Matthew D. Hoedeman
has received PC-DMIS total consciousness
Joined: 02-28-2006
Location: He||
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At one time, there was an 'application' you could put on your PC called TO EXCEL or something like that. I never even though about using it as I am still... -
since chaos is the normal state of the universe, how can you derail into it? -
They made a change to Pcdmis, not sure WHAT version, but if you START a MM program, then import an INCH IGES file (step too???) it will convert it, BUT...Leave a comment:
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yeah, not gonna happen, it won't adjust anything, as it is just a paste, NOT a paste & convert (images of Mel Brooks History of the World Pt. 1 come...Leave a comment:
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in theory, PUNCH IJK is supposed to make Pcdmis move 'strangely' for when a hole is being pierced at "NOT NORMAL" to surface. I don't know... -
I always use Iterative alignment because you can make it repeat the measurements without re-programming them to fine tune the alignment.
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when I do any manual alignment (no cad) I always use multiple hit features. Planes, lines, spheres, circles. NEVER a single point.
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Grab the jog box, move the machine and take a point, hit the done button. The comp will "never" be correctly applied. "Never" as... -
One thing to keep in mind when using MEASURED POINTS is that Pcdmis will only comp for the probe in the current alignment SINGLE AXIS that has the most...Leave a comment:
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What KIND of PDF printing are you attempting? The new-fangled 3D PDF format and just the document PDF format? I thought I heard they were adding or were...Leave a comment:
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if the use of NDC is not in your SOP (and is NOT an absolute for your cert level) tell him he has no business asking for it.Leave a comment:
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There is a setting page for calibrations where you tell it the acceptable 'deviations' for both size & STDDEV of the probe calibration.
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Run offline with the F5 option of FIND NOMINALS DURING EXECUTION turned on (then TURN IT BACK OFF before running a part). This only works for VECTOR... -
fixing vectors won't help. those model points don't have a vector, so you have to find the vector.
That being said, I don't use the FIND... -
WAY back, you had to mark an option somewhere for it to include sub-directories and not just the current directory. You must also be in the 'top most'...Leave a comment:
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Have you tried DIMENSION INFO?
Insert ~ Report Command ~ Dim Info
Then pick & choose the options needed to get those la...Leave a comment:
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Well, 'caveman' method would be to import EACH data set and place each one on it's own cad layer. Then simply SAVE VIEWS of each single layer, and then...Leave a comment:
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Seriously, is that a GM print? They really do have their own standards that do NOT match any ASME or ISO standard. -
Looks almost like a GM thing to me. They have their own 'standards' that they use.Leave a comment:
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AUTO FEATURE, CIRCLE, yeah, DCC is the original tem used in Pcdmis for auto features. Stands for Direct Computer Control.
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