Hello!
I've got a recurring issue around here; no CAD models!
Our QM handles communications between us and our customers; I'm just a lowly programmer, and am not allowed to get into contact with Engineering to get CAD models to inspect
their parts. Apparently the boss doesn't want to; literally told me "yeah, that's not gonna happen. Can't you program without a CAD model?"
Working Offline on a laptop, because the desktop is currently in the hands of IT, dead.
Dafuq?
I have two dongles. One is an Online license used to program on the CMM, and run the dang thing.
The other is an Offline license, which is supposed to work with CAD to program parts off a machine, say if it's down or checking parts, but can't actually move the machine
An offline seat is pcdmis installed on a computer that is not connected to a CMM. the advantages of an offline seat is that you can make programs away from your machines, like in an office, copy the .prg and .cad files to a jump drive and move it over to the CMM. Prove out the program by aligning to the part and checking your move points, and ta da.
My CMMs are always in use so I can't program at the machine so I do it offline.
Most offline seat users are for CMMs. I've never made an offline program for an ARM. we dont have one :P
Speaking of spoiled, Rocker My boss took us to lunch while I was not posting here.......we had Red Lobster Tales in lunch and then we went to Ice Cream shop to take care of our sweet teeth. Boy I am going to sleep on CMM Machine today...... Inspector Jester, This is what call boss and good place to work. My prayers are with you.