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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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  • The purpose of equate is to dimension features when the part have been moved. In my case its measuring an angle of a cylinder from center-line. When I start my inspection, the cylinder is on the bottom of part. When I flip my part over, the plane I used to level and z origin is now facing down and about a half inch above the granite. I physically can't probe it. You do not have to probe the same features from your first dcc alignment but your tryhidreon must be in the same place after your equate alignment. I had to offset my Z origin .714" and then equate my final flipped alignment.

    My part is too big for the CMM to move around so we have to stop, flip it over, align to it so the CMM can find it, then equate the final flipped alignment to my original dcc alignment. Make sure the the trydidreon is in the same place as my original dcc alignment and proceed with inspecting.
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  • The purpose of equate is to dimension features when the part have been moved. In my case its measuring an angle of a cylinder from center-line. When I start my inspection, the cylinder is on the bottom of part. When I flip my part over, the plane I used to level and z origin is now facing down and about a half inch above the granite. I physically can't probe it. You do not have to probe the same features from your first dcc alignment but your tryhidreon must be in the same place after your equate alignment. I had to offset my Z origin .714" and then equate my final flipped alignment.

    My part is too big for the CMM to move around so we have to stop, flip it over, align to it so the CMM can find it, then equate the final flipped alignment to my original dcc alignment. Make sure the the trydidreon is in the same place as my original dcc alignment and proceed with inspecting.
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