Cloud to CAD Graphic Report, CAD Curve is not at the right place
Hey guys, I'm having another problem.. I have a CAD Curve (intersection) which I scan and report to a graphic.. Problem is the CAD Curve is not in place on the graphic report like when CAD is not synced.. I have a CAD sync added to program after dcc alignment
Star Probe Problems
I apologize for asking what is probably a simple issue. I was assigned the task of building a Star Probe on the CMM, which I am not trained on in any way. I thought I had figured out but I'm stuck. I am not getting correct measurements. I am using two
CAD alignment of a shaft
I'm having a problem trying to align shaft reference CAD frame shaft to my part reference frame. my last attempt was a circle on each end and construct a line, align to that line, measure one flat level to that plane, measure a point on one end set my
How to Align a Cylinder "Bullet Casing"
First off I'm fairly new to all this, I'm looking for some direction on how to align a 3D model of a bullet casing. I have tried 3-2-1 alignment along with manual alignments "Plane, Level, Set origin etc." with no success. What do I need to do to align
Programming From CAD Without Physical Part
I think I’m missing a step when programming from CAD before the physical part is available. I don’t have this problem when I do the manual alignment as I go - I.e. before programming the DCC alignment and other features. I import the CAD, move the CAD
Potential software bug, Diameter sizing
Hello, I've noticed that when you are making a positional report for holes, there seems to be some sort of bug. When you are making reports for multiple holes at the same time and changing the nominals in the "Feature Report" tab, the diameter that I
Move part, still having issues
Hi All, Can anyone send me a sample of how to move part, I understand all the steps that need to happen. I'm having issues with the second alignment. For example, I align everything for the first op, check all dimensions, top and sides. I want to check
Nominals not reporting correctly
So, I just experienced an issue that I have never seen before. The nominals in my cloud hits all show a Z 0 which they should, but when it gets to the reporting side, they change to another value. What could have caused this to happen? I am using report
Mitutoyo UC - Establishing Machine Connection slow (Display blinks frequently)
Hey guys, I compared establishing machine connection on MCOSMOS and CMM-Manager. In MCOSMOS it blinks only one time. In CMM-Manager it blinks 8 times (1xlong, 7x short) resulting in a long connection time.. This applies both when starting CMM-Manager
Tips & Calibration Data get lost from time to time -> Root cause found!
Hey guys, we have the problem, that tips get lost from time to time and long time I had no idea why but I think I found the cause: - When exiting CMM-Manager all tips and calibration data gets deleted and is then written again from scratch (this takes
Difficulty selecting 3D CAD geometry for Measurement
I have been a CMM-M user for 13+ years. And I have sometimes had problems getting CMM-M to select the correct 3D CAD geometry when clicking on a feature. The most problematic are Cylinders and Cones..... Sometimes CMM-M has a pop-up that asks what feature
Programming circles
I've noticed that sometimes when editing a program, a strange function appears. For example, I want to add holes in the middle of the program. So I use the “pinned” function to repeat the addition of holes, set the first one, validate and move on to the
Issues importing CAD
Hello, I am currently experiencing quite a few issues when it comes to importing our CAD models for a particular part that we are running. The main issue is that when the part is imported, there are a lot of artifacts all over the model, surfaces are
Copy reports onto other templates
Hello all, I'm not sure if it may be a software bug or if I'm misremembering, but there use to be a way where you could hold ALT and drag a report from one template to another. I have my default report and then I created a template with added graphical
Aligning CAD to Previously Measured Features
I have a program previously setup with the canned alignment using one of the hole features on the OD of the disk as the alignment feature. I am trying to update the canned (Plane-Circle-Circle) alignment to use one of the hole features on the ID of the
How Do I fix my Reference Tip?
I have no idea how to fix this. No idea how it got this way. I am using CMM manager 2020 on a manual Brown and Sharpe Microval. Nothing fancy, we typically put in whatever non-repeatable tip we want, calibrate and measure away. Scales are all reading
Cad view glitch
For some reason our cad models started disappearing when we open a program. It pops up then zooms off the screen. We have to hit show all to make it come back. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AaTeqKaq5hs
Machine Coordinates change when aborting Probe Change (before physical Change)
Hey guys, when aborting CMM Movement, after a Probe Change is initiated (even immediatly after the Command is started and Probe still on the way to the Rack) the Machine Coordinates change. I guess CMM-Manager (or the CMM Controller?) already set the
CAD Import, purple surfaces
Hey guys, has anyone experienced purple surfaces when importing CAD (STEP, CATIA)? Can you tell what that means except that it doesn't look good.. Thank you!
