Gage tool – Rockwell Automation 5370-CVIM2 Module User Manual

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5

Chapter

Chapter 7

Inspection Tools

7–3

Figure 7.2

Example: Adding an Inspection Tool

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This section discusses line gage shapes, gaging modes, and the inspection
functions (“operations”) that the line gages can perform.

Once you have selected a gage as outlined in the Overview: Inspection Tool
Selection Process
section (page 7–1), you can configure it for an inspection
application by picking the

Gage

field in the toolset edit panel. When you do,

the gage tool edit panel appears, as shown by the example in Figure 7.3 (page
7–4).

Note that in Figure 7.3 the gage is shown in its default shape (line) and
position on the screen.

The gage tool edit panel (named

Edit “Toolset 1.Tool 1”

in Figure 7.3)

contains several data fields and buttons, which are described briefly as
follows:

Operation –– This field provides access to the selection of one of the
gage “operations.” The default gage operation is

Edges

–– an

edge–counting operation.

Mode –– When you pick this field, the currently selected gaging mode
toggles to the other gaging mode. Thus,

Binary

toggles to

Gray

, and vice

versa. The default gaging mode is

Gray

.

Shape –– This field provides access to the selection of the gage shape,
which is

Line

, for a straight linear gage, or

Arc

, for a partially circular

gage, or

Circle

, for a fully circular gage. The default shape is

Line

.

Gage Tool

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