Slot with MMC
Here is an article I wrote to create a diameter within a slot to apply MMC when the positional callout requires it. CMM Manager: Slot with MMC — CMM QUARTERLY
Costly CMM Mistakes?
https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7326349990342127619 What is the most expensive mistake you've made on your CMM? Would robust path-planning have saved the situation? See comments for our story. Broken calibration artifact.
Scanning SP25M
Hello, I'd like to hear from users of scanning with the SP25M probe. I occasionally use this system and I wanted to know if you also have problems measuring. For example, if I scan a circle with a fairly high point density, it happens that a few points
2 clouds bestfit to plane
I have 2 planes that I need to know how they are to one another. Is it best to choose each one as a cloud, then combine them using "Best fit" and see what the flatness is, or should I pick up each one as a plane and check how parallel they are toget
GD&T Question
Hi All, I have a print that calls out .0004 true position on two open slots. It does not give a Datum at all. Is this a mistake? or does it mean true position to each other. Thanks in advance.
Looking for some advice on how to go about upgrading our shop floor cmm from pcdmis to cmm manager.
My workplace has tasked me with getting our shop floor cmm machine swapped over from pcdmis to cmm manager. There are currently around 100 programs (probably a lot more) ran on that machine. Almost identical parts/programs but they have different port
Fixture recall alignment
I'm probably overthinking this, but I'm hoping for some input on if I'm on the right track or if there's a better way. I do almost all of my programming offline these days, we probably have hundreds of programs. I want to get to the point where I can
Position of a Cylinder. Projected .600"
I have a part that I'm checking that has threaded holes and a position call out of .011M that is projected up .600" from top of top plane of where the thread starts. I'm measuring 2 circles in the threaded hole (I did use the thread hole setting and used
.cmp vs .prg
I'm sure this is a very newbie question, and I think I already know the answer to this, but I want you know what you all do. 99% of the time I, or somebody else in QA, is the one running our CMM. We have always created and ran our programs as the .cmp
Program won't sync in my DCC alignment
Hello, I hope someone can help me solve my problem. I'm working with a CAD model and I'm having trouble with SYNC CAD. When I start my program I have a manual alignment, then the program syncs automatically with my CAD Alignment. When I start the DCC
Parts and Reports not adding up.
So im running a part that in theory is 180 degrees identical. As in i should be able to put the part on the machine in either direction and the features/ report should tell me the same thing. Ill run the Plane-Circle-circle alignment from the picture
Unilateral Profile of a Surface
I'm working on an inspection that calls out a Unilateral Surface Profile of an ID cylindrical surface. There is a zero following the U in the profile callout, indicating that the drawing/model is at MMC, and the Radius can be bigger than the Basic, but
Measure this!
This would be a no quote... The crankshaft for a Wärtsilä-Sulzer RTA96-C engine, the largest reciprocating engine in the world, used in large container ships. It's a 1810-liter engine that generates 108,920 horsepower at 102 RPM, and it idles at 22 RPM,
How to measure a diamond-shaped locator pin?
This might be a basic question, but I’m struggling with it. How would you approach measuring a 2-way locator "diamond-shaped" pin, like the one in the image? I need to report (GD&T) the position of that pin as well as the longer size (length) , so I assume
Filtering and Outlier for CMM Manager Scanning
I've created a little booklet to help in understanding how to apply the filtering, and what filtering to use while scanning features in CMM Manager. I hope you enjoy it.
NX Cam Models
Good Morning All, For those of you using NX Cam to create your models, how many problems have you seen after converting to iges/step. For some time I have seen surfaces missing / flipped...ect. Our customer is doing profiles and the numbers we are getting..are
I managed to create Custom Ribbons and Ribbon Groups
Just for ya info, I managed to create custom Ribbons and Ribbon Groups by modifying the xml file, seems to work great! IMHO a good alternative to create extra toolbars.. Let me know what you think about it!
PH10M iQ Plus support
Was interested in in updating from PH10M plus to PH10M iQ Plus which has the inferred calibrations like the PH20. I was told CMM Manager does not support this probe head. Just trying to find out if that is true and are there ways it could be used maybe
Larger Icons on custom toolbar
I have searched the KB and found nothing on this, but how do i get the custom toolbar icons much larger than they are now.
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Attention users - does anyone use Macros?
