How to find max and min diameter?
i need to know circularity an also maximum and minimum diameter. can i just get a diameter of hole and after add to or subtract from a circularity?
View ArticleZ-axis Counterbalance Grommet Leak
Hello All, Please see the attached photo. I have an air leak coming from the top of the Z-axis on our Brown and Sharpe Global. The leak originates at the rubber grommet that the arrow in the photo is...
View ArticleHow to assign the measured A/2 value from a dimension to a variable?
How to assign the measured A/2 value from a dimension to a variable? I have a measured cone that is dimension using location. The axes that is displayed is the A/2. I cant figure out how to assign the...
View ArticleAlignment issue
I have a part on my CMM om 3 inch block so I can get to the bottom of the part to create 4 point to create a plane. When I go to level the part in the z plus alignment It flips the z axis on my CAD. I...
View Articlemachine speed
been using 2016 for awhile now on the offline seat.Just updated 1 machine yesterday and it is running slow.I think this has been brought up before but can't find it on the fourm. I believe its in the...
View ArticleCMM consistently off by 0.0007 inches After Calibrating
We have the machine set up and calibrated by a representative from Hexagon. After he left, the machine has been consistently off by 0.0007" on the calibration sphere and other ring gages. We have...
View ArticlePerpendicularity problem with a constructed width
I can’t post the part drawing, but I will post a similar drawing with the FCF’s as they are on my drawing. I have done this before and I’m beginning to think it might me a problem with this version of...
View ArticleMore operator input questions
I would like to make a window that the operator only has two choices: Cell # and Pallet (fixture)#. I also would like to have the Julian date and the shift (1,2 or 3) automatically added by the system...
View Articleassignment -> generic features within loops, OUTTOL flag on 1st loop?
Hi all, long time user, first time needing to post. 10,000 FT summary: Our summary upon end of program execution shows OUTTOL=2, which is (falsely) alerting our auditors. The data output from CSV shows...
View ArticleRotary Table Problems/Calibration Questions
We have an AG Davis rotary table on our DEA Global using PC-DMIS 2013 MR1. We've had the machine for almost 3 years and have had very limited success with the table. Hexagon doesn't seem to know much...
View ArticleSquare Notch
I'm Having some issues with this square notch. Array I'm programming with a CAD, I do not get basics with my print. If I create 2 lines, from one side and another and try to create a WIDTH, It comes up...
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Anyone required to FORCE qualifications? Or have a Qualification Sysem in place?
How's everyone? Hopefully well seeing as it is Friday So here's what I've got....It's fun My boss has asked me to set in place a system that ensures our operators have qualified the probes and angles...
View ArticleCAD model rotation
Recently upgraded to 2016 SP1 PC-DMIS and I get an error message about graphic driver needing update. This was done to the manufactures latest but error message keeps coming up plus I notice that my...
View ArticleReason why external object to insert picture in program does not work sometimes.
You can go Insert---Report command---external object to insert picture of work piece with fixture installation in program. Someone wrote in my similar topic long time ago that he could not insert...
View ArticleCreating custom probes
how do I create a custom sized probe in 2015.0? there is nothing like it in the drop down for building it. (.6mmX15mm length shank probe)
View ArticleDisk Probe Qualification
To the pros on this site I could please use some help. I have set up a New disk probe in the probe.dat file that did not exist before. I am running 2011 MR1. The disk probe is a 8.0 mm diameter by 30...
View ArticleProblems using widths
I've been getting a lot of true position and profile call outs with MMC. So I have been using the constructed width feature quit a bit. The problem I am having is this, when using these widths as my...
View ArticleProgram locks up!!
I wrote a quick program and when I go to start it, the whole edit window turns different colors and everything locks up... I can't do anything with it and have to use task manager to end the program. I...
View Articleproblem with checking of angle
we have a product like a Fin(image attach) it has 10 wings and on each wing there is 1 degree angle to the centre line.I make plane on every wing and take one cylinder in the fin bore and then open...
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