HEIDENHAIN IK 5494-2D - Manual (Page 200)

178 QC5200 Series User’s Guide
Line constructions
Lines can be constructed from:
• Points • Slots • Blobs
• Lines • Distances
• Profiles • Angles
• Circles • Arcs
Line constructed from a line
A duplicate feature can be useful when it becomes desirable to perform new
operations with the line while retaining the original feature. Select the desired
line feature, click Measure Line and then click OK. The new line feature will
be constructed and will be shown in the Features template, Part View window
and Results window.
Line constructed from two points
Select the desired point features, click Measure Line and then click OK. The
new line feature will be constructed between the two points and will be shown
in the Features template, Part View window and Results window.
Lines constructed from a point and a line
A line feature can be constructed from parent point perpendicular to a line
feature. Select the desired point and line features, click Measure Line and then
click OK. The new line feature will be shown in the Features template, Part
View window and Results window. Right-click the Results window to show
an alternative line feature.
Parallel line
Right-click the Results
window to display an
alternative feature