The QxSoft / CMM-Manager development team would like your input on Macros. We're under the impression that this function is no longer used by our customers. Before we deprecate / remove this functionality, we'd like to give our users a chance to provide
Cylindrical Programming
Hello, I’ve been struggling with a part we’re trying to program and have run out of ideas. I’m hoping someone might be able to provide some guidance or suggestions to help get a solid program started. I’ve attached an STP file of the part for reference.
Cad Surfaces Not Aligned
How can I fix the surfaces on a CAD model that do not align.
Reporting, and Nominals Decimal Places
It's silly for the average report, but I have a gage block stack that I am trying to measure and report to the best of my ability. I have data that is out to the millionths. I took the time to type all that into a cad model, and so now I have this cad
B89 Ball Bar Test Sphere error? (Spheres ID's mixed up?)
One of the last steps when performing a B89 Ball Bar test in DCC mode is, as the system prompts: "Move the tip to the access position of Sphere 2, and press OK" But then, the system starts measuring that Sphere, that I just determined as "Sphere 2", and
Flatness
I have an aluminum block that is roughly 3" x 5.5" I use 3-2-1 to pick up the part, then on one of the surfaces I use the plane feature to check flatness. I pick up 16 points and it spits out a flatness of .0012" When I lay the part on that surface on
[Unofficial] Fix for CADConverter 2023 & Windows 7
[INSTALL CUSTOM DLL WITH CAUTION] Dev seems legit to me, he made it to get Blender working. It is a custom Implementation of api-ms-win-core-path-l1-1-0.dll for Windows 7 based on Wine code. https://github.com/nalexandru/api-ms-win-core-path-HACK/releases
Move part video
Can someone tell me where I can find the move part video? It was mentioned in a conversation between Jon and Tadd 2 years ago. I'm having problems with creating the second alignment. I'm flipping the part over 180 in Y, but none of my previous features
Circular Pattern From Slot Pattern
Still working through circular slot patterns. The goal is to report the position and then the fit. Typically I create a circle from the hole pattern to use for reporting the true position of the pattern to the part and for reporting the true position
Bi-Lateral Position vs Symmetry
Typically we check slot position using Bi-Lateral Position. We had a high and consistent number of rejected parts on our CMM, even though the parts mount onto their assemblies with more than adequate clearance. Our supplier uses angle and symmetry to
Is CMM-Manager's VBScript a custom syntax?
Hello, Just wondering- does anyone know if the VBScript in CMM Manager uses custom syntax that differs from standard Visual Basic? And is it simplified to only focus on the possible needs, application and scenarios used for a CMM? Not much of a programmer
Alignment of a "long cylinder"
Hi all, As per the nature of my question, you can infer I am just a beginner so, thank you for taking the time to help me as, unfortunately, I couldn't find any related topic here in the community area. How can align a part, locking all the 6 DOF, that
Aligning to a pattern
What is the ideal way to align to a pattern of holes? What I had been doing for the attached part, was setting my origin to Datum A, then aligning to one the holes for Datum B. After some discussion with Engineering, they said the pattern itself was the
Updated CMM-Manager website
Our updated website is live! QxSoft | CMM-Manager | Software for any CMM (qxcmm.com) I normally keep a close eye on the CMM-Manager Community but have been occupied in the past weeks. Thank you to our Help Desk and especially to Rod Garrett for being
Operation Planner
I am trying this out, however I have operations that are disabled within my first Op. It throws the error "Disabled operation(s) selected" and will not run because of it. Any way around that? Barring having to delete out the disabled ops?
PROBE CREATION
I have attached a file for a part that I'm trying to program. Our CMM does not have an automatic rotating head, so I want to program this, so the technician doesn't have to change tips or angles once they hit go. I'm thinking using the star probe set
Profile of a surface
I have a profile of a surface call out from Datum-B plane to Datum-A plane, the two planes are perpendicular to one another. The measured dimension is giving me a crazy number. Tolerance is bilateral .0078, but it is saying deviation of -1.39933 I don't
Align a curved part
What would be the best way to align this curved part? I have a series of 5 different parts all with the same type of curve. The sides are at an angle as well.
Fixtures
I'm still trying to commit to adding fixturing to my programs, but I'm someone who has trouble making decisions when given many choices, lol. I'm looking at fixturing systems from Renishaw, Rayco, and Phillips Precision/Lock-N-Load. I'm looking for opinions
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