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PC-DMIS 2001 - Error when uploading a XYZ file

Hi everyone,

That's the first time i come on this forum. I have not a large experience in CMM.

I am trying to make measurements of a blade with the old PC-DMIS 2001. There are like 350 points per face... I'm doing this to compare a physical blade with a CAO model (surface model* : we can't know how the blade has been modeled)
So i would like to import a simple file (Text) as a .XYZ file.

I follow the syntax indicated in the manual :

XYZIJK METRIC
x,y,z,i,j,k

When i try to import the file i have an error message :
Le verouillage indique que l'entrée/sortie XYZ n'est pas disponible.
The lock indicates that the input / output XYZ is not available.

I have not find any posts about this error neither on the forum nor on Google.


An other solution would be to directly insert commands generated on Excel by copy/paste like this :
PNT13 =AUTO/POINT-VECT; AFFICH TOUS PARAM=OUI
THÉO/-45;45;-11;0;0;1
RÉEL/-45;45;-10.474;0;0;1
CIBLE/-45;45;-11;0;0;1
ÉPAISSEUR THÉO = 0; CART; ENCLENCH = OUI ;$
DÉPLACEMENT AUTO = NON; DISTANCE = 0


But PC DMIS does not like when i copy/paste from Exel or Notepad and say :
Erreur de ligne trop longue.
Error : line too long.


I am looking for your help Confused
Nobody here have used the CMM to do automatic control.

If you have any idea, you help is welcome.

Sorry if my English is not so good. As you can guess, this is not my native language.

Thanks !

Maxime
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  • Wow 2001 is a really old version!

    From the sounds of it the importing of XYZ is an option on that version (i.e. an add-in which isn't enabled on your dongle)

    For the second point you cannot paste into the PC-Dmis edit window - it looks like text but it is actually more like a user interface for a database.

    Quick question - in the title bar of the software does it say either PRO, CAD or CAD++? I don't know if these levels of software existed back then. If it says Pro then it's likely you cannot import 'CAD' which the xyz file is being treated as in this case.
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  • Wow 2001 is a really old version!

    From the sounds of it the importing of XYZ is an option on that version (i.e. an add-in which isn't enabled on your dongle)

    For the second point you cannot paste into the PC-Dmis edit window - it looks like text but it is actually more like a user interface for a database.

    Quick question - in the title bar of the software does it say either PRO, CAD or CAD++? I don't know if these levels of software existed back then. If it says Pro then it's likely you cannot import 'CAD' which the xyz file is being treated as in this case.
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