Turn off Avoidance moves
Since upgrading to Pcdmis CAD++ 2018 R1 it seems that any auto feature created has "avoidance move - Both 10 " on as default. Is there a setting to change this behaviour? I've searched to no avail and...
View Articlehow to update
I am running version 2016 and just realized with our corporate office that I have a maintenance agreement with Hexagon. How to I update to the latest version or replace mine? I know there is more past...
View ArticleProfile - Form Only
Good Afternoon Everyone Working on a part that has a 0.75mm profile callout with no datums. (Form only)(Profile|0.75| ) This tolerance is applied to a curved surface. I have measured this surface using...
View ArticleHow to remove specific dimensions on excel export
Hello, I added an excel export on my programs. By default, the excel file includes every dimension. How to get rid of some of them ? I set the output to "none" on the unwanted dimensions but it doesn't...
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report editing help
quick question in the image provided. how would i edit where it says for example DIM8 - LIN1 TO PNT3 (XAXIS). i only want that to say DIM8. is that possible to do?
View ArticleDEA Mistral died, need help using PC DMIS offline
Well the 20 year old machine is down, I have not had any success using PC DMIS offline. When I open the program it tries to start the machine, but since it is off it will not open any programs. Is...
View ArticleNon Stop Program / Looping or GoTo while also printing each report
I am trying to learn more about looping and writing script. So i figured i could start out easy, and make my program non stop with a GoTo command or a loop. So, how would i go about making my program...
View ArticleCTRL + click in 2018 R2
Hopefully an easy one here, I have just installed 2018 R2 on my machines and the CTRL + click to move cursor to feature isn't working. Is this a known bug or have I just F'd up somewhere along the...
View ArticleCreating "Icons"
How To Create Buttons "ICONS" Today I learned how to create my own personal icons and I wanted to share it with you guys. An example of why I created some myself was because typically when I start a...
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No more room in toolholders, where to put extra probes?
where are you guys putting your extra probes? don't tell me you don't have any! I kept them sticking around on 123 blocks for the longest seeing they are magnetic. then I wizened up and printed some...
View ArticleTracking vs 'White' Light Scanning
Hi all, We've just won a contract to manufacture aircraft engine cowl doors (aka nacelles). These components are obviously a semi-circle about 2 metres long and 1 metre deep (radius). We're being...
View ArticlePrint Report After Run
I'm trying to have Pc-Dmis print the results out after the part is ran. I figured out that you have to insert a Print Command at the end of the program, but I specifically want it to print out using...
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Alignment Issue
What am I doing wrong? Made a real simple program to check diameter and roundness on a ring. I made an alignment using the top face of part and leveling off of it as well as making it Z datum. Then...
View ArticleCMM Quindos Calibration Training?
Hello all, My company has now decided that they want me to train to calibrate all of our CMM's, using Quindos interface for our machines. Has anyone heard of training such as this being offered? Any...
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Global silver plastic y-axis faring with e-stop
Hey all, this is a goofy one. Over the weekend, quality auditors managed to break a probe, and couldn't get the machine back online afterwards. Short story: in their panic to react to the broken probe...
View Articlereport- total characteristics measured, no. of out of tolerance &...
hello all, I want total number of characteristics measured, number of characteristics which are out of tolerance & cycle time in my report output . I need it at the end of report. version 2018 R1....
View ArticleHow to turn off annoying sound
How do you turn of the alarm sound that you get when you remove a probe for cleaning and the probe is off too long? I have one CMM that it goes off and the other it does not. I do not want to turn off...
View ArticleAbsolute Arm Accuracy
Looking to buy a Romer Absolute Arm for checking parts while still chucked in the machines. My part has an ID ±0.0005" and an OD of ±0.001". Does that exceed the accuracy and capability of the arm?
View ArticleMachine Interface Setup grayed out
Our IT dept. was attempting to update to PC-DMIS 2018 (from 16) and when they finally worked around the licensing, there was an issue getting the software to communicate with the Zeiss machine through...
View ArticleProbe life when scanning
What kind of probe life are other people experiencing when scanning? We do a lot of scanning. Aluminum parts, silicon nitride probes, hexagon recommended settings. We've noticed loss in accuracy with...
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