Empty Cloud as result from 2D-Scan
Hey guys, we just got a License and I encountered a problem. I created a section, picked the contour, created a spline and added to the cad. Then I select the cad curve within a 2D Scan.. The resulted Point Cloud is empty.. Did anyone had this behaviour?
Move part origin
How can I move the part X, Y, Z to the top of the part (See image) Thank you!
CMM-Manager crashes when loading Program created with different Language
Hey guys, as I'm revising the German translation I have to switch language while programming.. And I had the case where I could not load a program created on one language. The CMM-Manager Application crashes when loading the Program. If I switch the language
Axis Inner Limit Switch
Hello, we are having an issue with the Z Limit Switch on our CMM machine. We crashed the stylus into the part and it knocked the stylus off. It was not a hard crash, the stylus was inside of a bore about an 1/8" from the surface and the probe went the
Radius in Z
Newish to CMM programming, we have ph20 head and CMM manager 2022 software. So there will be times where I have a radius that needs to be checked. For some reason I struggle to find good ways of checking the part. Like if the radius goes around a lathe
ADVICE NEEDED: Measuring small groove
I have to measure a .04"(1mm) wide groove that is very close to a bottom surface. This could be verified easily with a size gage and radius gage but THE BOSS wants CMM numbers. The smallest disc probe that I could find is 1.2mm (about 2mm) with rollers
Convert Excel to CSV files.
My CMM Manager 2022 used to convert Excel files to CSV files, but for some reason started having issues. Now when it gets to the convert "Excel to CSV" command the program stops and locks up. When I try and open CSV file manually, I get a message that
Probe Numbering starting from "0"
Sorry for spamming the Forum, but I'm in a hurry to make a decision towards or against CMM-Manager and need some things sorted out before I can finally decide.. This may look like a minor Problem, but our Rack is numbered from 1 to 9 and also in our MCOSMOS
CMM Inspection Report Output - Out Of Tolerance Error
Can anyone help explain how the report is showing an out-of-tolerance result for an actual result that is within tolerance? Any help is greatly appreciated.
3D Connexion SpacePilot not working
Hi, just tried to get Space Pilot working with CMM-Manager, but it doesn't do anything. The Option is enabled, also switched it of and back on, restarted but no movement with SpacePilot. I installed the newest available Driver for this Legacy Device (compatible
Probe Assembly glitch?
First time I've run into this problem. The program was originally made years ago and runs maybe 1-2 times a year and has had no problems until now. I get most of the way through my program until I get to a different probe assembly. It's supposed to go
Fixture Reference Frame checked on by itself
We have an issue where the fixture reference frame check box gets checked on all by itself. This is a real problem when we run and it wants to move to somewhere unexpectedly. We have broken several tips over time because of this. Has anyone else had this
Flatness/parallelism
Hello, I am still surprised by a measurement result. It concerns flatness and parallelism. I do not find it normal to have a parallelism defect on a plane which is lower than its flatness value.
Just a basic question.
I pickup the part. Level, align and origin a simple plane and circle. Go back to the program with the next feature at X 0 and Y0 and the feature keeps moving. Firstly I would like to lock the feature but everytime I go back to the feature it has
Error
I am having issues with my Nikon Altera machine. In the past I have had issues with this first message "connection reset by peers" which was fixed by adjusting some ethernet and USB settings on the computer. Now it is happening again and giving a me an
True position of a cylinder
Hello, I have a measurement result that does not seem correct on true position of a cylinder ("D4.1"). CMM Manager indicates a "Y" defect which seems too important to be true unless the cylinder is not perpendicular, which is not the case and on the
Cannot unlock points
I am having an issue with the "lock points" check box, being greyed out, and not allowing me to un-select it. Anyone have any pointers? For now I will just delete the feature and re-measure it. This is the second time recently that I have run into this.
ADDING FEATURES TO REPORT AFTER PROGRAM IS RUN
I have run the program. I now need to add a dimension I forgot. I don't understand why when I need to add a dimension to a report, pull up Teach Mode, add the dimension, and regenerate the report, the dimension generates at the very bottom of the report
Dragging multiple features into bilateral position
If you drag multiple features into bilateral position reporting, only the first is bilateral. The rest become regular "position". ver. Manager 2021
Recent CAD Files menu issue
I've been having some odd behavior with "Recent CAD Files" dropdown. I can still import fine, it's just the Recents I'm seeing this with.
VB Script Reading Text File with UTF-8 BOM Encoding
It was brought to our attention that reading the contents of a text file via VB Script (as described here - VB Script - Read and Write Text file using an Array (qxcmm.com)) will be problematic if the text file encoding is UTF-8 BOM. This BOM encoding
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