HEIDENHAIN ND 1400 - Manual (Page 30)

16 QC-300 Series User’s Guide
Measurement functions
The measurement functions are divided into three tabbed areas:
• Measure Select a measurement type, such as circle, line or sphere
• Program Record, edit or play back a program of measurement steps
• Extra Send data to the RS-232 port
Selecting a measurement type
Measurement types are selected from the Measure tab. Touch the Measure tab repeatedly to display icons
in the measure tab for the different 2D and 3D measurement types.
Touch a measure icon to select the desired measurement type. In some cases, such as when selecting
circles and slots, related measurement types will also be presented as shown in this example of touching
the circle icon to display the arc measure type.
NOTE
Details regarding performing measurements and the use of measurement tools are
provided in Chapter 6: Measuring.
Touch the Measure tab to display
measurement types...
Touching the circle measure icon... displays circle and arc measurement types
then touch the Measure tab repeatedly to alternately display 2D and 3D
measurement types