Flip Part Over
I have a 2 sided part. All my datums are on side A. I align my part normally using the datum structure. I want to flip my part over on the CMM table mid program, then remeasure some repeatable features just like Leap Frog works, except I want the CMM
CAD alignment offline
typically when i perform a CAD alignment offline I would get 0 deviation since I'm not connected to the machine. however i have started a position at another company that has an older version of CMM manager from 2015 and i get large deviations even in
Moving Part to new Position... See these photos attached in this Topic
Hello CMM Community. I know this topic is covered, but I'm struggling to understand the written directions on how to execute what I need. I am attaching 3 photos of the same part but in different positions. How do I program this into 1 program. I want
Tip Change
Is there a way to adjust the distance the head travels for a tip angle change? I am moving from one side of the part to the other to measure a bore perpendicular to the view shown. For reference my work envelope is 47" wide, the part is centered on the
CAD Teach/Surface Selection
Anyone else have issues with the CAD teach functions picking surfaces on the back of CAD? Hoping its a setting I can correct.
Can the Point/Path locks be disabled?
Is there a way to disable the lock points/path function? We have found that this causes more issues than it solves for us and it would be awesome if it could be disabled.
How to properly use our Star Stylus
All of our Probe Assemblies use 3P, 6P, and Disc Probes. We are trying to find the runout (not total runout) of a feature, but every time we change tips (Probe assembly gets a 90 degree angle), I am starting to believe there are some mechanical kinks
Manual Retract Distance
Please help, I'm having to measure parts manually and for the love of God I can't find where to change the manual retract distance. When I probe holes the probe crashes because the retract distance is too much. I'm new to
SERVICE OR ANY Manual for MAG-3
Anyone has or know where I can get a service manual for MAG-3, please. any info would be great please. thank you
RTP20 with Deva004
Is there any experience in RTP20 hitting Pole with the lever on the way to indexing to a new position? Ends in E-Stop
How to use an Ellipsoidal surface as the Primary datum?
I have a part that uses an ellipsoidal surface as the primary datum (-A-), a center plane as the secondary datum (-B-), and a curved surface as the tertiary datum (-C-). I am having trouble figuring out how to properly align this part on the CMM. FYI:
Update reference tip
We are new users of CMM manager and so far it is excellent! We just ran into an issue where we have our probe assembly setup with a reference tip calibrated and have been using it successfully but had to add an extension in between the PAA1 module and
Advanced alignments / Cloud-to-CAD alignment
I'll preface this by saying that 95% of our parts are machined and have nice, orthogonal faces. The past few days I've been getting parts that have no flat surfaces. They are essentially a contoured ridgeline, that will become a fixture for an internal
calibration loop?
so i've always been told that when calibrating, you want it to check at .0003 (inch) or better. and if it doesn't, rerun the calibration and see if it gets better. my question is, is there a way to make the calibration sequence loop and keep rerunning
Circular Paths
I am running a Mitutoyo Apex Bright-710. I have Circular Paths enabled in Path Creation Preferences, but all generated paths at linear. Is this a machine limitation, or is there some setting of which I am unaware?
MEASURE THE MAX DISTANCE BETWEEN TO CYLINDERS
Can this be added to the software. Right now the software only let you do max distance between two circle or a circle and a cylinder
Compensation Map
Hi everyone, this problem i'm having it's more service related, i have a manual CMM Mitutoyo with UD1 card and runing CMM Manager 2020, the thing here it's that in the X axis i'm having a deviation of 24 microns in a 400 mm gage, but i can't compensate
Surface Profile Tolerancing
I am working on a part (with CAD) that requires a one sided surface profile callout. The requirement is a Surface Profile of .030" to Datum A (Bottom Plane). I am not able to share the print, but it requires the profile to be only to the material side
Depth of cylinder at angle
I've come across this problem a couple of times with other drawings, and just end up checking manually. Any suggestions how to get this measurement? Cylinder intersects plane at an angle, and the drawing is asking for the depth at the lowest intersecting
MMC to LMC
I have a small part with a through hole too small to probe (Ø.052 of attached dwg), so I put a pin gage in the hole and measure the pin. I've done this a couple of times by modifying the CAD data from an inner diameter to an outer, and changing the length
Improve accuracy
Kind of a general CMM question. I'm running an old Numerex 24-28-18, PH9/TP2, CMM-M 12.0.1.8123 . I'm hoping to see if anyone has any advice for getting more accurate diameter measurements. After qualifying on the calibration sphere, and writing a small
TP2 to TP20
This may not be the place to ask, but would you all have any idea what would be involved from updating my CMM from a TP2 probe to a TP20? Is this something I can do myself? How would my existing programs be affected? Is this a better question for a Renishaw
Evaluating projected Position
Hi there, I'd like to know the best way to evaluate a Position callout to a projected distance, as shown below with the red arrow.
