Each program can be easily linked to an icon

Appropriate windows are provided for each piece of hard-

ware, and hardware can be selected simply by clicking the

applicable icon.

The system is designed and engineered to maximize

performance and efficiency.

High efficiency measur-

ing

A collection of powerful tools

support high efficiency measuring,

including teaching/playback for full

automatic measuring, multitasking

for parallel processing and high-

speed alignment, and much more.

The screen layout can be customized to create a streamlined working

environment that balances function and ease of operation for a variety of

different workpiece conditions and operator skills.

The screen has optimized for the wider screens that will be used in the

future. For contour measuring in particular, functions that support measur-

ing itself are arranged to facilitate easy operation.

Workpiece Trace

A pre-measuring coordinate trace can be performed to check the measur-

ing surface in cases when there is a partition between the start point and

the end point, when ascertaining the measuring limit points while measur-

ing right up to a depression, or when visual inspection is difficult (as with

the inside of a hole). To eliminate measuring error, the measuring range

can be defined on-screen by specifying the start point and end point.

Measuring screen

Analysis screen

Automatic Dimension Line Output Function

Pre-selecting the dimension lines of the

required elements will display the dimen-

sion lines along with the calculation.

After calculation, dimension lines can be

added, moved or deleted as required.

Cursor Profile Discrimination

The operator can superimpose a freely

created cursor range on contour data

for calculation. This means that a

calculation which used to require two

clicks can now be done with a single

drag operation.

Allowable Element Calculation Icon Guidance

This function provides a visual display of elements

that can be calculated when performing a new

calculation using any one of multiple elements for

which calculations have already been completed.

Even when selecting between complex elements,

this function enables intuitive selection in

accordance with the objective of the calculation.

Calculation Result Preview

When auto calculation is turned off, calculation results and

dimension lines appear in the preview screen as soon as

the cursor is superimposed, so that calculation results can

be previewed before they are finalized.

When calculation range expansion is enabled, preview can

be used to check the condition of the calculation range

expansion, which helps to prevent calculation and opera-

tion errors.

Specifications

TiMS Contour Measurement and Analysis Program

AI function

Automatic distinction of elements including points,

straight lines and circles Automatic distinction of the combination executable of calculation between two elements

(point-point, point-straight line, point-circle, point-oval, straight line-straight line,

circle-straight line, circle-circle, straight line-oval, circle-oval, oval-oval)

Arithmetic

processing

Point, line, circle, partial circle, ellipse, max. point/min. point, distance, coordinate difference, polar coordinate difference,

orthogonal/polarcoordinate difference display, intersecting elements (point-line, line-line, circle-line, circle-circle, line-ellipse),

symmetric elements (point-point, point-circle, point-ellipse, line-line, circle-circle, circle-ellipse, ellipse-ellipse), surface calculation,

over-pin calculation, dimension line display function, calculation result/nominal value collation, mirror reversal, profile synthesis function,

macro function, automatic element discrimination, calculation point repeat function, workpiece trace function, peak and valley function,

auto operation log/playback function [profile nominal value collation, best fit, design value generation, IGES/DXF conversion]

Coordinate control

Origin setting, X-axis setting, parallel move, and rotary move

Measure pitch

0.1 μm to 1000 μm

Number of data points

Maximum 150000 points

Magnification display

0.01 to 10000000 times (arbitrary and automatic)

TiMS Integrated

Measuring System Software

Contour Profile Measurement and Analysis Program

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