Geomagic Leica Tracker Plugin 1.0 User`s Manual
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1. Wrap Configuration File A few settings for the Tracker Plug In are stored in a configuration file and not accessible through the graphical interface Location The configuration file is called config xml It is stored alongside the Plug In DLL The default location is C Program Files Geomagic Common V13 leicatracker config xml Replace Program Files with Program Files x86 for 32 bit software running on a 64 bit operating system Contents IPAddress The Tracker s IP address If you are not sure start up the Tracker Server and it will eventually display the IP address on the front panel PortNumber The Tracker s port number Generally set to 700 ToleranceMeters The maximum allowed value for the standard deviation of all measurements collected into a single point measurement If the standard deviation is too large the Plug In will reject the point Large standard deviations occur when the reflector or probe is moved during the measurement Configuration File Connecting e The first time you click on any of the commands listed in the previous section the Tracker Plug In will connect to the Tracker hardware e The Tracker s IP address must be set correctly in the config xml configuration file see previous section e Your network adapter must be set to a static IP address in the same subnet as the Tracker e If the Tracker is not initialized the Plug In will initialize it upon the first connection This can t2. close together It is possible for the Use PowerLock checkbox to become out of sync with the actual setting on the system If this happens cycling through the option once should fix it User Interface Guide Controls Buttons Go 6DOF 0 Points the Tracker s laser beam straight out the front where it is easy to catch with the T Probe Bird Bath Points the Tracker s laser beam at the magnetic Bird Bath that stores reflectors If the tracker is currently tracking a T Probe this will behave the same as the Go 6DOF 0 button Search Moves the Tracker s laser beam in a spiral pattern to lock on to a reflector after losing tracking This is mainly useful for systems where PowerLock is disabled or not available The spiral is not large so you must still hold the reflector very close to the beam Initialize Re initializes the Tracker Detects any accessories that have been attached since the Tracker was first initialized Initializing includes a calibration routine Leica recommends to re initialize every few hours during use Set Weather Opens a separate dialog where you can manually set the temperature barometric pressure and humidity of the Tracker environment If the Tracker has a Meteo Station attached the manual entry fields will be greyed out Click OK to commit the values to the Tracker The values should show up in the Weather Data indicator on the lower left hand of the interface Disconnect The Tra
3. Geomagic Leica Tracker Plug In 1 0 User s Manual Overview The Geomagic Leica Tracker Plug In supports the Leica AT901 Laser Tracker in Geomagic Qualify Geomagic Qualify Probe Geomagic Studio and Geomagic Wrap A separate Plug In supports the Leica Steinbichler T Scan system used with the Leica Tracker It is available from the Geomagic Support Downloads website The Tracker is available as a Hard Probing Device in Geomagic software Installation Please see the release notes on the Geomagic Support Downloads page for installation instructions Overview Available Commands After selecting the Leica Tracker Plug In the following commands will invoke the Leica Tracker Please read the application documentation for instructions on each command Geomagic Qualify and Qualify Probe Capture tab Qualify or Home tab Qualify Probe Align Group e Orient to World e Move Device e 3 2 1 Alignment e Iterative Alignment Collect group e Probe Points e Probe Sections e Quick Probe e Probe Features Measure group e All measurements Analysis group e Probe Compare e Real Time Deviation Options group e Plug In Options Available Commands Qualify Qualify Probe Geomagic Studio and Wrap Capture tab Align Group e Orient to World e Move Device Collect group e Probe Points e Probe Sections e Probe Features Measure group e All measurements Options group e Plug In Options Available Commands Studio
4. ake up to 60 seconds e After making the initial connection the Plug In will stay connected until you manually disconnect by clicking the Disconnect button Connecting Capturing Points T Probe Buttons Figure 1 Buttons and Orientation of the T Probe The T Probe buttons are numbered in blue in Figure 1 Single Point Collection Buttons 1 and 2 collect a point Buttons 3 and 4 exit from single point collection mode Feature Probing Buttons 1 and 2 collect a point If you have probed enough points to define a feature buttons 3 and 4 define an offset point If not they back out of the feature probing command After defining an offset point or exiting a probing command the application will start a new feature automatically To fully exit feature probing press button 3 or 4 again Continuous Collection Probe Sections Real Time Deviation Buttons 1 and 2 start and pause collection Buttons 3 and 4 exit out of the command Capturing Points User Interface Guide General The user interface will pop up whenever you enter an alignment or probing command If you close the interface with the Windows X you must start a new alignment or probing command to get it back The user interface is composed of Indicators Display information from the Tracker hardware Controls Send parameter values to the Tracker Buttons Invoke actions in the Tracker User Interface Guide General Indicators These inte
