Hi all,
So basically I am new to the whole cmm industry but i have spent a great deal of time trying to figure this out. We just acquired an offline license for programming our parts. We have never done this before and I can not figure out how to get my offline alignment to match the machines coordinates. I know you will probably say this has been answered but trust me I have read almost everything and was wondering if someone could give me a DETAILED description on how to do this.
Thanks,
Kevin
Just do this.... program all the stuff you want to check and ONLY the stuff you want to check (dimensions and all the rest). Then, when you get time/part/fixture/whatever and go to the CMM, simply ADD the alignment at the beginning of the program and there ya go! Make sure you have a copy of the program so when you click on "YES, UPDATE FEATURES TO NEW ALIGNMENT" and it screws up the entire program, you have a copy you can go back to. Of course, you SHOULD click on "NO, DO NOT UPDATE TO NEW ALIGNMENT", but even when you do, once in a while, Pcdmis will update ANYWAY, so keep a backup.
Just do this.... program all the stuff you want to check and ONLY the stuff you want to check (dimensions and all the rest). Then, when you get time/part/fixture/whatever and go to the CMM, simply ADD the alignment at the beginning of the program and there ya go! Make sure you have a copy of the program so when you click on "YES, UPDATE FEATURES TO NEW ALIGNMENT" and it screws up the entire program, you have a copy you can go back to. Of course, you SHOULD click on "NO, DO NOT UPDATE TO NEW ALIGNMENT", but even when you do, once in a while, Pcdmis will update ANYWAY, so keep a backup.