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Where did you learn to program?

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Answers everyone! How and when did you learn to program on PC-Dmis? What training classes have you taken?

I am going to take my Level 3 Advanced training course in November! I am trying to decide what to take next.
  • 11 to 3? That sounds about right for Hexagon. (well, unless 'remainder' students got split into fractions) We had 3 pupils on 1 machine, and it was basically a struggle to see who was Gilligan, who was Skipper, who was professor and how soon we would shipwreck our 'Minnow'...........

    how long can you tread water? Rolling eyes
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    My best training has come from engineers, machinists and QA Directors challenging the CMM results my programs have produced. These type of challenges have helped me learn and gain a great deal of confidence in my abilities, the software, and the CMM's we use. I have also been proven wrong once or twice but I prefer not talking about that.

    I concur for the most part but have encounter some pretty stupid engineers...I attended mechanical engineering at University of Missouri. ..Rolla...for 3 yrs prior to quiting to take a job to care for my wife and new baby...I intend on going back and finishING my last yr. ...my point...mechanical engineers have to learn statics...fluids. ...all sorts of physics. ..so, they of all people should understand XYZ <IJK><uvw>....I have worked with some that don't. ....why do I mention this? Well when checking profile my weapons of choice are thermal mapping and T-values....thinking that the engineer will appreciate this....NO!!! Doesn't understand. ..his direct words...WTF! SORRY...
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  • I concur for the most part but have encounter some pretty stupid engineers...I attended mechanical engineering at University of Missouri. ..Rolla...for 3 yrs prior to quiting to take a job to care for my wife and new baby...I intend on going back and finishING my last yr. ...my point...mechanical engineers have to learn statics...fluids. ...all sorts of physics. ..so, they of all people should understand XYZ <IJK><uvw>....I have worked with some that don't. ....why do I mention this? Well when checking profile my weapons of choice are thermal mapping and T-values....thinking that the engineer will appreciate this....NO!!! Doesn't understand. ..his direct words...WTF! SORRY...

    Yeah, if you've already learned vector theory, you already see where issues can come up; issues like knowing which direction is the positive direction when following thread pitches. I used to work with a former machinist who was terrific at cmm programming, but often screwed this part up. Another guy was absolutely flummoxed any time a print with cylindrical (not spherical-it used r,angle, and z) dimensions were used.
  • 11 to 3? That sounds about right for Hexagon. (well, unless 'remainder' students got split into fractions) We had 3 pupils on 1 machine, and it was basically a struggle to see who was Gilligan, who was Skipper, who was professor and how soon we would shipwreck our 'Minnow'...........


    I refused to train more that 3 per CMM and 9 total. Even then if it was a mixed ability group it could get tricky to manage.
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