5. cker Plug In maintains a constant connection to the hardware even when not actively collecting data If you are using a Steinbichler T Scan with your Tracker you must disconnect the Tracker Plug In before starting the T Scan Plug In User Interface Guide Buttons Known Issues No Automatic Weather Dialog If the Tracker does not have the Meteo Station accessory then it uses manual input for weather data Manual data is stored in the Tracker between uses The Plug In does not warn you when it is using manual data If the previous data stored on the Tracker is not correct measurements will be wrong In a future version the Plug In will alert the user when it is using manual weather data No Validation of Single Point Time It is possible to set a single point measurement time outside the valid range such as 1ms or 1 000 000 000ms The Plug In will not alert the user when this happens but the setting will have no effect No Validation of Search Distance The same problem exists for search distance Go 6DOF 0 uses Search The Go 6DOF 0 button initializes a spiral search after it moves the laser This behavior will be removed in a future version Long Measurement for Offset Points When defining an offset point for feature probing the Plug In will do a full single point measurement even though it doesn t need the accuracy of an averaged measurement Ina future release offset points will use a faster and less accurate measu
6. ld will display No Weather Data until you choose manual weather settings using the Set Weather button User Interface Guide Indicators Controls Reflector Menu Displays a list of all the reflectors that have a compensation stored on the Tracker server When a reflector is selected the tracker server loads the appropriate compensation It s important to select the correct reflector Every reflector is different For example if you have two 1 5 inch Red Ring Reflectors compensated for your system take care to distinguish between them Single Point Time The time in milliseconds that the tracker will take to collect measurements for a single point acquisition More time will average out noise leaving a more accurate measurement However if the reflector moves too much during the measurement it will be rejected see Config File Tolerance Search Distance The approximate distance in meters from the Tracker to the object you are measuring This affects the Tracker s behavior when you click the Search button If this value is far from the true distance the Search function will not work very well Use PowerLock PowerLock is the system that uses the Tracker s video camera to lock on to reflectors that are up to 2 degrees away from the beam If your Tracker does not have a PowerLock system this checkbox will be greyed out Most users will want to leave PowerLock on unless they are tracking several reflectors that are
7. rement Known Issues
8. rface elements display feedback from the hardware They are not interactive Status Box Displays one of 5 possible statuses with a color coded background The possible statuses are Grey Not Connected The Plug In has not connected with the tracker hardware All other controls are disabled Green Ready The tracker is connected and locked on to a reflector or T Probe Ready to collect data Red Not Ready The tracker is not locked on to a reflector or some other problem is preventing the tracker from successfully acquiring data Yellow Busy The tracker is busy executing another command and will not respond to more commands This is typically seen during initialization or point collection Blue 6D Invalid The tracker is locked on to a T Probe but some of the optical indicators are not visible to the Tracker camera so it cannot calculate the orientation Probe Data This field will display the tracker s feedback on the current reflector or probe it is tracking T Probe If you are using a T Probe this field will show the diameter of the probe tip Plain Reflector If you are using a reflector the Reflector menu will become available This field should show the reflector you select from the menu If it shows a different reflector then your setting has not been sent to the tracker successfully Weather Data This field will display weather data from the Tracker s Meteo Station If no Meteo Station is attached this fie
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