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Programming offline while running program online

TheBradish
Our shop does not have any offline license, so to get around this I have tried opening a second PC-DMIS window in the background. The first program I open is online and I can run parts with it. The second program I open is offline and will not communicate with the machine, so I use this to write programs.

I have only tried doing this a few times so far. Twice I was able to program and inspect simultaneously with no problems. A third time my online program would run, but the report window showed up in a different format, and many of my dimensions were missing.

Has anybody had any experience with this? I am running v4.2.
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  • Ha! Good point, sealevel. I guess I just wanted to see if this is a problem which is predictable/fixable so I can prevent it from happening again. So far it's not looking good.

    not trying to be a 'smarty-pants', but render unto Hexagon what is Hexagon's. They don't give away the offline license anymore. I think that went out with v3.x? The more knowledgeable will be able to tell you the exact release when this stopped. Guess my point is that I wouldn't recommend programming with a 2nd PC-DMIS open whilst running a current program. You can program in 'offline' mode on your machine, but I advise against doing so while also checking product.
    The offline seat isn't cheap, but you CAN get a lot done while the actual CMMs are left to just check parts. Granted, it's not for every company, so ask your company 'bean counter' if an Offline seat is right for you......Sunglasses
    (In my case... offline programs STILL need to be proven out on the machine, one can't hit a homer every time (Josh, I remember your post!) hence, I use a lot of MOVE/POINT, RELEARN if unsure when Offline.....
    sorry for being all over the map on this one......
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  • Ha! Good point, sealevel. I guess I just wanted to see if this is a problem which is predictable/fixable so I can prevent it from happening again. So far it's not looking good.

    not trying to be a 'smarty-pants', but render unto Hexagon what is Hexagon's. They don't give away the offline license anymore. I think that went out with v3.x? The more knowledgeable will be able to tell you the exact release when this stopped. Guess my point is that I wouldn't recommend programming with a 2nd PC-DMIS open whilst running a current program. You can program in 'offline' mode on your machine, but I advise against doing so while also checking product.
    The offline seat isn't cheap, but you CAN get a lot done while the actual CMMs are left to just check parts. Granted, it's not for every company, so ask your company 'bean counter' if an Offline seat is right for you......Sunglasses
    (In my case... offline programs STILL need to be proven out on the machine, one can't hit a homer every time (Josh, I remember your post!) hence, I use a lot of MOVE/POINT, RELEARN if unsure when Offline.....
    sorry for being all over the map on this one......
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