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Making 2 Part Programs into 1. One Graphic, One report

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I have a top half part program, and a bottom half. Is there a way I can merge the two? I want to run the top half, program A, then input a comment to the operator for them to flip the part, touch off, then measure the bottom half. All using one graphic, one report, one model. I don't want the features measured on the bottom half, program B, to be in space. I want the features to be pulled from the same model used in program A. Then dimension all 500 items in one report.

Can an equate alignment work? I thought those were used if the part moves laterally in any direction. But in this case, I need to flip the part to measure the bottom half.

Any advice?
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  • Here is what I do:

    1) My part program has 2 models, 1 upright and the other flipped. I hide the flipped one until I use it.
    2) Manual align, DCC align and measure as usual. Hide first model and un hide second flipped model.
    3) Switch to manual mode, recall the startup alignment, probe new flipped alignment features, Flipped manual alignment and then DCC Alignment.
    3a) Triheadron must be in the same exact place as your first DCC alignment, I had to offset mine in Z for example.
    4) Insert>Alignment>Equate, Equate 2nd DCC alignment to the 1st DCC alignment, click OK and you're done.
    5) Now you can measure the second half of the part and dimension features from the first half to the second half.


    How do you hide the flipped CAD?
  • in reply to Pariah
    go to the assembly button on the toolbar and click which model you want to turn on/off
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