Select Scan Method

Select Scan Method

Cardinal Spline

Introduction

shift + ?	Measure→Select Scanning Method
Keyboard	Main Menu	Toolbar

Scan Select Tool

Geomet offers several tools for the capturing of data clouds. To choose a scanning method select from the available list in the “Choose Scan Method” dialog.

The Choose Scan Method dialog will configure itself for the style of CMM you have. The chart below lists the scan methods available for a given CMM type.

After choosing a scanning method, close the dialog by pressing the <Ok> button. The Perform San Keystroke < / > will be remapped to perform that scan.

	CMM Style
	Manual	DCC	UCC
Single Line Scan		•	•
Radial Scan		•	•
4-Point Boundary Scan		•	•
Radial Boundary Scan		•	•
Manual Free Scan	•	•	•
2D Surface Scan			•⁽²⁾
3D Surface Scan		•	•⁽²⁾
RPS Line Laser Scan		•⁽¹⁾
Circular Scan Path			•⁽²⁾
Scan In Plane			•⁽²⁾
Unknown Curve Scan			•⁽²⁾
UCC - Renishaw Universal CMM Controller. 1 - Requires the Laser Design RPS Laser System. 2 - Designed for use with the Renishaw SP600 or SP25 Scanning Heads.

Radial Boundary Scan, 4-Point Boundary Scan, Line Scan, GeoTracer, Cardinal Splines, Export Tool