Creating a line thru scanned points.
I am trying to figure out how to create a line, through all the points of a 2d scanned cloud. I can export the points, but once its in Solidworks its not very easy to build a line when there is a large number of points, I think this one is over 1000 points.
Knowledge Base milestone - 185 articles and counting!
Hi there CMM-Manager users. Over the last week we've added around 50 KB articles, there are now over 70. All manual and DCC install guides along with updated notes are included. We will now start to add tutorials, error help, and other auxiliary
Path Verification
Is it possible to run a full program path verification without a physical part?
Comparing features of size
Does anyone know how to report the thickness of two features relative to each other? I have a part that consists of two rings where the critical dimension not how think the two rings are but that there the same thickness. Does anyone know a way to report
2022
Do you have a time frame for the release of 2022?
Preferred CMM brands?
We are potentially looking into buying a new (or newer) CMM. We are really happy with the CMM Manager software. Are there any CMM brands that work particularly well with CMM-M? Anybody shipping with CMM-M pre-installed? Also, does CMM-M support all the
Moving reference frame
Hello, Does anyone know how to change the reference frame in a program without recreating all of the paths. I created a part program offline recalling a fixture reference frame but accidently used the wrong offset. I set the X offset as 12" when it needed
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
Calibration
I have a question.. the guy that sold us CMM Manager and did the last calibration on our CMM has gone out of business. The guy we used in the past with OpenDmis is coming to do the calibration but doesn't know CMM manager software and is telling me that
CREATING REPORTS: BYPASSING THE DEFAULT REPORT
When creating a program and reporting features, a Default Report is created. If I add a graphical report, in the REPORT tab it creates a whole new report usually defaulting to MyReport1. But when I execute the program, only the original DEFAULT REPORT
Cloud to CAD best fit
I'm having some unexpected results that I was hoping someone could help clarify the best fit function of the Cloud to CAD reporting. My assumption was, if I do not select the "Best Fit" box the profile will be fully constrained to my current reference
Reporting the "X" label "Y" label "Z" label
Hey all, I am wondering if there is a way to report the "X" axis or "Y" axis labels when using DDE? Currently I can report out the "Note" as a balloon number, as in #01, "Nominal", "Actual", etc. but would like to send the X actuals to excel along with
Pass/Fail on Sphere probe tip calabration
Back on the 7th of October I asked a question in a post about Probe Tip calibration report. I was pointed to the "TIP SUMMARY" report. My customer asked me where on the Tip Summary report does it say Pass or Fail. He wants to see that the calibration
Filetype
Hi, Does anyone know if there is a possibility to always get the file chooser to open filetype “program” as standard when you open a program inside CMM-Manager? Now it seems to always default back to the latest opened filetype when you open a new one.
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.
Change rack
Hi, Is there someone who has experience with using two change racks for modules in CMM Manager? We have a INexiv, but it would be the same for all the software variants I guess. Thought I would check before we purchase another one, just wanted to know
Adjusting Sweeping Range on scanning feature
Hi everyone, New to the site and CMM manager as a whole, I used to Program on PcDmis and Mitutoyo Geopak. I am however self taught or had a small amount guidance from a couple of people but never been on an actual CMM training course so I apologise if
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
cylindricity
I am inspecting a cylindrical part. It has a .600" dia. which is 1.06" in length (this is Datum D) and a .500" diameter below it and is 1.76" in length. I am measuring in Z direction. My alignment levels to D (cylinder) and origins to a circle at the
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
True Position of Threaded Hole (using mmc)
What is the best way to report the true position of a threaded hole using MMC. Using the thread feature while measuring two circles, extracting the data, creating a cylinder, and reporting the true position of that cylinder is the easiest way I have found.
Probe Tip Calibration Report ???
Is there a Probe Tip Calibration Report that can be printed after probe tip calibration to a Sphere ? EDIT I mean all Probes and all tips.... I did find a "Tip Summary" report..... I think this would work to keep a record of my weekly tip calibrations,
CMM-Manager Feedback
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Back Button
I may be the only one who could benifit from this because a lot of operations can just be deleted, but I think a "step back" button could be really helpful for ref. frame/alignment mistakes or mis-click. Just an idea for ease of use, a lot of other softwares
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
GD&T
GD&T Question, not software related. I have never come across something like this. Can anyone tell me why there are two feature control frames for the same hole (not the composite feature control frame)? The features in question are 2x 1.000" holes. I
Measuring tall cylinders
Does anyone know why it wont measure the last circle all the way around? I am using a 3x50 stylus that has plenty of clearance and should be able to measure the whole thing. I tried changing the angle to everything from 5-65 and cannot get it to measure
Position of a hole normal to a large radial surface
What is the best way to verify the position of a hole that is normal to a large radial surface? We have tried the following methods below and get somewhat different results for both. 1. Hole measured as a cylinder and reporting position. 2. Intersecting
WHAT KIND OF STEM IS BEST?
i'm trying to decide what kind of stylus to get. i'm wanting a 3mm ball by 40 or 50mm stem/ i see that there is ceramic, and carbide. they are both about the same price for the 50mm length. is one better than the other?
PLACE CAD: how do you move a CAD and bring all the features along with it?
I have written a program and would like to adjust the visual location of the CAD but when I PLACE CAD all the features don't move along with it. How do I fix this so everything syncs up?
No tolerance
Hello. Is it possible to report point without tolerance, like in reporting point in position evaluation: Unfortunately if we use position report for this operation we get ofcourse additional line with position tolerance, which we can not hide in table
Client Monitor Program Issues
Has there been an update to the Client Monitor Program recently? I'm on version 1.0.8495. It seems like the connection between this program and CMM Manager has issues. Whenever I try to refresh the status, it gets stuck. I have no way of updating probe
Extract the points of a circle
I need to extract the points of a circle to request distances against other points. It's possible?
VB Manual
Do we have any VB manual for CMM Manager? I would like to take advantage of the benefits of the software...
ROUND SLOTS: Reporting overall length
Hey all, How can you report overall length of a round slot? not center to center but edge to edge
Report Profile line and surface.
Hello, I have a doubt concerning the result obtained concerning the profile of a line or a surface. Shouldn't the value obtained be multiplied by 2?
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