8.4: The Stitch Advanced Tab

Stitch Panel Advanced Tab

Controls accessed under the Advanced tab are used to fine-tune stitch sequences.

Sizing Type - Selects how the size of the stitched area is defined. Options are Size or Row Column. Size requires lateral dimension entries in the Size X and Size Y controls. Row Column requires an entry in the corresponding Row and Column controls.

Row - Specifies the number of horizontal rows in the stitch sequence.

Column - Specifies the number of vertical columns in the stitch sequence.

Size X - Specifies the size of the overall stitched image in the x-axis.

Size Y - Specifies the size of the overall stitched image in the y-axis.

Order - Selects how to traverse the part rows and columns, in a serpentine or raster fashion. Options are Row Raster, Row Serpentine, Column Raster, or Column Serpentine. Raster order measures sites in one direction. At the end of a row or column, the stitch continues after traversing back to the beginning of the row or column. Serpentine order winds back and forth measuring sites as it goes.

Origin Alignment - Selects the site located at the origin; the field of view is aligned such that the origin stage position is either the Center or Corner.

Origin - Selects the corner where the stitch sequence begins. Options are Upper Left, Upper Right, Lower Left, or Lower Right.

Origin X - Specifies or displays the origin of the stitched image in the x-axis.

Origin Y - Specifies or displays the origin of the stitched image in the y-axis.

Origin Z - Specifies or displays the origin of the stitched image in the z-axis.

Origin Pitch - Specifies or displays the origin of the stitched image in the pitch axis.

Origin Roll - Specifies or displays the origin of the stitched image in the roll axis.

Origin Theta - Specifies or displays the origin of the stitched image in the theta axis (not applicable with PSU hardware).

Run Origin Axis - Determines the axes to move when the stitch or pattern runs and goes to the origin position. Options are XY (default) or All. XY moves only in x and y at the first site. All moves in x, y, z, pitch, and roll at the first site; all others sites only move in x, y, and z.

Run Start At - Determines where the stitch sequence or pattern is started. Options are Origin or Current Position. Origin goes to the origin and runs the stitch or pattern. Current Position sets the origin at the current site location and runs the stitch or pattern, effectively shifting the locations.

Rotation - Rotates the stitch grid. This useful when the part is skewed in reference to the instrument axes.

Failure Action - Selects the action to take if there is a measurement error during a stitch sequence. Options are Continue, Prompt, Retry, Retry After Completion. Continue ignores the error and goes to the next site. Prompt asks the user what they would like to do when a failure is encountered. Retry tries to measure the site again. Retry After Completion goes back to the sites with errors and tries again.

Leveling - Selects how to adjust in the z axis during the stitch sequence or pattern to compensate for general form in the part being measured. Options are None (default), Linear Manual Adjust, Linear Store, Tilt, Cylinder, or Adaptive Focus.