Matthew D. Hoedeman
has received PC-DMIS total consciousness
Joined: 02-28-2006
Location: He||
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if you can't 100% control part positioning, that is about the best way to locate. If you CAN locate, but can't 'make square', you can, in the alignment... -
Have you tried adding a "bogus" DCC alignment after the read point? As in, use a BIG prehit/retract and points VERY close to your read point...Leave a comment:
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construct a circle, cone/plane.Leave a comment:
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Don't try scanning with the 'tip' of the probe, use the side. If you are trying to scan the table of the machine, for example, don't use A0B0, use some...Leave a comment:
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(1) Make your alignment to the datum features you will use in Xact
(2) Dimension what you are dimensioning using Xact (and defining your datums...Leave a comment:
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Keep in mind, Pcdmis is NOT dmis, never was, never will be.Leave a comment:
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Hex does, they lock the tips in the modules on the Romers. Not sure what locker they use, but they use something....Leave a comment:
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Never seen that louisd, but then I don't subscribe to any posts. I get no notifications for threads unless it is when someone quotes me or replies to...Leave a comment:
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The ONLY thing that should show up for USERS under notifications is when someone quotes you or replies to your post. Unfortunately those in charge of...Leave a comment:
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Ya gotta be careful what you 'say' on this site. I once posted "WTH" (exactly that, WTH) in a post, and they contacted my boss about it......Leave a comment:
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posting the same thing over and over and over is annoying.Leave a comment:
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You must have the cylinder perfectly perpendicular or your data will be bogus. I check sheet metal all day, every day, from 0.020" to 0.475"...Leave a comment:
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IF you are manually measuring features on the part, then aligning to those, doing a level, rotate, origin, axis offset (3-2-1) alignment, you MUST either...Leave a comment:
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there are NO axis tolerances for TP.Leave a comment:
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a square bolted to the table to 'datum' a corner, and a straight edge at the other end to stop rotation, push the part against the straight edge at one...Leave a comment:
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not correct. This is a FoMoCo thing. Level 2 is basically a FAI, Level 3 is what must pass SPC, Level 4 is what is collected for production at the ...Leave a comment:
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Level 3 are used for SPC, Level 2 are 'full check'. Level 4 are usually data collector bushings on the fixture for 'at the press' data collection....Leave a comment:
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STD is not DIAM, one is an indication of roundness, the other is effective size. DIAM exceeding the limits is not the same as having a crappy STD.Leave a comment:
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no rack for me, so mine is easier:
C:\Pcdmis\
then
JOBS (then each part has a sub-directory, all the programs)
PROBES...Leave a comment:
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OR, you can make your OWN directory, independent of what Pcdmis wants, so that upgrades won't screw them up, and set the search path to that. I don't...Leave a comment:
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