Understanding how Probe Calibration Affects your Program
Good Afternoon Everyone: I need some help understanding the std dev from a probe calibration and how it affects your program. So I'm checking this cylindrical part which has a tolerance of ±0.0005" and...
View ArticleProbe readout does not match entered move point
I am using a Brown and Sharpe 7-10-7 with PCDMIS 2013 MR1. The CMM doesn't seem to be moving to the exact location that I tell it, or it is not correctly reporting the probe's current location. For...
View ArticleSP25 Calibration Issue-probe sticking to cal sphere
Having an issue calibrating my SP25 on my B&S Image running PC-DMIS 4.3 MR1 CAD++. It is measuring the sphere using touch points, then it will get most of the scans ok, but as it comes across from...
View ArticleOutput Probe Radius in Inspection Program
Does anyone know how to output the touch-probes radius at the end of an inspection? I am fairly novice programmer and very new to VB programming. Our PC-DMIS inspection programs typically have...
View ArticleIs There a Way of Reading Probe Calibration Time?
Hi all, Is there a way of reading the time at which a probe file was calibrated? I would like to have a code that prevents operators from continuing with the program if it hasn't been calibrated...
View ArticleI am not able to export or transfer my report of scan points and points to excel
I am not able to export or transfer my report of scan points and points data to excel PCDMIS 2015CAD++. Can any one help me how to transfer my report of points to excel format. I check some profiles...
View Articlewhy symmetry value i am getting double the actual value in legacy and xact
why symmetry value i am getting double the actual value in legacy and xact measures in PCDMIS 2015CAD++. My two lines of 148.01 and 147.99 from the datum, and the symmetry is 0.02 But by asking in...
View ArticleMCR20 setup
Hi all, I'm trying to set up the MRC20 rack with 2015.0 and having trouble with 1 probe. I've calibrated my master probe in slot 1 and loads/unloads just fine. I then calibrated my 5x50 probe in slot...
View ArticleProbe Change speed?
Without it sounding like too silly a question, how fast can I actually change probes safely and still have the piece of mind that the probe is orientated correctly? It is currently set at 10mm/sec...
View ArticleFloating Licence ?'s
So, we purchased a floating offline licence and I was hoping someone could answer a question. The question is will I be able to use this without a internet connection? I was hoping to "chechout" the...
View ArticleCalibration issues
I am having issues with the CMM running in to the sphere while calibrating. It is only in one angle that it does this A90B180. I have done everything I can think of. I have cleaned it and shut it down...
View Article321 Alignment
I've been using the iterative alignment process almost exclusively since using PC-DMIS and it works really well with the type of parts I'm having to inspect. I wanted to create a 321 alignment using a...
View ArticleGenerating FLR file FlexReport
Hi everyone, Can you tell me how can I generate from PC-DMIS file extension FLR to use it to program FlexRaport?
View ArticleDepth & Sample Hits
All, I updated to 2016 initial release. When I go to write a new program and use an autofeature, the software automatically adds 3 sample hits as well as 5mm depth to the feature. I have to go in and...
View Articlebuilding a probe unit.. Probe discription!
I'm having a problem finding a certain pc. of hardware on the probe build drop down list... Starting with the HHA M5 head... That's fine.( it show's the whole head on the probe description graphics )...
View ArticleExplanation of UKAS Certification (Per Volume)
We are in the process of scheduling the annual service/calibration. and because our company is TS 16949 accredited we need UKAS Certified calibration. We haven't previously had this, only the yearly...
View ArticleCrash pc-dmis after 15 minutes everytimes.
PC-DMIS after 15 minutes of work has crashing. I tried: reinstall PC-DMIS, replacing HASP, clean regedit....nothing helps. I open PC-DMIS, create new program, waiting...after 15 minutes get crash. HASP...
View ArticleData transfer
I do contract programming for a company.Right now they take the cmm data and transfer that data into a software called visual fair by hand.Is the a software out there that will automatically transfer...
View ArticleHow to write to different files depending on operator input
All the dimensions in a program are appended to a .csv file. It works great, but all the data is from multiples cells and it can get confusing when looking at the excel file. I would like to be able to...
View ArticleArticle 3
I appreciate you can help: When I closed PCDMIS and the CMM machine is still running for 30 seconds, what is the reason?
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