. The Toolbar Namedialog is displayed.


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3 Enter a Namefor the toolbar, and click OK. The toolbar isselected in the Custom toolbarsdrop-down list.

4 Edit the toolbar:

To append an option, select the type of option in the Choose

commands fromdrop-down list, select the entry in the Optionslist, then click Add.

To move an option, select its entry in the Custom toolbarslistand click Upor Down.

To add a dividing line, click Add Separator.

To remove an option, select its entry in the Custom toolbarslist and click Remove.

5 When you have completed the toolbar, click OKto close the

dialog and display the toolbar in the PowerINSPECTwindow.

To hide or show the toolbar, select its entry in theView>Toolbars>Custommenu.

You can also use the Custom Toolbarsdialog to edit and manage thetoolbars you create:

To change the name of a toolbar, select the toolbar in theCustom toolbarsdrop-down list, and click Rename. In the ToolbarNamedialog, enter a Name, and click OK.

To update a toolbar, select the toolbar in the Custom toolbarsdrop-down list, and use the Add,Remove,Add Separator, and Upand Downbuttons to adjust the contents.

To save your custom toolbars to file, select the toolbar in theCustom toolbarsdrop-down list and click Export. In the Exportdialog, select the check boxes of the toolbars you want to export,and click OK. In the Save Asdialog, select a folder, enter a Filenamefor the toolbar file, and click Save.

To import custom toolbars from file, click Import. In the Opendialog, enter the File nameof the file containing the toolbars you

want to import, then click Open. The toolbars are listed in theCustom toolbarsdrop-down list.

To delete a toolbar, select its entry in the Custom toolbarsdrop-down list, and click Delete.


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44 Icon changes PowerINSPECT 2014 What's New

The icons used in the toolbars and dialogs have been redesigned toprovide a more up-to-date, consistent user interface. To help users

of previous versions navigate the changes, the following sectionsshow the old and new icons for all the major toolbars used inPowerINSPECT's main window:

Main toolbars (see page45)

CAD View toolbars (see page52)

View Options toolbars (see page56)

Mouse Context toolbar (see page59)

Dynamic Points toolbar (see page60)

Item toolbars (see page61)

Full Screen Options toolbar (see page79)

Sequence Tree toolbar (see page80)

Sequence Tree icons (see page81)

CAD Tab toolbar (see page83)

Machine Tab toolbar (see page84)

New icons used in other parts of the user interface are detailed in

the reference help.

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Main toolbarThe Maintoolbar provides quick access to the most commonly used

options in PowerINSPECT.

Version2013 R2

Version2014

Description

Create an inspection document using thewizard.

Create an inspection document manually.

Open an inspection document.

Save the current document.

Display a print preview of the current view.

Print the current view.

Export the report.

Run the selected item.

Append points to the selected item.

Run all unmeasured items.

Delay measurement of items.

Display the Point Cloudtoolbar.

Display the Machine toolbar.

Perform simple calibrations.


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Machine toolbar

The Machinetoolbar is displayed when you select on the Main

toolbar. Use it to connect to and communicate with the measuringdevice.

Version2013 R2

Version2014

Description

Connect to the measuring device.

Home the measuring device.

Display the probe position.

Display the probe database.


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Point Cloud toolbar

The Point Cloudtoolbar is displayed when you select on theMaintoolbar. Use it to select and manipulate point cloud data.

Version2013 R2

Version2014

Description

Project the selected points onto the model.

Project the selected point cloud onto the model.

Unproject the selected points.

Sort the points by deviation.

Delete the selected points.

Cut the selected points to the clipboard.

Copy the selected points to the clipboard.

Paste points from the clipboard.

Create groups or laser-scanned items from thepoints on the clipboard.

Create a probed item from the points on theclipboard.

Cancel the current selection.

Select the unselected points, and deselect theselected points.

Pick front-facing points only.

Select picking mode.

Filter point cloud.


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Highlight back-facing points.

Invert back- and front-facing points.

Pause shading.

Register point clouds.

Export point cloud.

Display geometry points.


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Paste Special toolbar

Use the Paste Special toolbar to create laser-scanned items from

probed points on the clipboard.

Version2013 R2

Version2014

Description

Paste as Point Cloud.

