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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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  • I'm trying to use Equate as described above, spinning the part 180 degrees (fixture plate, repeatable locations) in X/Y.
    ...Nice flat bottom part.

    I finish the 1st half, spin the part, and re-probe the same ABC features. (2 planes constructed from V-pts and a circle)
    Then I build the new alignment and hit Equate.... And nothing happens... that I can see.

    I am expecting to see the change in the graphics window. Can one of you Equate gurus tell me what I'm doing wrong.

    And a side question... Is a switch into manual mode necessary?
  • in reply to Pariah
    How I perform is this:
    1st stage...
    man interative aln. repeat interative aln in dcc. do local alignment to whatever... ABC, DEF... etc. After all features are covered in top side, create new alignment... do not recall. In the new alignment, since my 1st DCC iterative was to the CAD ref frame, not the Local part reference frame(ABC) i'll recall my 1st DCC iterative there.
    then open another new alignment. CTRL+ALT+A, whatever. Thats when I recall the startup. then go to manual mode.

    flip

    2nd stage:
    Perform 2nd man iterative aln. repeat 2nd dcc iterative aln.

    I name everything. After my 2nd iterative aln is complete, I go to , insert>aln>equate.

    equate new 2nd DCC ALN with original DCC before Move(thats what I named it) then hit enter.

    They're equated. except the 2nd manual feature in the 2nd manual iterative aln are not equated. they will be in space.

    I just hide those...
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  • in reply to Pariah
    How I perform is this:
    1st stage...
    man interative aln. repeat interative aln in dcc. do local alignment to whatever... ABC, DEF... etc. After all features are covered in top side, create new alignment... do not recall. In the new alignment, since my 1st DCC iterative was to the CAD ref frame, not the Local part reference frame(ABC) i'll recall my 1st DCC iterative there.
    then open another new alignment. CTRL+ALT+A, whatever. Thats when I recall the startup. then go to manual mode.

    flip

    2nd stage:
    Perform 2nd man iterative aln. repeat 2nd dcc iterative aln.

    I name everything. After my 2nd iterative aln is complete, I go to , insert>aln>equate.

    equate new 2nd DCC ALN with original DCC before Move(thats what I named it) then hit enter.

    They're equated. except the 2nd manual feature in the 2nd manual iterative aln are not equated. they will be in space.

    I just hide those...
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