What to Type in Fixture Tolerance in Iterative Alignment
When doing iterative alignment on what criterion do I specify the fixture tolerance? In other words what number do I have put in there if any? I know from PC.DMIS help that the software only uses it if...
View ArticleWireless Jogbox Replacement Battery
Does anyone know where to buy a new battery for a wireless jogbox? The info on the battery doesn't seem to be helping me find one. And unfortunately the machine is in another plant about a 1,000 miles...
View ArticleLine scan of gear
I want to measure whole form of this gear? Can i use some line scan and how? {"data-align":"none","data-size":"large","data-attachmentid":391865}
View ArticleHow to remove space in edit window
I always insert pictures by Insert>Report commend>External object in edit window. I had to remove couple pictures by dragging in to Graphics window. However, it created space in edit window....
View ArticleAssignments bugs : how to waste time !!!!!
Hi all, I use a lot of assignments in progs, and some of them are surprising : In a loop V1, I can ASSIGN/V2="CE"+V1, then ASSIGN/V3=V2.HIT[1..12].XYZ, and it works fine. If I change from a circle to a...
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Here is a small applet that simply offers a YES NO dialog box. Optionally you can add the question to dialog through a command line parameter or use a file that is located in the same folder. This is a...
View ArticleTP of bore measure OOT but isn't...??
Hi all, I'm wondering if you gals and guys can shine some light for me on an issue we are having with a True Position callout? So I'm measuring the bore diameter of a carrier, using Xact Measure True...
View Articleseeking information on Non-Continuous Contact Temperature Sensors
In the Pc-Dmis help files, if you search for 'Temperature Sensors' and find the file titled "Working With Temperature Sensors" it describes 'Continuous Contact Temperature Sensors" which is the part...
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An easier way to create the "high point"
Thought I'd share my prefered method of extracting and constructing the high point from a feature. For me, the constructed CAST point is less prone to error. You know, the "copy/paste/edit" type...
View ArticleDMIS-OUT (export to DMO file)
Hello guys. I have a problem with export to DMO file. Do you know help me with this error message (Run-time error "76" path not found)? This message comes after I try export with DMIS-OUT. My PC-DMIS...
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Large Sphere, Small Part
So I have a family of parts(pucks) with a convex(out of) or concave(into) top surface. The CMM seems to have trouble accurately measuring this sphere, The Outer Diameter (OD) of the part 3in and 6in,...
View ArticlePrinted PDF with low resolution
Hi guys, I have an issue with the report generated with PCDMIS 2015.0. In my report i have an analysis of a profile and i need to see without pixel the deviations. Everytime that i printed the report...
View ArticleAlignment
So recently I had a discussion were the powers that be said I should be clocking my part to Datum C for an alignment. I instead used another ID that was along the same center line because Datum C had a...
View ArticleOOT Message pop up
Can someone please give me an idea of some script or assignment that will show a pop up message on the screen for OOT dims? I have several parts that are getting studies done on, and each part is...
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Symmetry-lines relative to each other.
I'm having kind of headache with this. It's a cylinder with 8 slots at the end, positioned to Datum B (outer cylinder) by 0,05, and relative to each other by 0,05. I'm ok with creating symmetry-lines...
View ArticleCan not open any programs
I cannot open any programs. If I try I get an "PC DMIS HAS STOPPED WORKING" message and PC DMIS shuts down. I have shut the whole system down but still get the same error every time. Any thoughts?
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Help! Horrible GD&T callout
Please help me figure out how on earth I'm going to create the Positional tolerance for the 0.50 - 0.52 distance. The four R 0.42 - 0.44 dimensions are through the flange (which is only.12 thick). Is...
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Schizoid CMM
Global 575, TP200, PC-DMIS 2015.1. Cleaned calibrated last April. Using tips .3X20, .5X20, 1X20 consistently measures +.0003/.0004 in (0.008/0.010 mm)on various calibrated gages (ring, sphere, block)....
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