Paste as Surface Inspection Group.

Paste as Section Group.

Paste as Laser-scanned Circle.

Paste as Laser-scanned Slot.

Paste as Laser-scanned Rectangle.

Paste as Laser-scanned Patch.

Paste as Laser-scanned Sphere.

Paste as Laser-scanned Cylinder.

Paste as Laser-scanned Cone.

Paste as Laser-scanned Torus.

Paste as Laser-scanned Gap and Flush.


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Paste as Probed Item toolbar

Use the Paste as Probed Item toolbar to create a probed item from

probed points on the clipboard.

Version2013 R2

Version2014

Description

Paste as Probed Circle.

Paste as Probed Slot.

Paste as Probed Rectangle.

Paste as Probed Plane.

Paste as Probed Sphere.

Paste as Probed Cylinder.

Paste as Probed Cone.

Paste as Probed Torus.


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Picking Mode Selector toolbar

Use thePicking Mode Selectortoolbar to choose the method by

which you want to select points from a point cloud.

Version2013 R2

Version2014

Description

Select points individually.

Select points in a specified rectangle.

Select points in a specified shape.

Select points in a specified sphere.

Select points on one side of a specified plane.

Select points along a specified section.

Select pairs of points from separate pointclouds.

Select points from a 3D geometric feature.

Display Geometry Points toolbar

Use the Display Geometry Points toolbar to specify how probe pointsare displayed in the CAD view.

Version2013 R2

Version2014

Description

Display the probe centres.

Display the contact points.

Display the theoretical contact points.


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CAD View toolbarUse the CAD View toolbar to specify how models are displayed in the

CAD View.

Version2013 R2

Version2014

Description

Resize the model to fit the CAD view.

Select the action performed by the left mousebutton.

Rotate the CAD view around the selected axis.

Select the model view.

Select the shading mode for the model.

Highlight back-facing surfaces in the model.

Rotate View around Axis toolbar

Use the Mouse Button 1 View Modetoolbar to specify the actionperformed by left-clicking the CAD view.

Version

2013 R2

Version

2014

Description

Zoom the CAD model.

Zoom the selected area of the CAD model.

Pan the model in the CAD view.

Rotate the model in the CAD view.


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Rotate View around Axis toolbar

Use the Rotate View around Ax istoolbar to specify the direction in

which the button rotates the CAD view.

Version2013 R2

Version2014

Description

Rotate the CAD view counter-clockwise aroundthe X axis.

Rotate the CAD view counter-clockwise aroundthe Y axis.

Rotate the CAD view counter-clockwise aroundthe Z axis.

Rotate the CAD view clockwise around the Xaxis.

Rotate the CAD view clockwise around the Yaxis.

Rotate the CAD view clockwise around the Zaxis.


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Select View toolbar

Use the Select Viewtoolbar to select the aspect of the model

displayed in the CAD view.

Version2013 R2

Version2014

Description

Display the model from the top (X, Y), lookingdown the Z axis.

Display the model from the front (X, Z), lookingdown the -Y axis.

Display the model from the right (Y, Z), looking

along the X axis.

Display the model from the bottom (X, -Y),looking down the -Z axis.

Display the model from the back (-X, Z),looking down the Y axis.

Display the model from the left (-Y, Z), lookingdown the -X axis.

Display the Isometric 1 view of the model.




Display the axonometric view of the model.

Display the first custom view of the model.Buttons 2, 3, and 4 enable you to display thecorresponding saved views.

Save the current orientation of the model as acustom view. Buttons 2, 3, and 4 enable you tosave up to four custom views.


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Shading Mode toolbar

Use the Shading Modetoolbar to select the shading of the model

displayed in the CAD view.

Version2013 R2

Version2014

Description

Display the model as a wireframe.

Display the model as a shaded wireframe.

Display the model as a semi-transparent

wireframe.

Display the model as a wireframe with hiddenlines removed.

Display a shaded model without any wireframe.

Display a shaded, semi-transparent modelwithout any wireframe.


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View Options toolbarUse the View Options toolbar to specify how measurement

information is displayed in the CAD View.

Version2013 R2

Version2014

Description

Display the measured points of inspectiongroups.

Display the measured points of geometricitems.

