TRUaccuracy is definitely the main feature to showcase when doing a HandyPROBE demo, but it may not be quick to demonstrate in VXelements. Visualization tools can be used to facilitate the demonstration of some of the key features defining TRUaccuracy.
Showing the dynamic referential on a customer part without having the CAD model is not very attractive when using default VXelements settings, because all the customer sees is a bunch of floating planes and circles with a very tiny probe floating in space.
But with a little preparation and a good understanding of the Zoom options, you can easily make your demo attractive and punchy!
When you 1st launch a feature acquisition by touch probing, the default point of view is normal to the Z axis of the C-Track, and the zoom default setting is set so that the probe is very small on the screen. This is the kind of setting you would want if a CAD model was displayed on the screen, and you would want to locate some holes or specific surface points.
By using the Lock Zoom function (available with a right click from the 3D viewer) and zooming in, the probe becomes bigger. Rotating the view also adds some perspective and helps understand the 3D tracking of the probe for inexperienced users.
The Lock Viewpoint function can also be used to demonstrate the dynamic referential. First, activate the Lock Viewpoint, and then probe a feature. You can then move the part or the C-Track and go back to the probed feature to show that your alignment is still active.
With these simple functions, you demonstrated the dynamic referential in a very visual and simple way. It should now be easy to discuss the benefits of the HandyPROBE against our competitors when it comes to errors associated to vibrations and accidental part displacement. This is TRUaccuracy!