I'm working on a program for a part that has four pockets 90° apart on the "face" of the component. The pockets have some form to them; they are not spherical in nature.
There is a true position callout based on a Ø6 mm gage ball when located on a 24mm (basic) circle. Obviously this is a bit of a problem, as I have to way to physically locate the gage balls on a Ø24mm circle, and even if I did, I have no way of attaching them to the part without throwing off the measurement.
The customer verifies the position using a Zeiss with a self-centering head; an option which I do not have, unfortunately.
My question is; is it possible to create a circle based on a scanned line (linear open scan, offset 12mm from the origin), and providing a radius for the circle? Essentially, I want to create a "curve", then create a circle tangent at two points with a specific diameter. Coming from the CAD world, it seems rather simple, but will PC-DMIS permit this operation? I've been going through the constructed circle menu and help files, but it doesn't look like it is an option in this case.
I would greatly appreciate any help; I'm relatively new to PC-DMIS (<6 mo.), and my primary function is in engineering. Thanks in advance!
(PC-DMIS v 4.1, Giddings & Lewis CMM)
There is a true position callout based on a Ø6 mm gage ball when located on a 24mm (basic) circle. Obviously this is a bit of a problem, as I have to way to physically locate the gage balls on a Ø24mm circle, and even if I did, I have no way of attaching them to the part without throwing off the measurement.
The customer verifies the position using a Zeiss with a self-centering head; an option which I do not have, unfortunately.
My question is; is it possible to create a circle based on a scanned line (linear open scan, offset 12mm from the origin), and providing a radius for the circle? Essentially, I want to create a "curve", then create a circle tangent at two points with a specific diameter. Coming from the CAD world, it seems rather simple, but will PC-DMIS permit this operation? I've been going through the constructed circle menu and help files, but it doesn't look like it is an option in this case.
I would greatly appreciate any help; I'm relatively new to PC-DMIS (<6 mo.), and my primary function is in engineering. Thanks in advance!
(PC-DMIS v 4.1, Giddings & Lewis CMM)
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