Tip calibration
Far from a CMM expert so I wanted to ask the question.. Do most users stick with the default 5 calibration points for tips including the reference tip? And is it necessary to check the box for the fine calibration on the reference tip? Thanks in adv
MULTIPLE CAD MODELS: Translating them individually
Can you import more than one model and translate them separately?
DEFINING ORIGIN: Why can't I use a plane as an origin feature?
Why can't I use a plane as an origin feature? I know it's 3D but doesn't the software use the points taken and averages everything out anyways?
GRAPHIC DISPLAY REPORT: cad visual editing
is there a way to make the cad model a little more transparent when adding it to the graphical report? i would like to be able to see points all over a part even if i cant fit it into the view
Report Cloud-to-Cad Deviation: where is the DATUM selection?
When reporting profile Cloud to Cad deviation, is there anyway to select a DRF like you can for trupo?
Probe Change / VB Script
Has anyone got some VB script that would prompt for a specific probe rotation? **maybe from a dropdown**
Reference frame help
Hopefully someone can shed some light on something I may be doing wrong... I have a part that gets mounted in a fixture before I place it on the CMM table, the fixture is located on the table with a locating rail so it is in the same position every load.
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
new user getting DCC Mode Please!
I am trying to make an offline VB program. I have established a reference frame using the Auto Sphere method in VirtualCMM. I recalled my frame into a new file and made a measure operation. I have a model to test in VirtualCMM Whenever I run I get error
LOCK PATHS
This is by far the most annoying thing in CMM Manager. Is there anyway to permanently turn off LOCK PATH? It's incredibly tiring having to constantly open up the Path tab to simply unlock paths when that's what I want to do in the first place.
Windows 11
Not really a question I feel is for a support ticket...but how much testing has been done running CMM-Manager with windows 11?
rotate a program X degrees at beginning of program
instead of a full 180degree mirror, i want to rotate an entire program 90degrees. how do I do this?
Help file describing details of geometry?
Is there a set of documentation describing the features, and the reports in full detail? For example, if you measure a cylinder where the axis is aligned with the X axis. The cylinder calculated from the probed points should have a diameter, axis vector,
Construct circle from 2 circles?
Can someone let me know how to construct a bolt circle diameter from only 2 holes? I am trying to construct the Ø2.600 but I am having trouble with the std. options. Thanks in advance.
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
Any users in southern CT area
We are located in Milford, CT and we are looking for someone that can offer us some on-site assistance on a fairly complicated part we are trying to check. I am not trying to discredit QXSoft's excellent support but I think this may be more involved than
VB Script for Report Header on Every Page
Is it possible to use VB Script to place a report header on multiple pages? Current problem with reporting is I would like the report header or even a simple header to be printed on every page of a multipage report. I am not sure how to write the VB script
How to use DDE to get the average of 12 true position reports
have a part with 12 hole true position call outs, but the hand written reporting form only has a space for 1 value. So my thought was to simply average the 12 readings and write the results on the hand form.... I have been doing this with a calculator,
Reporting cone angle
We have 3 CMM's, one has software that is an older version than the other two. The one with the older software will only report out the included angle of a cone while the other two will also report the 1/2 angle. Is there a setting that I have overlooked
Looking for reviews to replace Zeiss with another brand CMM with CMM Manager
Looking for reviews of different CMM's. For software we are looking at switching to CMM Manager, which another location uses. Accuracy only needs to be equivalent to the 4.2+L/200 um of our Eclipse for all. Due to space limitations we are limited to a
CMM Probe Taking Random Points
Hello, i am seeing an issue that is quite random and curious if anyone else has had issues like this in the past. The machine I am running is a Mitutoyo 1220 with a PH9A probe head. The issue is for instance when CAD measuring a circle or a cylinder the
Feature selection
Is there an way to select a feature on the screen and have it highlighted in the feature list? I thought I read somewhere this was added? If it's not available, it would be a great option.
Visual GD&T lessons
I ran into this YouTube channel today - GD&T Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing - YouTube Definitely worth a watch. This guy took some time to visualize many aspects of GD&T.
Reference Sphere
I need to know how to change which reference sphere is associated with the reference tip. I am sending out our spheres one at a time for calibration, which leads me to installing our spare. I have added a new sphere, found the new sphere and even calibrated
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
How to find distance between two circle perimeters
I'm having trouble with either creating the right features to evaluate, or using the correct method to evaluate the distance of the two circle diameter features shown below. To clarify, I'm not looking for the "center-to-center" because these share a
Points indicator
I just updated to 2021. The first program I run, the points indicator window is blank while the program is running. The feature type doesn't seem to matter. Has anyone else run into this? This is a program that has been in use since 2016 or so.
Companion Monitoring App
I have seen that there is a new 2021 version of the CMM that is out. I see that it also comes with a Monitoring app. What are the thoughts out there on this? How did the download process look like, and where can the app be found? Also, is it useful, does
Windows 11
Windows 11 testing has gone well so far. See our KB article here - Windows 11 (qxcmm.com)
Perpendicularity Tolerance issue
Hello all! I wish to measure a controlled feature plane relative to a datum axis or datum plane, but in 2D only. CMM Manager 3.9/ 3.10 allows only for 3D. I’m attempting program correlation with cameo, but can’t correlate because the 3D option is active,
what is the lowest tolerance this machine can hold
Hi guys Can this machine repeat up to .00005?
Upgrading PC
This is sort of an open question, because I suspect that there is more to it than I am aware. If I either upgrade from Win 7 to Win 10, or just get a new PC with Win 10, Beyond installing CMM-M, is there anything else needs to be done? It will be running
Beta 2021 coming this week
We'll be releasing Beta version for 2021 this week, with the official 2021 release to follow. If you'd like to participate in Beta, please register here - https://zc.vg/sf/CewCx CMM-Manager 2021
Probe Assembly Station Calibration
We have a Renishaw MCR20 Assembly Station mounted on to our CMM table. If I ever wanted to adjust the station, maybe put it in a different location on the physical table, how would I properly execute that? I have done it before, but after calibrating
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
Offline programming, part location
When programming offline the part via CAD. How should we program, so that once we have actual part on the table, & we did manual alignment to locate the real part; all the DCC measurables features (or previoulsy programed features) automtically get aligned
Concentricity with MMC
There is a callout of concentricity with MMC in the print, Wondering if 'Report' has any such options to show the results in a similar manner as of call-out.
Position tolerance - non perpendicular levelling plane (new reference frame)
In this print, the highlighted position tolerance is wrt to 2 datums. If trying to create new reference wrt to specified it would need level which isn't perpendicular. What could be the best to measure this call-out, given that current reference frame
What am I doing wrong? (Alignment)
So, I am attaching some photos that I took to better explain where I'm at with this obstacle I'm facing. I followed the many steps that I received through the community here, and the YouTube videos provided and after trying them out myself, (please look
Measuring External Thread As a Cylinder
Hello, i wanted to see some opinions on the best way to measure these features. They are threaded studs that extend out from the sub frames we are currently making. There are a total of 12. 4 of them being m10x1.5 thread and 8 of them being m12x1.75.
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