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Is there a way to create parameter sets at an offline seat, and move them to different online machines?

I realize they save in the probe file itself, but is it dooming to say- copy probe file from machine, create parameter set, paste probe file back to original location?

We do A LOT of offline programing and don't have the luxury of spending much time at the machine. We need to try having all these things setup prior to shipping a program to the floor.

Any help appreciated.
  • You can always copy a probe file from an ON-LINE machine to an OFFLINE seat of Pcdmis and then use it to program from. Calibration data is saved in the probe file, so you will 'see' exactly what the machine has. You can copy a probe file from an OFFLINE seat to an ON-LINE machine, but it MUST BE CALIBRATED on the machine.

    If you have seven probes set up on the machine, you can copy those probe files to the offline seat and program using them all day long.
  • Basically yes - but be careful copying from CMM to offline, then distributing to other CMMs.

    Do you not have the (never calibrated) probe files on the offline seats already?

    Another thing you need to be aware of is the reference sphere name - it forms part of the param set, so you'd have to have a generic tool name on each CMM.
  • NinjaBadger, you raise an excellent point. Would you use all the real values of datum spheres on an offline seat? Or could I get by with a shell that is named equal (alpha/numeric/case being identical) to what I have on the machine?

    Thanks Matthew, you raised a question for me, what "good" does it do to have "calibrated" tips on an offline seat? Would probefile degredation be something that can be found running offline cals?

    So its understood, I took just the raw probefile from each different CMM. I have a list to keep track of what tip file is to what machine. Each machine has multiple probe builds, and I have qual tree's at each machine. My boss asked to have autocalibrations in every program. I get the use of parameter sets, but I was hoping there may be an understood 'SAFE' practice with out playing the back and forth game.
  • I've done this as part of an interface at a (the) large uk aero engine company.

    offline I define my qual tool as 25mm dead on and call it CalSphere

    Online each CMM also has a sphere called CalSphere but obviously the diameter is what's on the certificate i.e. 25.00025

    The tool name in the param set is just a reference to the actual tool.dat on each CMM.
  • So a shell is sufficient... Thats fantastic! I need to play around with this for a bit. I believe the biggest hinderance will be in the event the CMM is being used.

    Best practice to anyone else who comes to find this as it hasn't been mentioned.... BUILD PROBES AT WORKSTATION, then COPY them to offline seat. (I don't take results files in the copying) Make said parameter sets as required with machine specific tools, and save. Copy back into probefile folder on workstation.

    Would all agree that would be the most appropriate way to achieve this?
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