I have a looping question

Where to start…. I have been programming for about a year. I am not too much of a noob but I do not have any one to really turn too and ask for help (besides you guys and gals). So I have been playing around with my cmm, making a program then making a loop program out of that…. Now I have ran into problems doing this.

-first problem is If I stop the program in the middle of the loop, pcdmis thinks that the current piece whether it be 2,3,4,5,6 is the first piece to start on. I noticed that the actual coordinates on features are off and stuck. Why is that?

-after avoiding that, my Theo’s keep changing on me. I do not have CAD models so I have to change my Theo’s manually. After running the program they always keep changing. Any way to stop that?

-I guess I am just asking someone to take a look over what I have, I need some senior programmers to teach this young buck some knowledge please here is a picture of my set-up and some code … any advice will help and I am not afraid to take criticism

p.s. I left my manual alignment to show y’all how its changing up on me.

=ALIGNMENT/START,RECALL:USE_PART_SETUP,LIST=YES
            ALIGNMENT/END
            MODE/MANUAL
            MOVESPEED/ 100
            FORMAT/TEXT,OPTIONS, ,HEADINGS,SYMBOLS, ;NOM,TOL,MEAS,DEV,OUTTOL, , 
            LOADPROBE/LLDAWG_TIP1 2X30 TIP2 3X50
            TIP/TIP1, SHANKIJK=0, 0, 1, ANGLE=0
         
MAN_PLNA   =FEAT/PLANE,CARTESIAN,TRIANGLE
            THEO/<10.39954,-0.91716,-27.00211>,<0,0,1>
            ACTL/<10.29746,-0.85066,-27.00047>,<0.0000813,-0.0034436,0.9999941>
            MEAS/PLANE,4
            HIT/BASIC,NORMAL,<2.24446,-0.9518,-26.99909>,<0.0002452,0.0062019,0.9999807>,<2.89135,-0.58091,-27.00009>,USE THEO=YES
            HIT/BASIC,NORMAL,<10.61085,-1.27203,-27.00125>,<0.0002452,0.0062019,0.9999807>,<18.65044,-0.42268,-26.99876>,USE THEO=YES
            HIT/BASIC,NORMAL,<16.79155,-0.97871,-27.00204>,<0.0002452,0.0062019,0.9999807>,<13.03635,-1.1995,-27.00427>,USE THEO=YES
            HIT/BASIC,NORMAL,<11.95131,-0.46609,-27.00607>,<0.0002452,0.0062019,0.9999807>,<6.6117,-1.19955,-26.99876>,USE THEO=YES
            ENDMEAS/
$$ NO,
            
A1         =ALIGNMENT/START,RECALL:STARTUP,LIST=YES
            ALIGNMENT/LEVEL,ZPLUS,MAN_PLNA
            ALIGNMENT/END
            COMMENT/OPER,NO,FULL SCREEN=NO,AUTO-CONTINUE=NO,
            ALIGNMENT
            MAKE LINE ON Y-MINUS/FRONT
$$ NO,
            
MAN_LINEB  =FEAT/LINE,CARTESIAN,UNBOUNDED
            THEO/<2.95008,-1.28824,-27.17141>,<1,0.0000004,0>
            ACTL/<2.24178,-1.54568,-27.14377>,<0.9999997,-0.0008179,0>
            MEAS/LINE,2,ZPLUS
            HIT/BASIC,NORMAL,<2.95008,-1.28824,-27.17326>,<-0.0008712,-0.9999996,0>,<2.24178,-1.54568,-27.14469>,USE THEO=YES
            HIT/BASIC,NORMAL,<18.51021,-1.3018,-27.16955>,<-0.0008712,-0.9999996,0>,<19.00739,-1.55939,-27.14285>,USE THEO=YES
            ENDMEAS/
$$ NO,
            
A2         =ALIGNMENT/START,RECALL:A1,LIST=YES
            ALIGNMENT/ROTATE,XPLUS,TO,MAN_LINEB,ABOUT,ZPLUS
            ALIGNMENT/END
MAN_PNTC   =FEAT/POINT,CARTESIAN
            THEO/<1.99161,-0.72581,-27.07116>,<-1,0.0000022,0>
            ACTL/<1.98758,-1.25369,-27.14727>,<-0.9999969,0.0009674,0.0022823>
            MEAS/POINT,1,WORKPLANE
            HIT/BASIC,NORMAL,<1.99161,-0.72581,-27.07116>,<-1,0.0000022,0>,<1.98758,-1.25369,-27.14727>,USE THEO=YES
            ENDMEAS/
$$ NO,
            
