How do you orientate a sample point?

[FOG_Carter]

Hi all,

This is probably super simple but how do you orientate a sample point around a cylindrical hole? If I leave the default setting when using a sample point its location (orientation) is not desirable, it's approximately 180 degrees out of phase from where I'd like it. See example pictures.

The default location (Start Angle: 0, End Angle: 360) is in the 1st picture would be. If I change the Start Angle to 45 and End Angle to 315 I get the desired location (orientation), 2nd picture, for the Sample Point but now the probing points are rotated 45 degrees (undesirable).

First Picture

Probe_Good_Sample_Bad.png

Second Picture

Probe_Bad_Sample_Good.png

Is there a way to get the probing points such that they look like the first picture and the sample in the second picture?

This was probably all covered in the training, but that was multiple beers ago and many brain cells have died.

The FOG

[Matthew D. Hoedeman]

180/180

[FOG_Carter]

Matthew,

Thank you! A co-worker and I were testing multiple angles...and 180, 180 wasn't one of them.

The FOG

[RandomJerk]

The angle vector controls the sample hit.

[FOG_Carter]

Random,

Yes, I think I recall that from training now that you mention it.

Thank you!

The FOG

[louisd]

yes click the button on the right of the red Angle vector text, to flip the angle vector of the hole.
it should put the findhole point on the side of the hole as you prefer, and keep your hits normal.

[Matthew D. Hoedeman]

I do have a question about why you thought the touches in the hole in the 2nd image were 'not desirable'.

[Matthew D. Hoedeman]

I've never cared where the hole touches were as long as the sample hits were good to go. Of course, working sheet metal... on fixtures.... with clamps.... lots of times I can only check half (or less) of a hole due to stock thickness (4mm thick frame members) with the shear on the fixture side of metal (away from the side I can check with the probe) and a clamp in the way. But, ya do what ya gotta do.

[FOG_Carter]

It placed the point in a radius. Not a huge deal but the operators would complain. Keeping the operators happy is key! LOL!

[Matthew D. Hoedeman]

no, the inside points being at 45 degrees, you said it was undesirable, I don't see any issue with the inside points being at 45 degrees

[Matthew D. Hoedeman]

Of course, the EASIEST way is to drag it where you want it.

[oddam]

I agree with Matthew, right click the hit, click on move hit, move it to where you want.

[tking]

You can also drag the sample hits but I do prefer adjusting the angle / angle vector. For fun you can use a negative spacer value to go to the opposite side

[RandomJerk]

tking - I use a negative spacer value when I do c/bores, this way the depth and diameter are attached to the same feature.