Hexagon Absolute Arm RS5 User Manual

Appendix
H00007091 - Absolute Arm User Manual │Version 5.2.0 (2019-03-07) │186
I.2.8 POLYWORKS
Trigger button
3-States button - Left
3-States button - Right
Short
Hit Pt. / Scan
Delete last point / scan
patch
Validate
Long
Burst Pts / Scan
Delete all points
Device activation
1. In the Workspace Manager, access the options > tab “Plug-ins”
2. In the Plug-ins tab, select only “Absolute Arm and Scanning peripheral” (plus “Perceptron” in case of a
Perceptron scanner).
Configuration for contact Probe (ImInspect only)
3. Start PolyWorks, then IMInspect
4. In IMInspect “Probing toolbar”, select “Absolute Arm”
5. Click on the connection button to connect to the Arm
Absolute Arm settings:
In “Probing toolbar”, click on the probe button, then click on “Properties:
Configuration
Opens “RDS Control Panel”
Probe Alignment
Opens “Probe alignment” script in “RDS Data Collector”
Arm buttons use for message boxes:
When a message box appears, the arm buttons can be used to make a choice in the box:
• A short press on any button (BT, B3S), switches to the next choice.
• A long press on any button validates this choice.
Configuration for HEXAGON
®
Scanners (RS5 / HP-L-20.8)
In ImAlign or ImInspect, click on the “Scanning” button and select “Absolute Arm Scanning Peripherals”
Configuration button in Absolute Arm section gives access to RDS control Panel.

Hexagon Absolute Arm RS5 Specifications

General

Brand	Hexagon
Model	Absolute Arm RS5
Category	Robotics
Language	English