A3         =ALIGNMENT/START,RECALL:A2,LIST=YES
            ALIGNMENT/TRANS,ZAXIS,MAN_PLNA
            ALIGNMENT/TRANS,YAXIS,MAN_LINEB
            ALIGNMENT/TRANS,XAXIS,MAN_PNTC
            ALIGNMENT/END
$$ NO,
            
$$ NO,
            
C1         =COMMENT/INPUT,NO,FULL SCREEN=NO,
            what serial number is this?
$$ NO,
            
            ASSIGN/VCOUNT=0+C1.INPUT
$$ NO,
            
            MODE/DCC
$$ NO,
            
$$ NO,
            
$$ NO,
            
$$ NO,
            
V2         =LOOP/START,ID=YES,NUMBER=3,START=1,SKIP=,
              OFFSET:XAXIS=0,YAXIS=18.25,ZAXIS=5,ANGLE=0
V1         =LOOP/START,ID=YES,NUMBER=3,START=1,SKIP=,
              OFFSET:XAXIS=0,YAXIS=6,ZAXIS=0,ANGLE=0
            MODE/DCC
$$ NO,
            
            DISPLAYPRECISION/4
            FASTPROBEMODE/ON
            MOVESPEED/ 300
            PREHIT/0.1
            RETRACT/0.1
            TRACEFIELD/NO_DISPLAY,LIMIT=15 ; P.O. : 
            TRACEFIELD/NO_DISPLAY,LIMIT=25 ; DRAWING NUMBER : 
            TRACEFIELD/NO_DISPLAY,LIMIT=15 ; INSPECTOR : 
            TRACEFIELD/NO_DISPLAY,LIMIT=15 ; JOB NUMBER : 
            TRACEFIELD/NO_DISPLAY,LIMIT=15 ; HEAT NUMBER : 
            TRACEFIELD/NO_DISPLAY,LIMIT=15 ; VIN NUMBER : 
            TRACEFIELD/NO_DISPLAY,LIMIT=15 ; CUSTOMER : 
            TRACEFIELD/NO_DISPLAY,LIMIT=15 ; SERIAL NUMBER : VCOUNT
            MOVE/POINT,NORMAL,<-0.1515,0.5576,0.3125>
$$ NO,
            
PLNA       =FEAT/PLANE,CARTESIAN,TRIANGLE
            THEO/<8.4562,0.6582,0.0018>,<-0.0003726,0.0020609,0.9999978>
            ACTL/<8.4563,0.6577,-0.0255>,<-0.0003947,0.0122227,0.9999252>
            MEAS/PLANE,6
            HIT/BASIC,NORMAL,<0.1267,0.6388,0.0005>,<-0.0003726,0.0020609,0.9999978>,<0.1268,0.6387,-0.0391>,USE THEO=YES
            HIT/BASIC,NORMAL,<4.7994,1.0227,0.0027>,<-0.0003726,0.0020609,0.9999978>,<4.7995,1.0226,-0.0492>,USE THEO=YES
            HIT/BASIC,NORMAL,<11.7019,1.0676,-0.0009>,<-0.0003726,0.0020609,0.9999978>,<11.702,1.0675,-0.0561>,USE THEO=YES
            HIT/BASIC,NORMAL,<17.7592,0.4945,0.0109>,<-0.0003726,0.0020609,0.9999978>,<17.7593,0.4944,-0.0396>,USE THEO=YES
            HIT/BASIC,NORMAL,<11.9732,0.6058,-0.0022>,<-0.0003726,0.0020609,0.9999978>,<11.9733,0.6057,-0.0538>,USE THEO=YES
            HIT/BASIC,NORMAL,<4.3769,0.1195,0>,<-0.0003726,0.0020609,0.9999978>,<4.377,0.1194,-0.0252>,USE THEO=YES
            ENDMEAS/
            MOVE/POINT,NORMAL,<-0.1431,-0.1238,0.2051>
$$ NO,
            
