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Autofeature line screwing me up_Anyone else see this?

Using PC DMIS 2022.1. (Issue started for me with this version of PC DMIS. Was not a problem with previous versions)

I have a lot of turned parts where an arc intersects with a flat plane & I have to report the diameter of where it breaks out. To do this, I intersect an "autofeature line" with an "autofeature circle" to get an intersection point. Do it in 6 places. Construct the 6 points together to get a circle. (Yes I have an alignment that recalls startup with all 6DOF properly constrained and yes I am using correct workplanes while measuring & constructing). I have done this for years and it has always worked. Slight smile

When I do this in 2022, PC DMIS complains about a math error and it won't do the construction. Disappointed

To get around this, I have to delete the autofeature lines & replace the lines with autofeature points and then construct a line through the pnts and then use THAT to create the intersections in each place. Alien

Is pretty annoying..is causing me to change programs that have been "Validated" for years. Is anyone else having issues using "autofeature line" ??Frog

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  • ok i gotcha. i just tried it & it worked offline
    thanks for confirming
    I use 4 pnts for the auto line

    All:

    Am now realizing that this is an issue when I run program ONLINE at the machine.

    All variations of this code seem to be working fine OFFLINE

    Hmmmm the plot thickensAlien


    Try a 2 pointer, reason I'm suggesting this, is the same reason when I create a center line from a cylinder, it projects the line opposite of the location of the actual cylinder, so I have to select the order of the circles created by the cylinder as, Circle 0, Circle 2, Circle 1, I'm not downloing the 2022, they won't even fix the version I'm on. They literally need an icon that we can place over other Icons that say


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  • ok i gotcha. i just tried it & it worked offline
    thanks for confirming
    I use 4 pnts for the auto line

    All:

    Am now realizing that this is an issue when I run program ONLINE at the machine.

    All variations of this code seem to be working fine OFFLINE

    Hmmmm the plot thickensAlien


    Try a 2 pointer, reason I'm suggesting this, is the same reason when I create a center line from a cylinder, it projects the line opposite of the location of the actual cylinder, so I have to select the order of the circles created by the cylinder as, Circle 0, Circle 2, Circle 1, I'm not downloing the 2022, they won't even fix the version I'm on. They literally need an icon that we can place over other Icons that say


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