CMM Manager running on Windows 10
Hi, we are currently running CMM Manager 3.7 Sp2 on Windows 7 and would like to know if anyone has had any issues running this version on Windows 10 before we go ahead and do the install.
PROBE COMP ON OR OFF
I WAS READING SOMEWHERE ON HERE, THAT WHEN USING POINTS OR COULDS TO BUILD PLANES, CYLINDERS, OR OTHER STUFF, THAT PROBE COMP SHOULD BE OFF BECAUSE OF A COSINE ERROR. WHAT ARE SOME EXAMPLES OF WHEN TO HAVE COMP ON, VS OFF? I DON'T THINK I UNDERSTAND
Manual programming hits doesn't register automatically
Earlier manual hits taken, used to get register automatically but suddenly not sure why it asks to press Spacebar key to register manual hits. Is it configuration change ?
Timeout error connecting to UCC Server?
I keep getting this error message when i startup CMM manager. I've tried opening up the timeout interval like it suggests with no affect. I cant run any programs because it wont pull in any data in regards to probe assemblies or tips. I've tried opening
Scripting in CMM Manager
I am interested in writing scripts in CMM Manager programs that include doing some simple math and making suggestions of how to modify machine settings based on results. While I have 40 years of programming in Fortran, VB etc...I don't know the secret
Best method to control the complete shape of a part (foundry style).
Hello, Do you have any advice on measuring a complete part, like a foundry? I usually use a TP200 and sometimes a SP25 and I have the CAD option. The interest would be to make the most complete inspection possible while being as fast as possible. At the
Form error of cylindrical probe with spherical tip
I am getting a form error of .250 on my cylinder probe using a ph20 and .006 when using a ph10 (2 different CMMs). what can i do with the ph20 to minimize the form error? i have tried rebuilding the probe from scratch with no effect and have tried using
Scanning internal cylinder / circle
How to scan internal cylinder or circle ? When I try the typical scan-->cylinder or Scan --3D CAD Teach it gives pop-up - "there might not be proper scanning tip"
Evaluating Position to only one Datum
My part is DCC-aligned to Datums A, B & C (plane, circle, circle). My print calls for Position of a diameter to Datum A and B (no modifiers) within .050mm, so I want to leave out Datum C. When reporting Position I have two options, use current reference
B89
Do you have any information for using the B89 Option in the Software. Ball Bar sizes, sphere sizes, patterns, etc.
Raw Data Export
Greetings - I recently used the raw data export after measuring circles at various heights to create a cross section rendering of an ID. After I sent this data to the engineer and it was used to plot the raw data versus the nomial size, the raw data did
Cylindrical probe calibration
Where can I go to change the qualification angle to calibrate a cylindrical probe? I want to come up off the equator of my calibration sphere by 5-10 degrees. This is to ensure I'm calibrating the radial end and not hitting the cylinder part of my stylus.
user Manual
I know that I may be old school, but YouTube videos do not work well as instructions for me. My desk and computer are quite a distance from my CMM's, and walking back and forth, starting and stopping, and rewinding the videos is not the easiest thing
Finding the apex of a cone
My print calls out the Position of the apex of a cone (a divot/concave shape) and I'm having a hard time getting a theoretical point on the apex. Measuring as a cone feature works fine except when I evaluate the position, it assumes it's from the base/largest