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MetLogix M2 User Manual

Introduction		5
Prerequisites		5
Conventions & Terms		5
Icons		5
M2 Display Versions		5
Menu path navigation		6
Getting Help		6
Section 1: System Overview		15
The M2 Part Inspection Software		15
Section 2: User Interface		17
Mouse click or finger press		17
Screen Organization		17
Viewport Screen Navigation		17
Horizontal Screens		18
DRO		18
Part View		19
Feature Detail		20
Program Playback		20
Program Edit		21
Report		21
Vertical Screens		22
Program Playback		25
Program Edit		26
Toolbars, Menus and Function buttons		28
Measure Toolbar Functions		28
Probe		28
Measure Point		29
Measure Line		29
Circle and Arc		29
Distance		29
Angle		30
Datum		30
Preferences		30
Goto Move button (CNC systems)		30
Zoom menu		31
Change Feature Type button		31
System toolbar		31
System menu		31
Viewport indication		32
Home View (vertical version)		32
DRO (stage position)		32
Part View		32
Report		32
Optical Magnification indication		32
Undo button		32
Help button		32
Report Toolbar		33
Report Format menu		33
Hide Row button		33
Edit Cell button		33
Export Data menu		33
Report Filters menu		34
Import DXF Nominals (CNC systems)		34
Program Edit toolbar		34
Resume Playback button		34
Single Step button (CNC systems)		34
Play From Here button		34
Record Into button		35
Re-measure Feature button		35
Add User Message button		35
Delete Program Step button		35
Feature List		35
Section 3: Probes		37
Simple Crosshair Probe		37
Manual Edge Detection Probe		37
Auto Edge Detection Probe		37
Points Required for Feature Measurements		37
Points		37
Lines		37
Circles and Arcs		38
Distances		38
Angles		38
Datum Point Features		38
Skew Features		38
Using Probes		39
Simple Crosshair Probe		39
Manual Edge Detection Crosshair Probe		40
Auto Edge Detection Crosshair Probe		41
Optical Edge Teach		42
Edge Logic Function		43
Auto Point Entry		43
Probe behavior in program playback		44
Section 4: Measuring, Constructing and Creating		45
Features		45
Preparing for Measurement Activities		45
Establishing a Reference Frame		46
Skew alignment		46
Part Datum		46
Probing a Part Datum Point		46
Constructing a Skew or Part Datum Point from Parent Features		47
Creating a Datum by Manually Zeroing the X and Y Coefficients of a Feature		47
Probing and Measuring Features		48
Probing Features		48
Probing Features with the Simple Crosshair Probe		48
Probing Features with the Manual Optical Edge Crosshair Probe		49
Probing Features with the Auto Optical Edge Crosshair Probe		49
Repeat Mode Feature Measurements		49
Auto Finish Function		50
CNC Measurement Functions		50
Goto Move		50
Auto Circle		52
Auto Finish on Edge Logic		53
Constructing Features		55
Point Constructions		55
Circle Constructions		55
Arc Constructions		56
Line Constructions		56
Angle Constructions		56
Distance Constructions		56
Feature Construction Procedures		56
Construction Procedures for Gauge Circle and Gauge Line		57
Construction Procedures for all Other Features		58
Changing Constructed Feature Type		58
Creating Features		59
Section 5: Feature List, Feature Detail and Part View Functions		61
The Feature List		61
Displaying Features		61
Scrolling the Feature List		61
Selecting features		62
Feature Finder		62
Deleting Features from the Feature List		64
Feature Detail screen		64
Part View screen		66
Accessing the Part View screen		66
Selecting Features in the Part View screen		67
Zooming and Panning		67
Displaying Feature Numbers		68
Displaying a Grid		68
Section 6: Reference Frames		69
Establishing a Reference Frame		69
Skew alignment		69
Part Datuming		70
Probing a Part Datum Point		70
Constructing a Part Datum Point from one or more Parent Features		70
Creating a Datum by Manually Zeroing the X and Y Coefficients of a Feature		70
Rotating and Offsetting a Reference Frame		71
Rotating the Measurement Reference Frame		71
Offsetting the Skew Alignment		72
Section 7: Tolerancing		75
Supported Tolerances		75
Applying Tolerances to a Single Feature		76
Keypad Entry of Nominal Values		77
Select Feature and go to the Nominal Feature Detail screen		77
Enter Nominal Values using the Keypad		77
Go to the Tolerance Screen, Select and Enter Tolerance		78
Go to the Deviation Screen to Observe Results		78
Entering Nominal Values using Auto-Round		79
Entering Nominal and Tolerance Values using Place Tolerancing		79
Importing Nominal Values From a DXF Drawing File (CNC systems)		81
Applying Tolerances to a Group of Features		83
Section 8: Reporting Data		85
Selecting a Report Format		85
Editing Report Cells		86
Hiding Report Data		87
Customizing Report Templates		88
Specifying Printout Settings		88
Displaying Feature Numbers on Printed Reports		89
Section 9: Exporting Data		91
Specifying Export Settings		91
Exporting a Data File		92
Section 10: Programming		93
Part Fixturing Modes		94
No Part Fixturing		94
Temporary Part Fixturing		94
Permanent Part Fixturing		94
Creating and Saving a Part Program		95
Temporary or no Part Fixturing		95
Permanent Part Fixturing (CNC only)		96
Playing a Program		98
Playing Programs with Permanent Fixtures (CNC only)		99
Playing Programs with Temporary or no Fixtures		99
Editing programs		101
Adding Program Steps		102
Re-measuring Feature Steps		103
Deleting Program Steps		103
Playing from a Selected Step		104
Single-stepping program execution (CNC systems)		104
Adding a User Message		104
DXF Import and Auto Programming (CNC enabled systems)		105
Product Warranty		107
SOFTWARE LICENSE AGREEMENT		109
1. Definitions		109
2. Software License		109
2.1 Limited Use		110
2.1.1		110
2.1.2		110
3. Intellectual Property Ownership		110
4. Restrictions and Requirements		111
4.1 Notices		111
4.2 Use Obligations		111
4.3 No Modifications		111
4.4 No Reverse Engineering		111
4.5 No Unbundling		111
4.6 No Transfer		111
4.7 No Service Bureau		111
4.8 MetLogix M Series Restrictions		111
5. Updates		112
6. Limited Warranty		112
7. Disclaimer		112
8. Limitation of Liability		112
9. Export Rules		113
10. General Provisions		113
11. Notice to U.S. Government End Users		113
12. Compliance with Licenses		113
13. Peer to Peer Communications		114

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