Matthew D. Hoedeman
has received PC-DMIS total consciousness
Joined: 02-28-2006
Location: He||
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All our reporting is done thru Excel, and the 'tracker' sheet opens automatically with Excel, so it's always there. Not only that, but since I am MASTER... -
I do all my tracking with Excel. Nice form that I made. I only make "updates" if actual features have changed. If I change move points or...Leave a comment:
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The first tip will only be perfect if it is your master tip. That being said, if you ALWAYS SAY the tool has moved (and I do mean ALWAYS) then the probe...Leave a comment:
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I would go with RELEARN and FIND NOMS. When the scan is initially generated, select ONLY those surfaces you want the scan to use, and mark the box USE...Leave a comment:
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lazy way to do it would be to use TASK SCHEDULER that is part of windows. Just make a task that pops up a window that says "HEY, SAVE YOUR PROGRAM...Leave a comment:
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You have an alignment in the program, it will show alignment values. Blank program has no alignment, it shows machine numbers. Written program has some...Leave a comment:
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check and see if the cord is still seated tight to the head. The numbers come from the controller, the touches/lights are a different circuit.Leave a comment:
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is this the Pcdmis PDF converter? There have been times in the past when the Pcdmis PDF converter was all snafu. Easiest way around was to install Cute...Leave a comment:
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most of the step files I import end up on level 0 in Pcdmis. IF you have a RECALL/VIEWSET in your program, and that viewset does not include LEVEL 0,...Leave a comment:
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it rotates about where you right-click-hold on the cad to rotate. that's all.Leave a comment:
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Unless you redefine the clearance plane, that will have no effect on the program running the clearance plane. Once set, it is not really tied to the...Leave a comment:
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MAN RETRACT is what you are looking for. RETRACT is for DCC controlled movements, if you are measuring by hand, it is MAN RETRACT.Leave a comment:
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easiest way would be to program a point in the center of the bottom of the pocket, then use the normal clearance plane that you have, but turn on AVOIDANCE...Leave a comment:
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What is a "Clyinder"?...Leave a comment:
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Using 2 surface points, you will get one on the surface of the tube (and it will have the correct vector) and one on the surface of the edge (again correct...Leave a comment:
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The problem with edge point is that ALL the vectors are calculated from the surface surface you click on, if ya follow me, the edge vector is calculated...Leave a comment:
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The CMM isn't the "only tool".... I would use micrometers.Leave a comment:
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UNDER the F5 settings, ID SETUP, you can change the default color of a number of features, you select LABELS FOR (drop down) FEATURES, the LABELING METHOD,...Last edited by Matthew D. Hoedeman; 10-05-2018, 06:59 AM.Leave a comment:
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just noticed, the "minus" tolerance should be 0.15+(H002.D-6.5) as well, unless you are using "SHOW NEGATIVE TOLERANCES AS NEGATIVE"...Leave a comment:
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Yeah, they basically made it a square tolerance zone instead of diametrical. DIMENSION ~ LOCATION (not POSITION), then use +/-.15 for the 2 axis, and...Leave a comment:
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