Deleting a Styli

Deleting a stylus will remove from the database all information regarding position and size. Caution should be taken when deleting a stylus from the database. Geomet will mark any styli missing as Pre-Qualify when opening an inspection that requires the deleted tip.

• Delete a single Stylus
• Delete all Stylus
• Remove all Pre-Qualified Stylus

Step 1

Activating the Stylus Manager can be done through the use of the 'w' keystroke or through the drop down menus [Qualify→Stylus Manager], see figure 1.

The Stylus Manager will display all current, qualified stylus and pre-qualified stylus. The current active stylus is shown with an arrow located next to it.

Step 2

Highlight the desired stylus to delete and click on the <Delete Selected> button, or press the <Alt + s> key on the keyboard. You will be prompted to confirm your request.

figure 2, Confirm Stylus Removal

 

To confirm the deletion of the selected stylus, click on the <Ok> button on the warning message, or <Cancel> to abort.

Hint: To navigate through the qualified stylus, you can use the Up and Down Arrow keys.

Step 1

Activating the Stylus Manager can be done through the use of the 'w' keystroke or through the drop down menus [Qualify→Stylus Manager].

Step 2

With no stylus highlighted in the selection, click on the <- Remove All> button or press the '-' <minus> key on the keyboard. 

figure 3, Confirm Stylus Removal

You will be prompted to confirm you request. To confirm the deletion of the selected stylus, click on the <Ok> button to proceed, or the <Cancel> button to abort.

Pre-Qualified stylus are inserted into the stylus database only when opening a previous part inspection file that uses stylus that are not currently part of the active stylus database. For example, if a part inspection was done that required the use of stylus numbers 1, 2, 3, and 4 those references are stored in the part inspection file. Should the current stylus database be changed to have only one stylus, numbers 1 that has been qualified when the part inspection file was opened, Geomet would insert stylus 2, 3 and 4 and mark them as pre-qualified with a '?' next to each one. You will not be allowed to proceed with the inspection without first qualifying stylus 2 through 4.

figure 4, Pre-Qualified Styli

In some cases, you may want to eliminate these Pre-Qualified styli from the Stylus Manager. To perform this deletion, use the <Clean Up> button.

Step 1

Activating the Stylus Manager can be done through the use of the 'w' keystroke or through the drop down menus [Qualify→Stylus Manager].

Step 2

Select the <Clean Up> button and the Stylus Manager will prompt you with a message to confirm your selection.

Press <Ok> to remove all Pre-Qualified styli, or <Cancel> to abort.

Related Procedures:

Stylus Manager, Choosing a Stylus, Qualifying a Stylus, Re-Qualifying a Stylus, Labeling Styli, Duplicate a Stylus, Stylus db Manager, Stylus Edit Control, Measuring with Multiple Styli