Specify how measured points are displayed.

Display item measurements in labels.

Specify the information shown in measurementlabels.

Display point cloud data in labels.

Inspection Point Display toolbar

Use the Inspection Point Display toolbar to specify how measuredinspection points are displayed in the CAD view.

Version2013 R2

Version2014

Description

Display the points as in-place labels.

Display the points as confetti.


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Geometric Feature Display toolbar

Use the Geometric feature displaytoolbar to specify how the

measured points of geometric items are displayed on the CADmodel.

Version2013 R2

Version2014

Description

Display the deviations of points as colouredpins.

Display the deviations of points as connected,coloured pins.

Display the vectors of points as coloured pins.

Display the points as coloured discs.

Show/Hide Labels toolbar

Use the Show/Hide Labelstoolbar to specify the positions anddimensions of items as labels in the CAD view, and to control how

the labels are displayed and arranged.

Version2013 R2

Version2014

Description

Display all label text horizontally.

Display label text horizontally and vertically.

Display label text in user-specified orientation.


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Point Cloud Label toolbar

Use the Point Cloud Label toolbar to show and hide the details of

points in a point cloud.

Version2013 R2

Version2014

Description

Label points individually.

Label all points in a selected area.

Label the point with the greatest deviation in a

selected area.

Label the point with the greatest positivedeviation in a selected area.

Label the point with the greatest negativedeviation in a selected area.

Delete the labels of the selected points.


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Mouse Context toolbarThe Mouse Context toolbar enables you to control the way in which

the mouse interacts with the CAD view.

Version2013 R2

Version2014

Description

Activate the Wireframe Checker and selectgeometric items from the CAD model.

Activate the Dynamic Points Editor, and displaythe Dynamic Pointtoolbar.

Drag the probe in the CAD view.

Create levels and surface groups using theCAD view.

Edit, run, and manipulate geometric items inthe CAD view.

Create and display dimensions in the CADview.


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Dynamic Points toolbar

The Dynamic Pointtoolbar is displayed when you select on theMouse Contexttoolbar. Use it to create and work with points thatcan be moved after they have been positioned on the CAD model.

Version2013 R2

Version2014

Description

Reverse the direction of the normal projecting

from the selected dynamic points.

Convert selected surface points to edge points.

Apply an offset to selected dynamic points.

Create a Free Form Fit alignment from dynamicpoints.

Create a Point Cloud Picked-Points alignment.

Create guided points from selected dynamicpoints.

Import points from an ASCII file.

Import points from the clipboard.


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Item toolbarUse the Itemtoolbar to structure the inspection sequence and to

create alignments and datums.

Version2013 R2

Version2014

Description

Display the Alignments toolbar.

Display the Inspection Groupstoolbar.

Create a Geometric group.

Create a Section group.

Create a Point Cloud group.

Create a Simple Measures group.

Display the Datumtoolbar.

Display the Miscellaneoustoolbar.


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Alignments toolbar

TheAlignmentstoolbar is displayed when you click on the Item

toolbar. Use it to specify the method with which you want to alignthe part to the CAD model.

Version2013 R2

Version2014

Description

Create a Free Form alignment item.

Create a Geometric PLP alignment item.

Create a Three Spheres alignment item.

Create a From File alignment item.

Create a Best Fit From Points alignment item.

Create an RPS alignment item.

Create a From Point Cloud alignment item.

Create a Point Cloud Picked Points alignmentitem.

Create a PLP alignment item.

Create a User Defined alignment item.

Create an Offset alignment item.

Create a Best Fit item.

Create an Active Alignment item.


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Inspection Groups toolbar

The Inspection Groupstoolbar is displayed when you click onthe Itemtoolbar. Use it to create inspection group items.

Version2013 R2

Version2014

Description

Create a group containing surface pointsselected during the inspection.

Create a group containing specified surfacepoints.

Create a group containing edge points selected

during the inspection.

Create a group containing specified edge points.

Inspection Points toolbar

TheInspection Pointstoolbar is displayed when you open an

inspection or section group in the inspection sequence. Use it to add

points to the group.

Version2013 R2

Version2014

Description

Add a guided point to the group.

Add a surface point on the fly to the group.

