Need help with code

[marcc]

What I am trying to do is this:
- measure hole size with the pin,
- insert oversized pin into the same hole so it sits tight and measure on the CMM to get coordinates of the center,
- program prompt to enter diameter from pin measurement,
- generic circle with coordinates of the CMM measurement and diameter entered from the prompt.

Need help with the code - please and thank you.

[NinjaBadger]

Can I ask why? As in why not just measure with the CMM?

[marcc]

I am working with plastic, dealing with surface imperfections, flash, etc.

[bfire85]

Don't you know the pin size already?

[marcc]

Don't you know the pin size already?

The idea is to have program written before pin size is known.

[AndersI]

measure circle CIRC_COORD on the pin to get the coordinates
Insert -> Dimension -> KeyIn… give it an understandable name, like PIN_DIAM
Insert -> Feature -> Generic… select circle, give it a suitable name (I use GENERIC_CIRC in this example) and fill in the nominal values

Now, with the EditWindow in Command mode, add the code

ASSIGN/GENERIC_CIRC.ALL=CIRC_COORD.ALL (this copies only measured data from CIRC_COORD to GENERIC_CIRC)
ASSIGN/GENERIC_CIRC.DIAM=PIN_DIAM.MEAS (overwrite with the pin diameter)

and then dimension whatever you want from GENERIC_CIRC.

[JEFMAN]

The diameter could also be entered in a input comment ?

[AndersI]

Of course. KeyIn was just the first thing that I came to think of, as it was a dimension...

[marcc]

Thank you.

[vpt.se]

You could also use the actual measured pin diameter without asking the user.