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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bfire85 over 1 year ago

I hoped Hexagon would train for longer not just 1 week per level. What can you learn in a week? And when you have no mentors just yourself what can one week do? Level 2 was most useful but the instructor had only a short time to teach iterative & best fit alignments which was woefully not enough. 2 examples for iterative & one for best fit? I still have trouble getting around best fit alignment; iterative is a little better because I did some programs with that alignment. There was nothing about equate alignment I only got to know it via scrolling down on this forum hahaha.

Welcome to the club! Most of us have had the 1 week training and thrown into the fire. The foundation was established from that week training and bridged out through the forums and trial and error. Many times my head pounded on the desk, that little voice inside said I can't do it, heavy loads of frustration, and nobody except this atmosphere to turn to. It's how you response to those instances that show your true character and will either make or break you as a programmer.
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bfire85 over 1 year ago

I hoped Hexagon would train for longer not just 1 week per level. What can you learn in a week? And when you have no mentors just yourself what can one week do? Level 2 was most useful but the instructor had only a short time to teach iterative & best fit alignments which was woefully not enough. 2 examples for iterative & one for best fit? I still have trouble getting around best fit alignment; iterative is a little better because I did some programs with that alignment. There was nothing about equate alignment I only got to know it via scrolling down on this forum hahaha.

Welcome to the club! Most of us have had the 1 week training and thrown into the fire. The foundation was established from that week training and bridged out through the forums and trial and error. Many times my head pounded on the desk, that little voice inside said I can't do it, heavy loads of frustration, and nobody except this atmosphere to turn to. It's how you response to those instances that show your true character and will either make or break you as a programmer.
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