How to Set Up a Series of Scan Planes
How to Set Up a Series of Scan Planes
Click on the Scan Planes icon . The Scan Planes tab will appear. A series of points will need to be entered to define the Scan Planes set. The following image is a suggested set-up configuration for these points. Points 1, 2, and 3 define the base plane of the series. The Stop Point defines the end of the axis extending from the base plane that the plane series runs along.
A suggested set-up for Scan Planes. The above set-up would yield these results:
Top view of points captured with Scan Planes.
Perspective view of points captured with Scan Planes.
Each time the MicroScribe probe intersects a plane, a point is taken. The resulting planar data can then be lofted into a clean surface.
To set-up a series of Scan Planes:
Place the probe at the first point to define the first plane. Click the left foot pedal or hand switch button. A green check mark will appear next to the Point 1 label.
Place the probe at the second point to define the first plane. Click the left foot pedal or hand switch button. A green check mark will appear next to the Point 2 label. If the green check mark does not appear and a red X is shown near the bottom, you must select a new position for Point 2.
Place the probe at the third point to define the first plane. Click the left foot pedal or hand switch button. A green check mark will appear next to the Point 3 label. If the green check mark does not appear and a red X is shown near the bottom, you must select a new position for Point 3.
Place the probe at a point that defines the Stop Point, or the end of an axis away from the first plane. A minimum of two planes is required to use this option. If you need data on only one plane, define the stop point well past the area you are in which you are digitizing. After taking the point, a green check mark will appear next to the Stop Point label. If the green check mark does not appear and a red X is shown near the bottom, you must select a new position for the Stop Point.
In the Number of planes text field, enter the number of planes you would like evenly spaced along the axis just defined. A minimum of two planes is required.
The green arrow near the bottom will indicate if you have defined a valid set of planes.
If a red X is displayed after you have entered your points, you have not defined a valid set. MUS requires three non-collinear points to define a plane. The fourth point, or Stop Point, must be offset from that defined plane.
You can press the Reset button at any time to reset the four points to a default value, which is the same as the World Frame, and the fourth point set to be one above the XY plane..
To re-define the set, click with the mouse back in the Point 1 option. Enter the three points needed to make a plane and the Stop Point again. Look for the green arrow to indicate you have defined a valid set.
Click OK.
Click the Enable Scan Planes check mark in the main MUS window.
Be sure the active window is the one that you wish to send data to. Activate a command that uses XYZ data if you are using a 3D application. Place the cursor in an area that accepts the XYZ data, such as the command line.
Press the right foot pedal and hold it down. Move the probe in the area where the scan planes set has been defined. Data will be captured each time the MicroScribe tip passes through one of the planes.
To turn off Scan Planes, uncheck the Enable Scan Planes toggle in the main MUS window.
To use Scan Planes again, check the Enable Scan Planes toggle in the main MUS window. If you have already defined a set of Scan Planes, MUS will automatically use that set unless you define a new set.
To define a new set of Scan Planes, follow the previous steps.
About the Scan Planes Feature
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