About Alignment Manager Icons
About Alignment Manager Icons
The Alignment Manager utility provides several functions for creating and maintaining datums, origins, and Leap Sets. Alignment Manager organizes these elements within a hierarchical list. We refer to the type of graphical list in which alignments and leap sets display as a ‘tree’.
For easy identification, Alignment Manager displays specific icons that identify the current status of alignment objects in an expandable selection tree. At any time, you can place your pointer over an icon and click the left mouse button to display information regarding the item, or click the right mouse button to display a menu of actions that you can perform on the tree item.
When you select an alignment item from the tree, the alignment does not become active. Instead, information about the item displays in the right side of the panel. To learn how to activate alignments, refer to Setting the Active Alignment and Setting the Active Station
A list of Alignment Manager icons and their descriptions follow. The images presented represent how the icons appear when selected and not.
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Alignment Manager Icon resides on RevWorks toolbar. You select the icon to display or hide Alignment Manager. |
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Alignment Document An icon of a page with a pencil overlaid represents the alignment document. |
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3 Point Datum A coordinate icon with three points indicated represents a 3 Point datum. |
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3 Sphere Datum A coordinate icon with three spheres indicated represents a 3 Sphere Datum. |
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Custom Datum A coordinate icon with a sphere, circle and point indicated represents a custom datum. |
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Point Origin A coordinate icon with a single point indicated represents a Point Origin. |
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Sphere Origin A coordinate icon with a single sphere indicated represents a Sphere Origin. |
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Linear Leap Set An icon indicating three circles and two crosses represents a Linear Leap Set. Linear Leap Sets may contain multiple unique References. |
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Reference Folder Within a leap set a folder icon represents a collection of unique References. There is only one instance of each Reference definition and they are contained in the Reference Folder. Stations are linked to references by Reference Links. |
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Reference A cluster icon indicating three spheres represents a unique Reference definition. References use datums to define a reproducible location on a large part that can be reached by multiple Stations to create a relationship between Stations. |
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Reference Link A cluster icon indicating two spheres and a ‘short cut" arrow represents a link between a Station and a unique Reference. Reference Links are not unique. Multiple stations may be linked to any reachable Reference by a Reference Link. |
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Primary Station A large circular icon with a cross hair and stripes represents a Primary Station. Every Leap Set has one Primary Station. The Primary Station is the location from which the coordinate system for the entire Leap Set is established. Only Primary Stations may have an associated Datum or Origin to define a part coordinate system. Digitizing starts from the primary station. A Primary Station must have at least one Reference Link and may have more to establish direct lines of transfer to Primary Stations. |
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Standard Station A small circular icon with a cross hair represents a standard Station. A Leap Set may have any number of standard Stations. A standard Station must have at least one Reference Link and may have more to establish direct lines of transfer to other Stations. |
Radio buttons associated with alignment items indicate which are in use or are selected for use when part alignment is active. Black radio buttons are available for selection. Within a Leap Set, grey buttons indicate items that cannot be accessed from the current station or are not available because that Leap Set is not selected for use.
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Current Alignment A solid radio button with black highlight indicates the currently active alignment, Leap Set or Station. |
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Pending Alignment A solid radio button with red highlight indicates the alignment, Leap Set or Station that is pending activation. When you choose to activate part alignment this alignment is made active. If the alignment is yet to be measured, you are automatically asked if you wish to measure it. |
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Available Alignment A solid radio button with no highlight indicates an alignment that is available for selection. |
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Inactive Station A grayed radio button with grey highlight indicates a selected alignment that is not available for use because the Leap Set is not selected for use. |
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Unavailable Station A grayed radio button with no highlight indicates a station that is unavailable for selection because it is currently unreachable from the active station or the Leap Set is not selected for use. |
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