Google Drive File Backup
My question has to do with our company is migrating all of our files off from our internal servers to Google Drive. My question/concern is do you know if storing backups of our PC-Dmis files...
View ArticleScans NOT Intersecting on Surface
My question has to do with some scanning issues that I have recently seen. I was doing open and closed scans on parts with helices. I did some scans vertically and some horizontally on the helices and...
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Using the "Caliper" to determine material thickness
How can i go about using the Caliper to determine the nominal material thickness? i have a contoured part with many pockets that are different thicknesses (but constant) from the outside surface.
View ArticleAlignment using fixture for looping
Hi all, We mostly have round parts to check in my shop - at least those are the ones my boss wants programs for initially. I had written my loops to align of the bolt circle pattern, but I don't have...
View ArticleExcel Files lost
Hello All! I am relatively new to the CMM programming world and am curious about a potential coding work around for Poor network connectivity issues. In short, our CMM is set to save the excel files...
View ArticleSelect Lighting that inputs into the resot of the program
I'm going to have a piece of tin/nickel with micro scrub marks on it that were caused from another piece of metal rubbing on it. Right now I am having a manual focus point to adjust the lighting to see...
View ArticleTransducer Error?
My company has been having an error that's been getting progressively more frequent lately and I was wondering if anyone has any experience with it. This is the error that pops up on my tables...
View Article3 Intermittent Errors
Hi All, I am having 3 recurring issues on a CMM. 1. Probehead Deflection. 2. No Probe Data Available. 3. Illegal Wrist Angle Commanded. 1. The probe head deflection error is showing when the PH10...
View ArticleCapture Calibration Results
What's the line of code to capture calibration results in a variable? I want to run a qualification with minimal probe angles and if the results are bad to run a full calibration of that probe.
View ArticleSelect Lighting that inputs into the rest of the program
I'm going to have a piece of tin/nickel with micro scrub marks on it that were caused from another piece of metal rubbing on it. Right now I am having a manual focus point to adjust the lighting to see...
View ArticleTool Changer
Good morning everyone! I am using 2017R1. Has anyone used the Tool Changer in PC-DMIS? If so, can anyone give me any info on how to set it up. I have read about in the help files but sometimes, info...
View ArticleAnother diameter question
here we go again. When the print is asked for an AVG diameter, if I understand correctly, they want to see a caliper (point to opposed point measurement) correct? If the statement above is correct,...
View ArticleMin and max radial distance
I have cylinder constructed from 18 points, cylinder is also my X and Y origin. I need to extract min and max radial distances from those 18 points but I am getting identical R values for all points....
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questcmm@questmfginc.com Thank you very much! I think I've managed to make it move to a second part, but my trihedron is still not matching me CAD, so I'm still missing something.
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2016 SP10 is on...
Release Notes - 2016.0 SP10 • PCD-101281 - Fixed an issue where the Mesh object could not be exported after it was manually aligned (without a CAD model). • PCD-108067 - Fixed an issue where the...
View ArticleQuestion
I have been noticing that when I save the statistics my tolerances from PC-DMIS on a slot feature do not transfer over to Data-Page, I have to go into Data Editor and manually enter them in. What can I...
View ArticleCad model point confirmation
I have been using this technique on occasion to determine if a machined parts feature is located where it should be relative to datums. I'm wondering if it is actually gives me an accurate position. I...
View ArticleTouch probe or Scanning Sensor
We currently use touch probes for all of my tables but I've been looking into Laser Scanning Sensors and I'm thinking we would benefit greatly from the upgrade. Theoretically it could save us a lot of...
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