Runout of a plane_Using Legacy

[DAN_M]

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Print was changed from circular runout to total-runout.

Never got a straight answer as to why PCD wouldn't do circ runout of a pln in legacy...I definitely understand what people (specifically kirby) was saying about a pln being 3d and circular runout being 2d... but you CAN measure circ runout on a plate with an indicator so i was surprised that the software wouldn't let me duplicate this w/o having to do a workaround. Oh well, thanks for all who offered input
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PC DMIS 2020 R2 SP4

I use legacy dimensions.

I have measured a plane. My print requires I report the runout of that plane back to some datums.

I click "runout", then realize PC DMIS doesn't show me any planes in the box, it only allows me to pick from circles, cylinders, and lines in my prg. I have to switch out of legacy and into xact (or whatever tis called now) and only from in there can I select the plane I want.

Why won't it let me dimension the runout of a plane using legacy dimensions? IK its called circular runout but it is very well established in the industry to measure the circular runout of a planar surface on a surface plate (with the corrct fixturing & using your indicator correctly), why wouldn't PCD allow for this?

[KIRBSTER269]

Did you try total Runout? I don't know cause the machine is busy, but runout is technically 2D. I'm surprised it will let you pick cylinders, I haven't used legacy for years.

[DAN_M]

No. Customer wants circular-runout, will bounce it back if I do total.

[DAN_M]

You can absolutely measure this via plate layout, circular OR total runout, IDK why the software won't let me do it. =(

[NinjaBadger]

What sort of plane are you using?

Is it a circular/radial auto plane?

[DAN_M]

autoplane, centered around my origin at 0,0,0 with clean vectors 0,0,1, radial and yes circular hit path

[KIRBSTER269]

Well like I said Runout is 2D and a plane is a 3D feature, really surprised it will let you pick a Cylinder, If you were using an indicator on the Lathe, a Runout callout is technically telling you you can't move your indicator around, so you would be checking somewhat a line in a circular rotation. so I get why it won't let you. That's why I believe it has to be a total.

[kingsld1]

As a workaround, after your alignment, just take points in a circular pattern and report the difference between the high and low points? "Should" give the same answers.

[Matthew D. Hoedeman]

V3.7 lets me do runout of a plane, but there is no circular runout that I can see offered.

[KIRBSTER269]

So Danny boy, what's the verdict?

[DAN_M]

updating now, am all set as of a few mins ago. thanks kirby