Constructing a line using a plane and a cylinder
I have tried different ways that I thought would work but its not giving me what I am looking for. I have a square boss 1 inch long by .750 wide and then on each of its 4 side has a .38 radius that...
View ArticleVery unusual Crashing
So I come back and a coworker tried writing a new program, and she created datums A,B,C. B and C were Cylinders, and they should have been Cones, simple enough. She named them as followed Datum_B and...
View ArticleEllipse Auto Feature Start/End Angle Won't Save
Hi all, Using 2015.1 CAD ++. Pretty simple question. I create an ellipse as an auto feature from CAD and change the start and end angle because I can't access the entire feature. I save the program....
View ArticleInstalled 2018 R1 SP1...
...and it just won't work. Multisensor machine (vision, laser, probe) standing still ($$$). When starting a new program, I am used to see the "select probe" dialog pop up, which will let me choose a...
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Variable/Script help
SOLVED: See post #8. Thanks dph51 __________________________________________________ __________________________________________________ ____________________ Original Post---> ​​​​​​​2017 R2 CAD++...
View ArticleCalibration issue?
I have a 12" calibrated/certified gage standard. When I check it in the Y axis I get 11.990 and in the X axis I get 12.002. I have re-calibrated the probe tip a few times, all std devs were under...
View ArticleTool Change Operator Input
Is there a way to disable the operator input (YES/NO) before a tool change? I haven't been able to figure this out. I find myself trying to limit how many tools, rotations, etc are in each program so...
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Programming offline with Inspect running.
Is there a way to program offline while checking parts with Inspect program running.
View ArticleProbe Orientation in Offline Programming
I am programming offline and I am looking to find out how to fix my path lines at the beginning of the program so that the move to the first feature does not pierce through the CAD. A little more...
View Articleinstersection pt of two planes
so i have made my first program so be easy on me ... i got everything right on the money except some of my dimensions that deal with a constructed int. pt. i have tried many things but it just doesnt...
View ArticleTP Keeps Switching on Me
Using 2017 MR2 SP7 and I keep having an issue where the true position randomly changes to being 12 or more inches out of print. If I F9 the report, click on a different feature then back to the...
View ArticleNew probe file
Hi all, I received the probe file for a disc probe I purchased in a .txt format. I copied and pasted it to my 2017R1 folder on the C drive. I then converted the .txt format to .DAT format. However the...
View ArticleHeadpiece Question
good afternoon I always start my program with a headpiece to fill in the customer and drawing number and so on as below my question is, I have to refill verything every time I can save the variable...
View ArticleHow to make graphic disply smooth
I have demo 2018 offline seat. All my circles look like hexagons. hoe do I fix this?
View ArticleDeviation between 2 diameters
I have a toolmaker wanting to know a tube thickness by measuring an ID and an OD at the same depth however I've never reported this kind of dimension before. Is there a way to report the deviation...
View ArticleTrace field in PCDMIS 2018r1
Good Day All, I am running several parts that are serialized for what weld fixture they came from. I have always used the trace field in pcdmis to do my tracking. Since I updated to 2018r1, I install...
View ArticleHow to use UpdateDimensionNominals to refresh report?
Sometimes I want to use mouse select"PNT1...PNT(N)"&"ctrl+E" instead of "ctrl+E" for adjusting gauge,because use "ctrl+E" can refresh the report,but another can not.We need another(mouse...
View ArticleTactile v Laser scan
Afternoon All, It's been a while. I've been tasked with doing a tactile scan (Leitz head) and laser scan (CMS 106) and reporting one against the other (no CAD) to try and get an idea of...
View ArticleReporting multiple features in one Xact measure dimension
I've had a couple people tell me they're 'unsure' if its kosher to select multiple features at once when reporting in xact measure. An example would be a 10 hole bolt pattern with a TP to |A|B|C|, and...
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