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

DCHRM
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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  • It can be done. You need to have manual Align in both programms. Just recall the startup Align and switch DCC to MAN, just before pasting the second program and it should work.

    AS long as you are not trying to access to the features from the First program (top), its not an issue, and no need for a Equate align.

    I need to keep the jogbox off the table if at all possible...
    And you write a second DCC alignment as well?
    Can the (2nd) manual alignment be 'skipped'?... (after it has been executed once) I do use holding fixtures.

    ftr, I've written this as a single program, not a paste. (Picture a 7" cube with holes 4" deep.... on all 4 sides... on a 4-5-4. :blahSlight smile
    So, I can only hit 2 sides at a time.

    For the first time ever, I neeed Equate. And so far it's whoopin mah aff. I'm back at it in the morning.
    Thanks

    & also to
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  • It can be done. You need to have manual Align in both programms. Just recall the startup Align and switch DCC to MAN, just before pasting the second program and it should work.

    AS long as you are not trying to access to the features from the First program (top), its not an issue, and no need for a Equate align.

    I need to keep the jogbox off the table if at all possible...
    And you write a second DCC alignment as well?
    Can the (2nd) manual alignment be 'skipped'?... (after it has been executed once) I do use holding fixtures.

    ftr, I've written this as a single program, not a paste. (Picture a 7" cube with holes 4" deep.... on all 4 sides... on a 4-5-4. :blahSlight smile
    So, I can only hit 2 sides at a time.

    For the first time ever, I neeed Equate. And so far it's whoopin mah aff. I'm back at it in the morning.
    Thanks

    & also to
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  • in reply to Pariah
    Here is what it would look like. Say you have two programs, one for the TOP and one for the bottom.
    program 1
    MAN
    ALIGN
    DCC
    ALIGN
    program code
    end of the program

    you paste the Program 2 here
    Recall Startup ALIGN
    MAN
    ALIGN
    DCC
    ALIGN
    program code
    end of program 2.

    Yes you could skip the MAN align, if you can flip the part and place it in the exact location.
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