Auto Features for off-line programming a manual alignment
In previous versions of PCDMIS (now I'm using version 2015.0 SP5) I used to program Auto Features (mainly Auto Circles but sometimes Auto Vector Points, Auto Planes and Auto Lines, too) for the first...
View ArticleIt looks corrupted driver in external object.
I inserted pictures of fixture installation by Insert>Reported comment>External Object in my programs. I had to delete the pictures in one program so I dragged in to Graphics window, but I could...
View ArticleMachinist's with full CMM control
I oversee 4 global CMM's in the lab and we recently had two new hexagon SF's installed on the shop floor. My company really doesn't have a specific purpose or plan for these new machines and now they...
View ArticleT value vs Z value
Hello everyone, I have a forging 36inches by 24inches and 13inches in depth, should be .300 of extra material all around. I have a dimension from the cmm surface plate to the bottom surface of the...
View ArticleMeasure a segment of a circle
I have a fixture that my guy want me to measure a radius to make sure its the right diameter. My question is its a 20.08" dia or 10.04 rad. How can I accurately measure it when it is such a small part...
View ArticleProgram looping and alignment
I am trying to modify some of my programs to facilitate operators measuring multiple parts using a loop routine. I understand the start and end commands but am unsure of how this works with read point,...
View ArticleGD&T Symbol I cannot find
Anyone every seen this Symbol used? {"data-align":"none","data-size":"custom","data-attachmentid":391529}
View ArticleExpression Builder Doing My Head In
I have constructed a plane and am trying to find the maximum high spot, as shown below: PLN2 =FEAT/PLANE,CARTESIAN,TRIANGLE,NO THEO/<3.795,0.148,-1.029>,<-0.0368249,-0.0335693,0.9987577>...
View ArticleAdding a "view" command to program
Is it possible to add a "view - report window" command to the end of a program? If I have my report window open while running the program, once the program ends, my report doesn't show any data. It...
View ArticleConcentricity of a bolt circle
Thought I'd get some alternate opinions here. I have a part that is consistently out of tolerance. I've gone back and forth with the engineer who swears that his process is good and it's the CMM that's...
View ArticleCorrupt Probe Thoughts
Just wondering if anyone had some thoughts as to why one of our five CMMs has a nasty habit of corrupting probes. All of our seats use 2011mr1, all have the same sort of probing, all use programs...
View Articleprofile of a plane
pcdmis profile is not making sense to me. The drawing calls out a plane to be profile to AB. This should be really easy because its just a plane not a combination of different shapes. {"alt":"Click...
View ArticleActuals reading zero after a profile measurement.
Using PC-DMIS CAD++ 2014.1 All measurements are in Inches Trying to report Profile of a Surface of a cylinder using XactMeasure. The cylinder was measured using auto measure. 2 levels of 14 points per...
View ArticleUsing a rotary table, but cant figure out how it works
everytime I use the move/rotab command. the next feature will not run. im so confused. even if its a simple hole just rotaing the table ever 6 degrees.
View ArticleConstruct circle with autofeature and hit points?
A little background, I am measuring a crankshaft. Currently I am trying to measure the crank pins. What I would like to do is measure 180 degrees of the pin using the autocircle feature. Then, index...
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Points per scan rule
I would like to know if there is a "Rule of thumb" or standard on how many scanned points there should be per liner length or tolerance. Attached is a snippet and general dimensions of this pocket....
View Articlebest practices help
When creating an ABC alignment in PC-DMIS should one recall the manual alignment or recall startup?
View ArticleClearance plane
Hi all my question is this, when I enter an active clearance plane value and a pass through clearance plane value , my probe moves in a diagonal motion rather than parallel to the coordinate system...
View ArticleLooping an alignment...
Can anyone tell me the advantages of looping an alignment prior to the measurement of any feature?...thanks in advance
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