Square datum

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I have a part with a 0.500" square post that's a datum. Does Calypso have any feature recognition for a square?

I'm currently just scanning each face, and creating symmetry planes of the left/right and top/bottom, then intersecting the symmetry planes, and call that intersection my datum.

Caly 2017
No PCM
No CURVE

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there is only one geometry "rectangle"!
Measurement, special geometry

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That's how I've handled it in the past.
But yeah it seems like there should be a way to recognize a Polygon of any given amount of sides.

a while ago I wrote a program for a sister plant looking for the TP of a small hex. i ended up scanning it as a circle with pretty good results compared to hard gauges.(hex is done on a 2nd op and isn't clocked to some other features)
luckily the end costumer doesn't have a receiving inspection cmm, so they wont be questioning my methods.

I wonder if you could scan a square post as a circle.
nominal diameter being the average between cross flats & cross corners, speed very slow.
probably not worth the hassle..........