Collision detection path lines
Just down loaded 2016 sp6 yesterday and when I run collision detection I'am getting these extended lines.Is there a setting somewhere to changes this.
View Article2015.0 vs. 2015.1 update?
My installed version is 2015.0 SP4. DMIS is nagging me to install SP5, but I see 2015.1 is up to SP8. Is there any reason I shouldn’t just update to 2015.1 SP8? I have an SMA. If I do update to that...
View Articleprinting issues
I have a Global Classic running PC-DMIS 16. Installed a new HP printer that will print double sided and would like to print 2 pages per sheet. When I run my program the printed report has the PDF...
View ArticleCustom Tool bars. Where are they stored and what is the .EXTENSION for them ?
Just like the title.. Where are the custom toolbars kept inside DMIS and what is the actual .extension name of these files ? I want to copy them from 1 account/computer to another. I have been...
View ArticleIssue with constructed widths and datums ??
In the example (not the real part but a simple representation on the part and the GD&T) picture I have shown here, I have created a CONSTRUCTED WIDTH from planes on the two A DATUM surfaces....
View ArticleCad coordinate system disappears once I make an alignment? How to fix?
Hi Guys, Running PCDMIS 2014. Why does my Cad Coordinate system disappear once I create my first manual alignment? The Coordinate system is shown if I bring the model in first, but disappears once I...
View ArticleWhat's going on here?
I don't know how to make it full screen, but here is a screen shot of part of my probe calibration results from this morning. Usually I see some zeros, some .0001's, some .0002's and maybe a couple...
View ArticleLost my probe files :)
Yes I recently had new computers installed for a 2016 PC Dmis upgrade with a 16gig for each and when I loaded up my software my probes where gone as well as the acknowledgment of the qualification...
View ArticleOpenDMIS and VirtualDMIS
Good morning everyone!!!!! Does anyone on here know anything about OpenDMIS and VirtualDMIS?
View ArticleWho runs there programs at top machine speed?
Just wondering who runs there programs to max machine speed! My CMM's max speed to 300mm/s. I normally run it at 200. We are looking into purchasing a new Hexagon CMM that I believe is 500mm/s. I think...
View ArticleScanning with a TP20- PCdmis 2015-
is it possible to program/operate using the scaning function (linear/patch/perimeter) with a TP20 probe? And if so does it actually drag the probe or take single points? and is it worth using it for a...
View ArticleFile bar disappeared
Hello, I'm only 2 days in to PC-DMIS and still learning the ropes. Somehow I accidentally removed the file bar. Its the one that has " File, Edit, View, Insert." and etc. Can I please be directed on...
View ArticleGD&T Question: True Position on a flat surface?
Hi everyone. I have a question that I'm hoping can be answered as I'm very confused. I cant put the dwg on here for confidentiality reasons but I've done a diagram that pretty much works for what I'm...
View ArticleSharing violation issue
How do I go about solving this issue in one of my programs? It doesn't affect the program itself. The program runs and collects the data I need. Its just more of an annoyance. Also, What does this...
View ArticleSame Program Running on Several CMM's, Each Formats Reports Quite Differently
Hello all, This has been a nagging problem for a while. I have several programs that have 5 - 20 or so report pages if everything stays as I arranged it on my offline seat (either 2011 MR1, or 2013...
View ArticleCMM Profile Issue
Hello, I am having a potential issue with a profile scan that we have on one of our parts. It is a section scan measuring a surface that is angled at 45 degrees in relation to the face of the part....
View ArticlePC-DMIS 2017 R1 is officially released!
Let's have a "friendly" conversation here! http://support.hexagonmetrology.us/l...-Release-Dates
View ArticleAuto Angle Point? Solved: use Pierce Point instead.
Would you use Auto Angle point to get the intersection of this radius and plane/line? Thanks!
View ArticleCreating an L-Probe "construction" fixture
Has anybody made an L-Probe fixture? Right now our current method of building a new L probe is doing it by eye, and praying that it calibrates. I feel like there has to be a better way, Im currently in...
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