LINB       =FEAT/LINE,CARTESIAN,UNBOUNDED
            THEO/<0.6638,0.0267,-0.0699>,<1,-0.0000939,0>
            ACTL/<0.6638,0.0318,-0.0697>,<1,0.000208,0>
            MEAS/LINE,2,ZPLUS
            HIT/BASIC,NORMAL,<0.6638,0.0267,-0.0719>,<-0.0000939,-1,0>,<0.6639,0.0318,-0.0717>,USE THEO=YES
            HIT/BASIC,NORMAL,<17.5832,0.0251,-0.0679>,<-0.0000939,-1,0>,<17.5833,0.0353,-0.0677>,USE THEO=YES
            ENDMEAS/
            MOVE/POINT,NORMAL,<-0.2919,-0.3716,-0.0759>
PNTC       =FEAT/POINT,CARTESIAN
            THEO/<-0.0107,0.2214,-0.0721>,<-1,0.0000022,0>
            ACTL/<-0.0107,0.2214,-0.0721>,<-1,0.0000022,0>
            MEAS/POINT,1,WORKPLANE
            HIT/BASIC,NORMAL,<0.0002,0.2213,-0.0723>,<-1,0.0000022,0>,<-0.0107,0.2214,-0.0721>,USE THEO=YES
            ENDMEAS/
$$ NO,
            
            PREHIT/0.06
            RETRACT/0.06
A4         =ALIGNMENT/START,RECALL:A3,LIST=YES
            ALIGNMENT/LEVEL,ZPLUS,PLNA
            ALIGNMENT/ROTATE,XPLUS,TO,LINB,ABOUT,ZPLUS
            ALIGNMENT/TRANS,XAXIS,PNTC
            ALIGNMENT/TRANS,YAXIS,LINB
            ALIGNMENT/TRANS,ZAXIS,PLNA
            ALIGNMENT/END


$$ NO,=====================================================
            
GRP1       =GROUP/SHOWALLPARAMS=NO    HAD TO CONDENSE THIS
            ENDGROUP/ID=GRP1          @@@@@@PROGRAM@@@@@@@     
$$ NO,=====================================================


        

    
C2         =COMMENT/YESNO,NO,FULL SCREEN=NO,AUTO-CONTINUE=YES,TIME DELAY=5,
            KEEP GOING?
$$ NO,
            
            IF_GOTO/C2.INPUT=="NO" ,GOTO = L1
$$ NO,
            
            ASSIGN/VCOUNT=VCOUNT+1
$$ NO,
            [ATTACH=CONFIG]9069[/ATTACH]
            TRACEFIELD/NO_DISPLAY,LIMIT=15 ; SERIAL NUMBER : VCOUNT
            REPORT/LABEL, FILENAME= PPAP ITEM DIMENSION (2) NOT COPY.LBL
$$ NO,
            
L1         =LABEL/
$$ NO,

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ADAM WALLACE over 11 years ago

Thank you Matt. Alot of this makes sense to me. Not the quickest learner. You figure I should get this stuff by now or I ain't gonna get it. I feel like I need to sit here and have someone hold my hand threw the whole thing before I get it. One last question if the rotation distance grows and you are getting form error due to not being leveled to the part and using MCS. Could your targets not be way off as the rotation distance grows? If that makes any sense. I have had a part before where it was like a 10 foot plate with holes in it and my datums were two 1" little machined squares in the corner. Ya the holes on this sheet that were close to the datums were great, but the 2 tenths skew from the start of this hole pattern ended up being way out when you to the other end of that plate.
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ADAM WALLACE over 11 years ago

Thank you Matt. Alot of this makes sense to me. Not the quickest learner. You figure I should get this stuff by now or I ain't gonna get it. I feel like I need to sit here and have someone hold my hand threw the whole thing before I get it. One last question if the rotation distance grows and you are getting form error due to not being leveled to the part and using MCS. Could your targets not be way off as the rotation distance grows? If that makes any sense. I have had a part before where it was like a 10 foot plate with holes in it and my datums were two 1" little machined squares in the corner. Ya the holes on this sheet that were close to the datums were great, but the 2 tenths skew from the start of this hole pattern ended up being way out when you to the other end of that plate.
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