USING IGES FILE FOR PROGRAMMING
Receiving Inspection reports up through me at the company where I work. My boss suggested recently that 4-hours was too long to program. Their previous roles, allegedly the programmer could import the IGES file, align the machine and be ready to run in
Show remaining time while program is running?
Hey guys.. I often get asked how long a program is running (remaining time), is there a possibility to achieve this? Best Regards Stefan
Programs
Would anyone be willing to post a good, completed program (or more) that they have written so that I can see and understand what it should look like? I will be happy to give my email if anyone would rather do that. If this is too much to ask, I completely
Measure Section Curve Command for Scanning
Hey guys, there is a command for measuring a section in the elements tab.. At the end there is a touch path.. What if I want to scan the path? I know I can add the curve to cad from this dialog or create the section from cad attributes but it would be
Decimal Separator
In Germany (and most of the European Countries) we are using Comma "," as Decimal Separator.. If you enter some Number Value in CMM-Manager with Comma Separator in some Forms it errors "not a number" but in Reporting Commands it ignores the Comma and
tracer line or line to feature
New, to cmm programing, when we had the instructor here he show us that we could turn on a line that extended from the probe tip to the next feature to be measure in the program. can anyone tell how to do that.
Position of a feature on a plane perpendicular to the leveling plane
Hello to all, I am measuring the position of a feature R13, that is perpendicular to the reference frame A/D. This is not usual on the part prints I work with. A .ppt was attached showing what was done, but I would like to hear some comments or corrections.
Best-Fit Alignments
Very recently our company has fallen under the eyes of a certain company under fire and are having to explain our use of "best-fit" alignments. I'm trying to gather a better understanding of Boeings definition of "production hardware" and was wondering
B89, Ball Bar Routine
I am working on using a ball bar with the System > B89 Utilities > B89 Ball Bar routine. I have no problem using this in manual mode, but in the hopes of saving some time I want to use the DCC mode as well. The path that the machine makes when I use the
CMM-Manager 3D Printed Training Parts
Purchase 3D printed demo / training parts here - CMM-Manager Sculpteo Gallery I suggest the Nylon PA12 Raw Polished (grey) finish See pictures of actual part below - the quality is much better than traditional FDM 3D printing. We use these almost exclusively
Retract Distance
I need to change and save my retract in a small hole. Found something in DCC but I can't change it.
Symmetry callout
I have a .1mm symmetry callout to datum C. "Datum C" is a flat edge of the part, the symmetry callouts are to a large slot in the center of the part and to 2 smaller slots. Using the Symmetry feature in CMM manager, how do I set it up? Hopefully I have
New to the world of CMM...
Hello, I've been a Quality Manager (more/less the entire quality department) at a small machine shop for almost 5 months now. Been learning the ins and outs of their whole operation, learning about dimensioning and tolerancing, and the various products.
homing out
machine was crashed last night and now cant figure out how to home it after powering up again
Part deflection
I have a part that is thin (1mm) I create planes for each side, one datum & the opposite side to record the thickness. I keep getting small thickness readings even though with micrometers the parts are spot on. I put an indicator against the back surface
Offline programming 2023 version
I'm trying to write a program offline in CMM Mgr 2023. Typically, with 2021 version, every program begins with "Program Summary", at the top, then I would select my probe and it would be entered below. That's not happening with the new version. What am
Applying MMC to a datum feature.
I am trying to report true position of a circle using another circle as the datum. I can apply MMC to the reported feature, but not to the datum circle? Am I missing something or is this not possible?
Best practice for reporting diameters
I hope I can explain this adequately. To the best of my knowledge, according to ASME standards, when measuring a diameter, every point on that diameter needs to fall within the drawings stated tolerance. If you have a diameter that is out of round, some
CAD Import settings
How do I access them?
