True position of Cylinder
I have a customer that wants to know if the true position of a cylinder only measures the location of the cylinder or does it take the perpendicularity of the full length of the cylinder in to...
View ArticleSNAP does not appear to be working v2016 SP2
Using v2016 sp2. I measure a Vector Point having the SNAP function active and use a 0,0,1 I,J,K vector. When I look at the results of the point I expect to see no deviation in the X or Y axis,...
View ArticleAfter Calibration Crash
Here is something I'm putting out there, to see if any body else has this issue. Any, and I do mean any, program I pull up and say I haven't ran it in awhile. Gives me the little popup probe needs...
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Anyone know of any resource for practicing alignments in PC-DMIS? I'm looking for something "workbook style" with different parts/configurations. Not just the standard "plane-line-point" rectangular...
View ArticleRepeatability of part in fixture issue
Hi all- I have a bit of a strange situation. I have a part that has good repeat-ability if it's not removed from the fixture, within 2 microns in X, and 3 microns in Z. When I remove and replace the...
View ArticleTracking lasers pro/cons
We are looking to purchase a new tracking laser. At present we have an older Faro. We are split between Leica and Faro. Opinions?
View ArticleDegree to Inch. value in Perpendicularity.
The tolerance is 90* +/- 2*. I calculated value of 1 degree in to inch. as per drawing dimension. Basically, perpendicularity tolerance is positive in the program. I am having value of 1 degree in to...
View ArticleAuto Vector Points and Prehit Distance
Good Morning All: The part I am inspecting is mostly composed of auto points so that I can utilize the avoidance moves and then construct features after the fact. In the beginning of my program I have...
View ArticleJust upgraded to 2016: Slow DCC move speed
Hey all, We just recently upgraded to 2016 and so far I'm doing fine with it (that may change soon). However, the DCC speed is EXTREMELY slow. I hit F10 and noticed the acceleration was set at like 150...
View ArticleERROR CE ,S%1 ,TR_CE .0X14000034 Command argument out of limit
Hey Gurus, Can you help me with this error please? I have a Global performance, PCDMIS 2014.1 (service pack 6) mar 14 2016. I was changing a tip from 1x30 to 1x20x10 ext when I have this error. Turn...
View ArticleQuick question on SP25M components
We are in need of making a longer probe build to get into a deep area. My question is, if I do that and there is no more room on the changer rack for another build, will the manual probe change command...
View ArticleArticle 6
Ray! Hope you are still around. I have a question about a Linearity study. How is it done on a CMM? I have a b89 ball bar and gage blocks.
View ArticlePart Limitations on Optiv 321 TP
Good Morning: We've purchased an optiv 321 TP and I have taken 101-201 vision level courses a month ago or so. Still new to the vision world, what are limitations of the vision system? I'm told the...
View Articleasterisk
I have searched through and didn't find my issue. I am on a Sheffield Discovery II PC Dims 4.3 MR1. standard. Using a Renishaw PT10 Head TP200. I have a probe profile i have used for on and off for the...
View ArticleError Calculating Defelection Matrix
I am having a hard time calibrating my tips and keep getting the Error Calculating Deflection Matrix every time I calibrate. I did change the lowforce to 0.2 on my opt probe settings. It was set at 0.1...
View ArticleThoughts on Callouts
I am in a lucky stage. I get to see the print before they kickoff the project! So with that, I wanted to get everyone's opinion. I know that doing runouts on the CMM is not always the best method. It...
View ArticleGD&T Question
I have this feature control frame with 3 parts to it. I know I should know this, but have never had to use it before. How do you dimension all 3 fcf's in PC-DMIS using legacy dimensions? Array
View ArticleLooping question
I was asked a question but one of our new inspectors when we were discussing looping. Say you have five parts you want to setup and measures all five. I don't have enough 'X' or 'Y' axis to set them up...
View ArticleAuto close routine
Does anyone have a method or script that will close PC-Dmis auto majically after a specified period of time? We use a VB front end to start PC-DMIS and open routines. Some of the operator think that...
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