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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?
Irregular pattern
Hi! What would be the best approach to repeat a program on a fixture with a irregular pattern? E.g. 17 mm spacing, then 33 mm spacing then 17 mm again and so on. We´ve looked into batch run, but it seems to work best in a regular grid? I´ve attached a
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?
Reference Frame for fixtures with tooling balls
Can CMM-M use three tooling ball sphere features for the Frame? Or would I need to make constructions? On my current Zeiss CMM software I set Sphere1 to XYZ zero, Sphere2 to Spatial, Sphere3 to Planar. I think Spatial is similar to Align? So is there
Report MMC for slot features
I've wondered for awhile now but how do use MMC on slots? I've tried reporting the slot with just the length and width and then doing the true position report but when I go to select MMC for the Material Condition it just changes back to RFS.
difference between 2 circles
Is there an easy way to get the diameter difference between 2 circles?
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,
best fit cone from extracted points measured on cylinder, offline programming
I have a cylinder that when machined comes out as a slight cone. I am interested in reporting on a best fit cone (distance between other features, feature itself for cone angle, etc reports). I measure this cylinder, then extract the points, then I
Launch UCC server CMM Manager 2021
I am trying to launch UCC Server V5.5 when I launch CMM Manager. (I have done this before...) This is the command line I am using..... "C:\Program Files (x86)\Renishaw\UCC\UCCSERVER\UCCSERVER_55000\UCCSERVER.exe" -command -advanced Still have to launch
Preview report for feature
I may be wrong, but I thought when creating feature reports it would show the nominal value in the preview pop-up box? I typically measure all of my features and add my reporting steps at the end of the program. Lately, as I add the reporting features,
Runtime Align Part
Let's assume I had a good reason for using a different alignment other than my DCC alignment while finding different features on my part. When recalling a saved DCC alignment in the middle of a program, is it necessary (or beneficial at all) to add the
Radial Features
Anyone have any experience with measuring size and location of radial features? We have a part that is essentially a steel hoop with a bunch of rectangular windows cut into the outside surface. In order to reach most of the features, we have it oriented
new to this program. reporting and renaming
hello! I am fairly new to CMM Manager. I have experience in PCDMIS 2019r2 so i know a little of what is going on, however I have written a program and would like to know if there is a correct way to rename the circles to match our blueprint item numbers.
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.
made a program in manual mode wanted dcc
I wrote a program in manual (teach) mode because i have no CAD and only a blueprint and a part. I would expect there to be a dcc function? I went into run mode and instead of doing it automatically it asked for me to take all the hits. I don't understand
Text Only report header not centered
CMM-Manager 2021 When creating the .rpt text report the header is not centered Where do I go to edit ??
Report Header Info
Any idea why these report headers don't match? Both are the same report, one opened in CMM Manager, the other opened in Notepad. I am not concerned with the order of the information, but am curious what the "File Name" section is on the Notepad report,
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.
Remoing Point from Hole Pattern
Hello All, We run a lot of prototypes and when checking first off pieces sometimes a hole can be missed during programming. Can this hole be skipped in the program under Hole Pattern? If we ignore while running, it skips the rest of the pattern. I have
Runout into variable?
Hi! Is it possible to load the result from a runout evaluation into a variable? Thanks,
Multiple True positions to slot feature
We are having some issues interpreting these true position call outs on the slot. What would be the best way to apply the difference in tolerance from the width to the length? (i.e. separate the lines from arcs?) How would you apply Datum-B to the width
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
export data to MS Excel
is an easy way to add a function that would "save as" the spreadsheet after a selected group of cells were filled out and then clear the data out of the original excel file? currently i have to manually do this after my program is complete and would like
cant change probe files or angles
hello all. I'm new to CMM manager and have been trying to edit a probe file to have A90 B0 but for the life of me it wont change. Even if I make a separate probe build it wont calibrate the new angle. I think it may be because I'm not connected to the
Parent/Child Tree
Would it be possible to add a toggle to turn on a visual line or arrow that shows parent/child relationships in the program database between features and reports? This allows faster confirmation of features that haven't been reported or when modifying
Offline evaluation
Hello, I was wondering if there was a way to perform the evaluation of a part offline. Let me explain: 1- I programmed only the probing part. 2- I launch the automatic measurement on the part. 3- I make a recording and I close the program. 4- I finish
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
DDE output to existing Excel worksheet
We have master blank worksheets for all of our parts with balloon numbers and all related dimensional info, once we enter the measured dimension, it will show "pass" or "fail". Up to now, we print the report from CMM Manager and manually type in the results
Internal Calculation Error
Saw an unresolved post on the old forum about getting this error from 2017. I get it when I try to construct a midplane from 2 circular planes that share a common center. The strange thing is that I am able to create the midplane from two circular planes
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
Companion Monitoring App
Literature states this is still coming soon, but is available for download, Before I get 3rd party IT involved is this app functional? I want to set it up on 2 remote workstations on the shop floor to indicate the statuses of our 3 CMM's. This way they
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
Repick CAD Alignement
So, under the 'advanced' section in the 'Alignment' tab, we have been given the option to "CAD Alignment" which lets us pick point on the Model, and touch them physically with the probe. My question is, after CAD aligning the Part, is there a way to "repick"
Subtracting MMC bonus from results
Hey guys, I have a question about bonus tolerance on true positions. Currently when reporting a true position with mmc the bonus is added to the tolerance value and not subtracted from the actual result. I have a customer that would rather the
Setting approach and retract distance
I've set my machine default approach and retract distance to 1mm (shown below). However, when I start a new program, it reverts back to 0.5mm for all measurements. I know I can change it again after the fact globally under "Program settings" in my program
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
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:
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