Required Long that indicates the Z value of the bounday point

Remarks

This function works with patch scans. Use the boundarypointcount property to set the number of boundary points.

BasicScan.SetFilterParams

Syntax

Return Value=expression.SetFilterParams (dCutAxisLocation, nAxis, dMaxIncrement, dMinIncrement, dMaxAngle, dMinAngle)

Return Value: This method returns a boolean value. Boolean returns true if the function succeeds, false if it fails.

expression: Required expression that evaluates to a PC-DMIS BasicScanCommand object.

dCutAxisLocation: Not used

nAxis: Required Long that sets the cut axis. It is used only for axis filters. For axis filters, 0 means the X axis, 1 means the Y-axis, and 2 means the Z-axis.

dMaxIncrement: Required Double that sets the maximum increment. For fixed-length filters, this is simply the fixed increment

dMinIncrement:. Required Double that sets the minimum increment.

dMaxAngle: . Required Double that sets the maximum angle.

PC-DMIS Basic Language Reference Automation • 195 dMinAngle: . Required Double that sets the minimum angle.

Remarks

Return Value=expression.SetHitParams (nInitSamples, nPermSamples, dSpacer, dIndent, dDepth)

Return Value: This method returns a boolean value. Boolean returns true if the function succeeds, false if it fails.

expression: Required expression that evaluates to a PC-DMIS BasicScanCommand object.

nInitSamples: Required Long that sets the number of initial sample hits for the hits in this scan. It is ignored for basic hits and vector hits.

nPermSamples: Required Long that sets the number of permanent sample hits for the hits in this scan. It is ignored for basic hits and vector hits.

dSpacer: Required Double that sets the spacing of the sample hits from the hit center. It is ignored for basic hits and vector hits.

dIndent: Required Double that sets the indent of the sample hits from the hit center.

It is ignored for basic hits, vector hits, and surface.

dDepth: Required Double that sets the depth of the sample hits from the hit center. It is ignored for basic hits, vector hits, and surface.

BasicScan.SetMethodParams

Syntax

Return Value=expression.SetMethodParams (bIn, bCenteringType, nCenteringDirection, dDiameter, dArcAngle, dDepth, dPitch)

Return Value: This method returns a boolean value. Boolean returns true if the function succeeds, false if it fails.

expression: Required expression that evaluates to a PC-DMIS BasicScanCommand object.

bIn: Required variable that sets 0 for Inside scans, 1 for Outside scans, nd 2 for Plane Circle scans.

bCenteringType: Required Variable for Centering Scans that sets 0 for Axis Centering and 1 for Plane centering.

nCenteringDirection: Required Long variable that sets +1 for measurement with the direction of the probe and –1 for against the direction of probe.

196 • Automation PC-DMIS Basic Language Reference dDiameter: Required Double variable that sets the diameter of the circle or cylinder scan, and zero otherwise.

dArcAngle: Required Double variable that sets arc angle for circle and cylinder scans.

dDepth: Required Double variable that sets the depth for circle and cylinder scans, and zero otherwise.

dPitch: Required Double variable that sets Pitch for Cylinder scans.

Remarks

Method SetMethodParams (bIn, bCenteringType,

nCenteringDirection, dDiameter, dArcAngle, dDepth, dPitch)

Linear None

Edge None

Circle bIn, , , dDiameter, dArcAngle, dDepth Cylinder bIn, , , dDiameter, dArcAngle, dDepth, dPitch Str Line None

Center , bCenteringType, nCenteringDirection

BasicScan.SetMethodPointData

Syntax

Return Value=expression.SetMethodPointData (MethodStart, MethodEnd, MethodInitTouch, MethodEndTouch, MethodInitDir, MethodCutPlane)

Return Value: This method returns a boolean value. Boolean returns true if the function succeeds, false if it fails.

expression: Required expression that evaluates to a PC-DMIS BasicScanCommand object.

MethodStart: Required PointData object that sets the MethodStart property.

MethodEnd: Required PointData object that sets the MethodEnd property.

MethodInitTouch: Required PointData object that sets the MethodInitTouch property.

MethodEndTouch: Required PointData object that sets the MethodEndTouch property.

MethodInitDir: Required PointData object that sets the MethodInitDir property.

MethodCutPlane: Required PointData object that sets the MethodCutPlane property.

Remarks

If scan is a BasicScanCommand object, and MS, ME, MIT, MET, MID,and MCP are all Dimensioned as Object, the following are equivalent:

scan.SetMethodParams MS,ME,MIT,MET,MID,MCP set scan.MethodStart = MS

set scan.MethodEnd = ME set scan.MethodInitTouch = MIT set scan.MethodEndTouch = MET set scan.MethodInitDir = MID set scan.MethodCutPlane = MCP

PC-DMIS Basic Language Reference Automation • 197 This method is provided as a shortcut to setting these commonly used properties all at once.

BasicScan.SetNomsParams

Syntax

Return Value=expression.SetNomsParams (dFindNomsTolerance, dSurfaceThickness, dEdgeThickness)

Return Value: This method returns a boolean value. Boolean returns true if the function succeeds, false if it fails.

expression: Required expression that evaluates to a PC-DMIS BasicScanCommand object.

dFindNomsTolerance: Required Double that sets the Find Noms tolerance.

dSurfaceThickness: Required Double that sets the surface thickness.

dEdgeThickness: Required Double that sets the edge thickness.

Remarks

BasicScan.SetParams

Syntax

Return Value=expression.SetParams (Method, Filter, OperationMode, HitType, NominalMode, BoundaryCondition)

Return Value: This method returns a boolean value. Boolean returns true if the function succeeds, false if it fails.

expression: Required expression that evaluates to a PC-DMIS BasicScanCommand object.

Method: Required Long that sets the Method property.

Filter: Required Long that sets the Filter property.

OperationMode: Required Long that sets the OperationMode property.

HitType: Required Long that sets the HitType property.

NominalMode: Required Long that sets the NominalMode property.

BoundaryCondition: Required Long that sets the BoundaryCondition property.

Remarks

If scan is a BasicScanCommand object, and M, F, O, H, N,and B are all Dimensioned as Object, the following are equivalent:

scan.SetParams M, F, O, H, N, B

This method is provided as a shortcut to setting these commonly used properties all at once.

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