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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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  • I have advice...
    Get a fixture plate so you can elevate your parts, making all surfaces accessible.
    Spend the 3-5 grand. It will literally pay for itself in months.

    It is insanity (and bad practice since you can't acquire the same DRF) to write separate programs because your part is laying on the rock.

    ... and no, Equate will not work for this. <--- edit: This turned out to be incorrect. My misunderstanding.
    Equate WILL work. but it's still a bloated, time consuming, less accurate, work-around than doing it with good practice... a plate.
  • in reply to Pariah
    So to my understanding the best way to dimension features pre flipped to flipped is to elevate the part so you can reach as much features as you can before flipping? For example the height of a plane from a pre flipped surface to a flipped surface. Another programmer on a different shift assigned a variable and made a generic point. I was just wondering what way is most accurate and less time consuming. If I need to make a fixture to elevate the part better I will. I was just going to use a vblock because we have so many different part #'s to make fixtures for.
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  • in reply to Pariah
    So to my understanding the best way to dimension features pre flipped to flipped is to elevate the part so you can reach as much features as you can before flipping? For example the height of a plane from a pre flipped surface to a flipped surface. Another programmer on a different shift assigned a variable and made a generic point. I was just wondering what way is most accurate and less time consuming. If I need to make a fixture to elevate the part better I will. I was just going to use a vblock because we have so many different part #'s to make fixtures for.
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