Form Inspection

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PowerInspect allows you to measure the form of complex surfaces in a number of different ways depending on the type of inspection device.

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On-the-Fly inspection for manual devices allows you to measure complex surfaces by taking points at random places during the inspection.

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So, let's create a group.

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Now we'll add points as we're measuring the part during the inspection playback.

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On completion of acquiring the points, click on the "OK" button to close the dialog.

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We can see the results immediately when each point has been acquired with PowerInspect's intuitive color-coded deviation confetti, pins and labels.

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Green denotes points within tolerance, red points are above tolerance, and blue points are below tolerance.

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For CNC-controlled inspection devices, we can create probe paths to measure form.

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Here we create a CNC surface inspection group and either manually position each point or for a more automated approach, we can create a Raster strategy on the complete part or on the individual surface.

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During playback, the machine follows the path defined in the inspection group.

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It is good practice to simulate the probe paths before the inspection is carried out on the machine.

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This highlights potential issues such as collisions and allows us to correct them immediately.

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The CNC Edge group allows us to measure edge extents on sheet metal or composite parts.

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We create CNC Edge points in the similar way to creating CNC surface inspection points.

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The interactive feedback in the CAD view indicates where points can be added.

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To inspect edges on manual devices, we need to create an On-the-Fly Edge group.

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Start by acquiring points on the edge of the part.

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Color-coded triangles indicate the results of each measured point.

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To measure a section through a part with manual devices, we use On-the-Fly section groups.

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Firstly, we need to define a cut plane, then simply play the group taking points as close to the section as possible during the measurement.

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The deviations can be displayed in a multitude of different formats, namely spot confetti, deviation lines or vector lines.

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For CNC inspection devices, we create a CNC section group to measure cross-sections through a part.

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This allows us to create the probe path manually or automatically using the Raster probing method.