HEIDENHAIN IK 5294 - Manual (Page 232)

212 QC5200 Series User’s Guide
Editing feature properties
By default, features are displayed in the Part View window by solid lines. The display of features can be
changed to:
• Hide features
• Display features using dashed lines, as phantom features
• Display features as guidelines that by default are not measured
• Include the display of a user-defined note
• Include the display of the feature name
• Edit point filtration parameters
To begin editing feature display properties:
1 Double-click the desired feature program line in the Program template to display the Feature Proper-
ties dialog box.
Hiding features
To hide a feature, check the Hidden box, and then click OK.
Displaying phantom features
All constructed features are displayed as dashed lines (phantoms) by default. To display a measured or
created feature as a phantom, check the Phantom box and then click OK.
Displaying guide features
By default, guide features are displayed as solid lines and are not measured. Guide features help operators
to navigate complex parts. To display a feature as a guide feature, click the Guide box and then click
OK.
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