Add an edge point on the fly to the group.

Import inspection points from a file.

Create a Point Cloud item.

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Palette Context toolbar

Use the Palettes Contexttoolbar to choose which toolbar is displayed

in the selected Geometric group.

Version2013 R2

Version2014

Description

Display the Geometry toolbar.

Display the Simple Measurestoolbar.

Display the Probed Itemstoolbar.


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Geometry toolbar

The Geometrytoolbar is displayed when you create or open a

geometric group. Use it to add geometric items to the inspection

sequence.

Version2013 R2

Version2014

Description

Display the Palette Contexttoolbar.

Display the Planestoolbar.

Display the Linestoolbar.

Display the Pointstoolbar.

Display the Featurestoolbar.

Display the Curvestoolbar.

Open the Geometric Multi -Measuredialog.

Display the Dimensionstoolbar.

Display the Laser-scanned Featurestoolbar.

Display the GD&Ttoolbar.

Display the Datumstoolbar.



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Planes toolbar

The Planestoolbar is displayed when you click on the Geometry

toolbar. Use it to add probed and constructed planes to theinspection sequence.

Version2013 R2

Version2014

Description

Create a Probed Plane item.

Create a Bisector Plane item.

Create a Probed Parallel Plane item.

Create a Plane: Parallel + Distance item.

Create a Plane: Parallel through Point item.

Create a Plane: Point + Vector item.

Create an Offset Plane item.

Create a Plane: Line + Vector item.

Create a Plane: Line + Point item.


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Lines toolbar

TheLinestoolbar is displayed when you click on the Geometry

toolbar. Use it to add probed and constructed lines to the inspectionsequence.

Version2013 R2

Version2014

Description

Create a Probed Line item.

Create a Line: Two Points item.

Create a Line: Two Planes item.

Create a Projected Line item.

Create a Line: Bisecting Lines item.

Create a Parallel Line item.

Create a Probed Perpendicular item.

Create a Line at Angle item.

Create a Line: Point + Vector item.

Create an Offset Line item.

Create a Line: Parallel + Distance item.


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Points toolbar

The Pointstoolbar is displayed when you click on the Geometry

toolbar. Use it to add probed and constructed points to theinspection sequence.

Version2013 R2

Version2014

Description

Create a Point (2D): Plane + (Line/Line) item.

Create a Projected Point on Line item.

Create a Projected Point on Plane item.

Create a Centre Point item.

Create a Point Plane/Line item.

Create a Point: Three Planes item.

Create a Single Point Circle item.

Create a Point (3D): Line/Line item.

Create a Single Point item.

Create a Point at Feature Intersection item.

Create a Single Points on the Fly item.

Create a Point Nearest to/Furthest from an Axisitem.

Create a Point Nearest to/Furthest from a Planeitem.

Create a Points at intersection of Line withCircle item.


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Features toolbar

The Featurestoolbar is displayed when you click on theGeometrytoolbar. Use it to add probed geometric features to the

inspection sequence.

Version2013 R2

Version2014

Description

Create a Probed Circle item.

Create a Probed Slot item.

Create a Probed Rectangle item.

Create a Probed Regular Polygon item.

Create a Probed Cylinder item.

Create a Probed Cone item.

Create a Probed Sphere item.

Create a PCD Circle (Circle through N Points)item.

Create a Circle: 3D Circular Feature / Planeitem.

Create a Circle: Defined on Cone at GivenHeight item.

Create a Circle: Defined with Diameter on Coneitem.

Create an Ellipse: Plane intersection withCylinder / Cone item.

Create a Circle: Cone / Cone or Cylinder item.

Create a Circle: Torus / Cone or Cylinder item.

Create a Circle: Torus / Torus item.

Create a Probed Torus item.


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Curves toolbar

Use the buttons on this toolbar to add curve items to the inspectionsequence. Click a button to open the dialog and specify the item

details.

Version2013 R2

Version2014

Description

Create a Curve item.

Create a Curve from CAD Section item.

Create a Curve from File item.


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Dimensions toolbar

The Dimensionstoolbar is displayed when you click on the

Geometrytoolbar. Use it to create items that measure angles ordistances between features.

Version2013 R2

Version2014

Description

Create an Angle: Two Lines (2D) item.

