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How Did You Get Into CMM Programming?

Just as the title says - how'd you first make your stake as a CMM programmer?

For me it was when a recruiter on LinkedIn randomly reached out to me asking if I was interested in being a Metrologist for an international company while I was working as a Quality Inspector at a job shop in 2020, just before the pandemic. I knew nothing about Metrology/CMM programming until I blew the technical portion of the interview process and got hired anyway haha! Ended up being mentored by a professional for 2 years before moving onto a specialized CMM programming gig at another company in 2022.

I figured - as it seems like a lot of us got on-the-job training for CMM programming, you guys/gals must have some interesting stories to share about how you got to where you are now, as CMM programmers.
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  • I was the 4th person working in a 3 person calibration lab. I was "leading" the lab when the company was looking for ways to save money and was re arranging people and their positions. Since I had a college degree, management decided to purchase the company's first CMM in 2015 and have me program it. 8 CMMs, 5 Equators, and 1 Scanning Faro Arm later, all I do is program, prove out, troubleshoot, and 3D print fixtures. First ever software to use was PcDmis.
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  • I was the 4th person working in a 3 person calibration lab. I was "leading" the lab when the company was looking for ways to save money and was re arranging people and their positions. Since I had a college degree, management decided to purchase the company's first CMM in 2015 and have me program it. 8 CMMs, 5 Equators, and 1 Scanning Faro Arm later, all I do is program, prove out, troubleshoot, and 3D print fixtures. First ever software to use was PcDmis.
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