Does anyone have a program created for the Reinshaw machine checking gage
MCG-1 using PC- Dmis DCC. Renishaw site only has one for manual mode, we are going to write one but thought I'll ask first.
I must not have looked in depth. They must have changed the website, because I got mine from there and have used it DCC.
Want to share what you got? And who you got it from?
When you sign up at the Renishaw site to have a program generated for you it aks you for N. Latitude and S. Latitude...WTH is that? My geographic location? Or is that something to do with my machine? I'm sooo confused!
I just wrote my own program . One for each cmm because of the size of my cmm's are not close. I just do 2 dcc alignments on the sphere then prompt the operator to place the arm on then let er-rip. I do 8pts at 3 levels as a sphere, with as large of arm that will fit. Then I tolerance the the roundness of the sphere. I run this test 3 times on each cmm every 90 days, and right after my anual calibration. I get about .0004" on the roundness.
What size probe do you use? The one that came with the checking gage? And type of module? (STD force, med force etc) What do you use to create the alignment? I knwo you probably set the sphere as the origin right? but what else do you align to?
Many questions I have yes? The force is weak with me.
I use the probe that came with it. I have std force modules on a tp200 on my Xcel CMM and a SP600 with std force on my Global CMM.
I measure measure a sphere on the center piont ruby then lock X,Y,Z on it, then I measure the sphere 2 more times with an alignment each time with X,Y,Z locked in. I then measure at 3 levels 8pts each level(+45 deg) (0 deg) and (-45 deg) This will be the sphere that you ask for the roundness on.
I run this program 3 times, just to get the average.
Also note that you should report to 5 places to remove any rounding error.
I was also told about a year ago that Renishaw now had a program that came with the purchase of one. I was told that I could get a copy, but I have not had any luck.
I have one and it was written by Guermo Nevada of B&S (I think his name is spelled right) I Have ran it, fairly easy and get good results. Let me hear from you.........