Create an Angle: Two Planes item.

Create an Angle: Two Vectors (3D) item.

Create an Angle: Plane + Vector (3D) item.

Create a Distance: Two Points item.

Create a Distance: Point - Line item.

Create a Distance: Point - Plane item.

Create a Linear Dimension item.

Create a Distance between Two Planes item.

Create an Inside and Outside Distance betweenTwo Circles item.

Create a Wall Thickness between Two Circlesitem.

Create a Relative Position: Two Points item.


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Laser-scanned Features toolbar

The Laser-scanned Features toolbar is displayed when you click

on the Geometrytoolbar. Use it to measure geometric featureswithin a point cloud.

Version2013 R2

Version2014

Description

Create a Laser-scanned Circle item.

Create a Laser-scanned Slot item.

Create a Laser-scanned Rectangle item.

Create a Laser-scanned Patch item.

Create a Laser-scanned Gap and Flush item.

Create a Laser-scanned Sphere item.

Create a Laser-scanned Cylinder item.

Create a Laser-scanned Cone item.

Create a Laser-scanned Torus item.

Create a Point Cloud item.


Create a Virtual Gauge item.


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GD&T toolbar

The GD&Ttoolbar is displayed when you click on the Geometry

toolbar. Use it to add Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancingitems to the inspection sequence.

Version2013 R2

Version2014

Description

Create a GD&T Perpendicularity item.

Create a GD&T Parallelism item.

Create a GD&T Angularity item.

Create a GD&T Linear Dimension item.

Create a GD&T True Position item.

Create a GD&T True Position (Coaxiality) item.

Create a GD&T Concentricity item.

Create a GD&T Symmetry item.

Create a GD&T Circular Runout item.

Create a GD&T Total Runout item.

Create a GD&T Surface Profile item.

Create a GD&T Line Profile item.

Create a GD&T Datum item.


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Simple Measures toolbar

The Simple Measurestoolbar is displayed when you click on the

Itemor Palette Context toolbar. Use it to quickly create and measureconstructed items.

Version2013 R2

Version2014

Description

Display the Palette Contexttoolbar.

Create a Geometric PLP Alignment item that

uses a plane, line, and perpendicular line.

Create a Geometric PLP Alignment item thatuses a plane, line, and circle.

Create a Geometric PLP Alignment item thatuses a plane and two circles.


Create a Distance: Two Planes item.


Create an Inside and Outside Distance: TwoCircles item.

Create a Min/Max Wall Thickness: Two Circlesitem.

Create a Distance: Point - Plane item.

Create a Distance: Point - Line item.

Create an Angle: Two Planes item.

Create an Angle: Two Lines (2D) item.

Create an Angle: Plane + Vector (3D) item.


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Create a Points intersection Line/Circle item

Create a point Nearest to / Furthest from Axisitem showing the nearest point.

Create a point Nearest to / Furthest from Axisitem showing the furthest point.

Create a point Nearest to / Furthest from Planeitem showing the nearest point.

Create a point Nearest to / Furthest from Planeitem showing the furthest point.

Open theSimple Measures Wizard.


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Probed Items toolbar

The Probed Itemstoolbar is displayed when you click button on

the Palette Context toolbar. Use it to create only those items that canbe directly probed on a part.

Version2013 R2

Version2014

Description

Create a Probed Plane item.

Create a Probed Line item.

Create a Probed Circle item.

Create a Probed Slot item.

Create a Probed Rectangle item.

Create a Probed Regular Polygon item.

Create a Probed Cylinder item.

Create a Probed Cone item.

Create a Probed Sphere item.

Create a Probed Torus item.

Create a Single Point item.

Create items using the Geometric Multi -Measure

dialog.


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Points Group toolbar

The Points Grouptoolbar is displayed when you open an inspection

or section group in the inspection sequence. Use it to add pointcloud and curve items to the group.

Version2013 R2

Version2014

Description

Create aPoint Cloud item.


Display the Curvestoolbar.


Datum toolbar

The Datum toolbar is displayed when you click on the Itemtoolbar or the Geometrytoolbar. Use it to add datum items to theinspection sequence.

Version2013 R2

Version2014

Description

Create a Datum item.

