Moving Auto Feature Vector Points

[Bostnik]

Hello! First let me start by saying that I am new to programming and using PCDMIS 2019R1. I have been asked to move some vector points that make up my plane.
I was instructed to F9 the particular point, click on the CAD where I want the point to be and then click ok. I did this and it did not work.
Is there another way that works rather than to rewrite the program from the beginning?

Thanks for any tips you can give!

[RandomJerk]

Well, first question - was it an autofeature or a measured point?

If it was an autofeature, were you in surface or line mode? Do you have Snap to Grid turned on? Do you have Void detection toggled (don't think it matters with a point, but it may with a plane)?

There are a lot of factors that could be the cause. Go back into the program, F9 the point, then do a screen capture and post it, that will probably get you an exact answer immediately.

[Bostnik]

The plane consists of Auto Vector points taken on CAD.

Surface mode/snap to grid is not on/void detection toggle is grayed out.

Attached is the screen capture. Hope this helps.

[Schlag]

Change the X and / or Y locations in the upper right hand portion of the field. And get yourself to an official training class. I see you have a join date to this forum of 2015 and this is your 3rd post. I take it you don't spend allot of time on the CMM ?

[kingsld1]

Or you can directly change them in the edit window. Move your cursor to your feature and tab to the field that needs changing. Theo and Targ field will likely need to be changed. Theo and targ can be different if for example you want to keep the nominals specified in Theo but you need to drive the point to a slightly different location because the feature is so mis-located that the routine will not run.

[AndersI]

I was instructed to F9 the particular point, click on the CAD where I want the point to be and then click ok. I did this and it did not work.

Are you moving the point just a small distance away from its current position? Clicking too close to an existing point will select that one instead of creating new coordinates. If you have to do it by mouse ( Schlag's suggestion might be better), you may need to first click somewhere 'far' away, and then where the point should actually be.

[louisd]

in newer versions, you can also leftclick and hold, dragging the mouse around, and that vector point will update coords live until you unclick.

Also you can toggle your cartesian coordinate structure to polar radius and polar angle...

[derrickcoyne]

LouisD, I could not get this to work. Everytime I did a click and hold, the mouse would draw a selection box and highlight the cad. The point never did anything. Is there some trick to it?

[louisd]

It may only work with CAD loaded (as it snaps to the cad face). but the trick is clicking on the green hit arrow, then hold/drag.

[Bostnik]

Took the "official" CMM training in 2017 and no, not a lot of time on the CMM. Recently had our former programmer train me (he has also been through the "official" training). Employer thinks programming is just a simple clicks here and there. Forcing them to give me more time in programming hence the reason I am posting again. I do however find a lot of my questions answered through this forum.

Moving some points 10 mm and some 22 mm distance.

I went ahead and just copied the existing program, deleted up to where I would start new vector points and put them where I needed. Then I copied and pasted the rest of the program back to it.

Thanks for your help everyone!

[Schlag]

In DMIS , you will learn that are are pretty much 3-4 minimum ways to do everything.....You could have just created a new point ( or as many as you want ) , added that point to your constructed plane, then deleted the "old point".