Properly applying projected tolerance
I accidentally submitted this as a "Ticket" yesterday, but thought it might be good community knowledge. Original question: I found the article https://support.qxcmm.com/portal/en/kb/articles/gd-t-projected-tolerance-zone , however, I would still like
Single Reports - Multiple Parts in Loop
I have created a loop (not batch run) that is running 10 individual parts. The results are calculated inside the loop. My results are created in one report. Is there a way to create multiple reports, individual for each part?
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CMM MANAGER MEASUREMENT QUESTION
As you can see in the video, the plane measured as expected in "simulate" mode, yet it measured inside the math model when physically measuring the part. Thank you.
Combining multiple reports for PPAP submission to AIAG form
What are options for combining multiple parts into an AIAG PPAP submission? We currently have a "homegrown" software that has us manually enter the data line by line. Does anyone have excel examples or something similar that would be able to combine,
Updated PTB Certificate
We've obtained an updated PTB certification. You will find the legacy CMM-Manager PTB certificate along with the new 2023 certificate here - NIST Algorithm Test / PTB Certificate (qxcmm.com) More info about PTB here - Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt
True Position of XY&Z
I've got a series of holes with carbide balls inserted in them. I need to measure the hole diameter, then take a hit on the apex of the ball to report position. The holes vary in location from nominal. How can I ensure I'm taking a hit on the highest
Free - LK Micro4 Horiz Arm CMM
UPDATE - Sold... to the lowest bidder... LOL. We salvaged what we could and sent this giant 14,000 lbs. hunk of granite to the local stone quarry. Anyone interested in a rather large CMM? We're moving to a new facility and would like to not bring this
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CMM-Manager 2022 Beta Releases on Friday at noon (Eastern US Time Zone) - Want to participate? Register Here:
Renishaw TP20 Racks MCR20 vs TCR20
MCR20 vs TCR20 Stylus Change Racks both work in CMM-Manager and as you can see the TCR20 is significantly less expensive than the MCR20. The TCR20 is not currently listed in the CMM-Manager software because it is actually intended for PH20 probe heads
5-axis commands inc. angle
haven't been able to find a good write up on this so i was wondering what the CMM manager community's thoughts are. is there a best practice for selecting the angle? i typically select it based on clearance but may be sacrificing accuracy? preferences
CMM Loosing Position
I programmed the CMM to measure the top of a 123 block at a specific place. This place has screws which locate the block and prevent it from moving. After running other programs, the CMM seems to loose its programmed position to check the 123 block and
composite profile
what method are people using to report composite profile tolerances? example profile to ABC and a composite profile back to A. Is there a function within CMM manager that reports this similar to composite positions?
Composite Position question.
I am reporting the composite position of 4 cylinders. Each item on the report shows a different number for the pattern location. How is that possible? Am I setting up my report incorrectly?
Cutting plane
Is it possible to create a cutting plane and hide part of a model in CMM manager? If so how?
Constructing points using Points from Cloud
I am trying to get the raw data from a circle with 60 points, I extract raw data to create a cloud, I then try to construct points using Points from Cloud to report the raw datat from the 60 points in the circle. The question is, why does my first point
Hi community
Love this community, I wish I would have found it sooner. I'm learning a lot, so thank you all so much.
community board.
Is there a way to read a post then go back to the forum without having to start over at the first post. I am trying to read them all but alas I grow tired of going back trying to find where I was. Thanks
Does RefTip Calibration Status get lost when loading a Probe File?
Hi, can you confirm if Calibration Status of the RefTip gets lost, when I load a Probe File? Other Tips Calibration Data seems to stay like before after loading the Probe File.. Is Calibration Data of the RefTip is saved in the Probe File instead of the
Ask for Active Probe in Program
Hi, is it possible to let the user who runs a program verify the active Probe and if it is different from the one CMM-Manager thinks is active let him type in the correct one? Background is, we would need to run both Mitutoyo MCOSMOS and CMM-Manager for
Calibration Ring
Today I defined and located a calibration ring. When I go to calibrate a tip there is no option to use the ring. What am I doing wrong? CMM Manager 2022 on a Brown and Sharpe unit through an LK controller, SP25M probe system. I am trying to get a disc
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