Create a Shifted Datum item.

Create a Rotated Datum item.

Create a Datum to Feature 3D item.

Create a Datum to Feature 2D item.

Create a User-defined Datum item.


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Miscellaneous toolbar

The Miscellaneoustoolbar is displayed in groups and at the

Definition level of the inspection sequence. Use it to create itemsthat control the inspection.

Version2013 R2

Version2014

Description

Create a Comment item.

Create a Probe Change item.

Create a Point by Coordinates item.

Create a Vector by Coordinates item.

Create a CAD View State item.

Create a CAD View Report item.

Create a Custom Stop Continue item.

Create a Custom Print item.

Create a Custom Action item.


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Full Screen Options toolbarThe Full Screen Optionstoolbaris displayed when you take

measurements and the CAD view is displayed full-screen. Use it tocontrol the information displayed in full-screen mode.

Version2013 R2

Version2014

Description

Display only the CAD levels that are active forprobing.

Display the Level Selectiondialog.

Display previously probed points.

Display the probe database.

Create calibration points and calibrate theprobe.

Display the current position of the probe.

Display this help.


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Sequence Tree toolbarThe Sequence Tree toolbar enables you to control the items and

information displayed in the inspection sequence.

Version2013 R2

Version2014

Description

Open the selected group.

Close the group and display the Definition levelof the inspection sequence.

Display the definition dialog of the selected itemor group.

Hide the Featuresand Geometry Explorertabs.

Display the Featuresand Geometry Explorer

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Sequence tree iconsThe Sequence Tree has been redesigned to present information in a

clearer way. As well as using the new icons from the Itemtoolbar,the tree's information icons have been updated to improveconsistency.

Measurement icons

Version2013 R2

Version2014

Description

The item is used by other items in the

sequence.The group's points are used by a Best Fit item.

The item is unmeasured.

The item is measured and the results are withintolerance.

The item is measured and some or all of theresults are out of tolerance.

The inspection point is measured and is above

tolerance.The inspection point is measured and is belowtolerance.

The inspection point is measured and is withintolerance.

The inspection point must be remeasured.

The item uses points from other items in theinspection sequence.


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In addition to the icon changes, the most important icons aredisplayed on left of the sequence items. This reduces clutter andhelps you pick out the information. For example:


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CAD Tab toolbarThe CAD toolbar enables you to load, manage and delete CAD

models, and to view the details of model files.

Version2013 R2

Version2014

Description

Add a model to the document.

Delete a model from the document.

Reset the surface levels to those specified inthe CAD model.

Edit the settings and transforms the model.

Hide the model in the CAD view.

Display summary or detailed information aboutthe model.


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Machine Tab toolbarThe Machinetoolbar enables you to view, manage and calibrate the

probe assemblies used in the inspection.

Version2013 R2

Version2014

Description

Activate the selected probe or position.

Edit the tool assembly of the selected probe.

Create a new probe position.

Delete the selected probe or position.

Delete uncalibrated probe positions for theselected probe.

Delete all probe position for the selected probe.

Calibrate the selected probe item.

Calibrate the probe using its nominal offset.

Calibrate all uncalibrated probe positions.

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PowerINSPECT 2014 What's New PowerINSPECT settings 85

Several changes have been made to the settings in the Optionsdialog. To view and change the settings, select Tools > Optionsto

open the dialog, and then select the page you want to work with.

Some settings may apply to features that are not available inyour version of PowerINSPECT. Changing these settings hasno effect.

Display options page

A new Hide planes for compound i temsoption has been added to thepage. It works in a similar way to the existing Hide planesand Hideplanes for single pointsoptions, except that it enables you to specify

whether the planes of the new compound items (see page25) aredisplayed in the CAD view.

Probing options page

The Probing optionspage specifies the number of points that must

be probed for each type of item when using the Auto-accept featurefor manual measurement of features. In PowerINSPECT 2014, thepage contains a new Points for ellipsebox for use with the newProbed Ellipse item (see page22).

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Compound probing options page

A new Compound probing optionspage has been added to thedialog. It is similar to the Probing optionspage, except that itenables you to specify the number of points to be taken when using

the Auto-accept feature to measure the new compound items (seepage25).

To configure the Auto-accept for compound items:

1 In the Planearea, enter the points required for the planecomponent of each item.

2 In the 2D itemssection, enter the points required for each

geometric feature. For example, to require six points beforeaccepting each circle item, type 6 in the Points for circlebox.

3 To select the Auto-accept enabled check box in each new

compound item by default, select the Enable-auto-accept items bydefaultcheck boxes.

When theAuto-accept enabledcheck box is selected for an

item, theAuto-accept button is selected in the FeatureProbingdialog,

Full screen measurement page

When you play an item in the inspection sequence, PowerINSPECT

switches to full-screen mode, and the details of the points takenand measurement information are displayed in the Feature Probingdialog. Use the Full screen measurementpage to specify the

information that is displayed in the dialog by default. Select:

Nominalsto display the nominal of each measurement for theitem being probed.

Deviationsto display the calculated deviation from nominal for

each measurement.

Errorsto display the amount by which each measurement

exceeds the specified tolerance.

To change the measurement settings while probing a feature, click

in the Feature Probingdialog.


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PowerINSPECT 2014 What's New Product Licenses 87

The type of licence you are using to run PowerINSPECT is nowdisplayed in the title bar of the main window. It can be one of the

following types:

ACADEMIC licence

DEMONSTRATION licence

FULL licence

TIME-LIMITED licence

For example:

In addition, when fewer than 31 days remain of your licence, thenumber of days left is shown.

Product Licenses


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More details of the licence are also displayed in the Aboutdialog,

including, where applicable, the number of days until it expires. Forexample:

To open the dialog, select the Help > Aboutmenu option.

The details shown in the dialog depend on the type of licence.For more information about your licence, see Delcam PlcSoftware Licence and Terms of Supply in the online help orcontact your sales representative.


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A

Alignments 12Alignments toolbar 62Auto-accept feature 26, 85

BBatch probe calibration 8

C

CAD tab 10CAD tab toolbar 83CAD View labels 38CAD View toolbar 52Calibration area 4Calibration details 9Calibration quality 3, 4Calibration settings 5, 9Calibration sphere parameters 6Compound items 25, 26, 28, 30, 85

Compound probing options 85Configure dialog 36Curves toolbar 70Custom toolbars 41

DDatum toolbar 77Default measurement settings 38Deviations 36

Dimensions toolbar 71Display geometry points toolbar 51

Display options 85Dynamic points 16

Dynamic Points toolbar 60

EEdge points 18Ellipses 22, 85Errors 36Exporting points 16

FFeature Probing dialog 28, 36, 85Features toolbar 22, 69Form tolerance 5, 6, 8Full Screen Options toolbar 79Full-screen measurement 36, 85Full-screen view 14

GGD&T toolbar 73

Geometric Feature toolbar 57Geometric items 36Geometric Multi-Measure 30Geometry toolbar 65

IIcons 81Import points wizard 18Inspection groups 21

Inspection Groups toolbar 63Inspection Point Display toolbar 56

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Inspection Points toolbar 63Item toolbar 61

LLabel settings 38Laser-scanned Features toolbar 72Licence information 87Lines toolbar 67

MMachine tab 3Machine Tab toolbar 84Main toolbar 45

Manual calibration 6Measurement icons 81Measures 32, 34Miscellaneous toolbar 78Models, opening 10Mouse Button 1 toolbar 52Mouse context toolbar 16, 59

N

New Document Wizard 10New features 1New Measure dialog 34Nominals 36

PPalette Context toolbar 64Part compensation 32, 34Paste as probed item toolbar 50Paste special toolbar 49

Picking mode selector 12 51

Probed ellipses 22Probed Items toolbar 76Probing geometric items 36Probing options 85Product licences 87

Protocols 3

RReport items 38Rotate View around Axis toolbar 53

SScanning options 14

Select View toolbar 54Sequence tree 21, 81Sequence Tree icons 81Sequence Tree toolbar 80Session label settings 38Shading Mode toolbar 55Show/Hide Labels toolbar 57Shrinkage factor 32, 34Simple Measures toolbar 74

T

Thermal expansion 32, 34Toolbars 41Tools menu 18

VView menu 41View options toolbar 38View Options toolbar 56

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