Auto calibrate question

I am building a program for our operators that specifically calibrates our probes. We use 3 different probes, using a probe changer rack. I am implementing the use of password protection due to the frequent "fat-finger" occurences. I need a way to let operators calibrate as easy as possible. The company i work for requires the operators to calibrate at the beginning of every shift and we run the machines 24/7 with 4 shifts of operators. I have the calibration program built. I just can't find an answer for the meaning of this:

AUTOCALIBRATE/PROBE, PARAMETER_SET=ALL-TIPS-WITH-DEFAULTS, QUALTOOL_MOVED=YES_DCC,
SHOW_SUMMARY=NO, OVERWRITE_RESULTSFILE=YES

the last statement is "OVERWRITE_RESULTSFILE=YES. I assume I want to say YES. However, even when I had NO selected i could see the results files updated when i ran the program. Does anyone know what choosing yes or no does in this situation?

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acgarcia over 7 years ago

You can print the results as a pdf just like a report. I have the CMM password protected as well. My cal program uses the current date and time as report file name. The probes calibrate automatically with my parameter set. I even use variables to to check for std dev and if its not within my limit, the probe recalibrates. I also included a op comment stating the operator to clean the probes and cal sphere before starting. I don't think I have the actual program offline. Let me try to find it.

The beauty of this is that the operators can recalibrate the probes as needed and there is a record of doing so. Our op calibrate at the beginning of each shift as well and our cal sphere never moves.

STARTUP    =ALIGNMENT/START,RECALL:USE_PART_SETUP,LIST=YES
            ALIGNMENT/END
            MODE/DCC
            MOVESPEED/ 80
            MANRETRACT/0.7874
            FORMAT/TEXT,OPTIONS, ,HEADINGS,SYMBOLS, ;NOM,TOL,MEAS,DEV,OUTTOL, ,
            LOADPROBE/VC0022 STAR
            TIP/T1A0B0, SHANKIJK=0, 0, 1, ANGLE=0
            ASSIGN/MM="CMM_"
            ASSIGN/SD=SYSTEMDATE("MM'.'dd'.'yy'_'")
            ASSIGN/ST=SYSTEMTIME("HH':'mm")
            COMMENT/REPT,

            "CALIBRATION SERIAL NUMBER:" +MM+SD+ST

            ASSIGN/SN=MM+SD+ST
            WORKPLANE/ZPLUS
            ASSIGN/REPORT_LOC="\\\PRISM\quality\CMM\\"
            ASSIGN/REPORT_NAME=REPORT_LOC+SN
CALIBRATE  =LABEL/
            COMMENT/OPER,NO,FULL SCREEN=NO,AUTO-CONTINUE=NO,
            GENTLY REMOVE PROBE FROM CMM

            GENTLY CLEAN TIPS WITH A DRY RAG

            PLLACE BACK ON CMM

            MAKE SURE RED LIGHT IS ON

            CLICK OK WHEN DONE
AUTOCALIBRATE=LABEL/
            AUTOCALIBRATE/PROBE, PARAMETER_SET=Star_Calibrate, QUALTOOL_MOVED=YES_DCC,
                          SHOW_SUMMARY=YES, OVERWRITE_RESULTSFILE=NO
BEGIN AUTOCALIBRATE RESULTS FOR PROBE VC0022 STAR USING SET Star_Calibrate
Probe file=VC0022 STAR    Date=10/3/2017    Time=6:02:09 PM
Dixie Sphere   CENT X  21.0250 Y   9.8345 Z -12.3495 D 0.7500
T1A0B0         THEO X   0.0000 Y   0.0000 Z   8.2262 D 0.1969
T1A0B0         MEAS X  -0.0296 Y  -0.0223 Z   8.1695 D 0.1948 StdDev 0.0002
T2A0B0         THEO X  -0.9252 Y   0.0000 Z   7.1927 D 0.0787
T2A0B0         MEAS X  -0.9491 Y  -0.0197 Z   7.1290 D 0.0770 StdDev 0.0002
T3A0B0         THEO X   0.0000 Y  -0.9252 Z   7.1927 D 0.0787
T3A0B0         MEAS X  -0.0243 Y  -0.9461 Z   7.1275 D 0.0765 StdDev 0.0003
T4A0B0         THEO X   0.9252 Y   0.0000 Z   7.1927 D 0.0787
T4A0B0         MEAS X   0.9035 Y  -0.0166 Z   7.1416 D 0.0769 StdDev 0.0002
T5A0B0         THEO X   0.0000 Y   0.9252 Z   7.1927 D 0.0787
T5A0B0         MEAS X  -0.0207 Y   0.9022 Z   7.1400 D 0.0769 StdDev 0.0002
END AUTOCALIBRATE RESULTS FOR PROBE VC0022 STAR USING SET Star_Calibrate
            LOADPROBE/VC0022 STAR
            ASSIGN/STD1=PROBEDATA("STANDARDDEVIATION","T1A0B0")
            IF_GOTO/STD1>=0.0005,GOTO = AUTOCALIBRATE
            ASSIGN/STD2=PROBEDATA("STANDARDDEVIATION","T2A0B0")
            IF_GOTO/STD2>=0.0005,GOTO = AUTOCALIBRATE
            ASSIGN/STD3=PROBEDATA("STANDARDDEVIATION","T3A0B0")
            IF_GOTO/STD3>=0.0005,GOTO = AUTOCALIBRATE
            ASSIGN/STD4=PROBEDATA("STANDARDDEVIATION","T4A0B0")
            IF_GOTO/STD4>=0.0005,GOTO = AUTOCALIBRATE
            ASSIGN/STD5=PROBEDATA("STANDARDDEVIATION","T5A0B0")
            IF_GOTO/STD5>=0.0005,GOTO = AUTOCALIBRATE
            MOVE/POINT,NORMAL,<12.6,14.8,-6.2541>
            PRINT/REPORT,EXEC MODE=END,$
              TO_FILE=ON,OVERWRITE=REPORT_NAME,AUTO OPEN REPORT=ON,$
              TO_PRINTER=OFF,COPIES=1,$
              TO_DMIS_REPORT=OFF,FILE_OPTION=INDEX,FILENAME=,$
              REPORT_THEORETICALS=NONE,REPORT_FEATURE_WITH_DIMENSIONS=NO,$
              TO_EXCEL_OUTPUT=OFF,
              PREVIOUS_RUNS=KEEP_INSTANCES

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acgarcia over 7 years ago

STARTUP    =ALIGNMENT/START,RECALL:USE_PART_SETUP,LIST=YES
            ALIGNMENT/END
            MODE/DCC
            MOVESPEED/ 80
            MANRETRACT/0.7874
            FORMAT/TEXT,OPTIONS, ,HEADINGS,SYMBOLS, ;NOM,TOL,MEAS,DEV,OUTTOL, ,
            LOADPROBE/VC0022 STAR
            TIP/T1A0B0, SHANKIJK=0, 0, 1, ANGLE=0
            ASSIGN/MM="CMM_"
            ASSIGN/SD=SYSTEMDATE("MM'.'dd'.'yy'_'")
            ASSIGN/ST=SYSTEMTIME("HH':'mm")
            COMMENT/REPT,

            "CALIBRATION SERIAL NUMBER:" +MM+SD+ST

            ASSIGN/SN=MM+SD+ST
            WORKPLANE/ZPLUS
            ASSIGN/REPORT_LOC="\\\PRISM\quality\CMM\\"
            ASSIGN/REPORT_NAME=REPORT_LOC+SN
CALIBRATE  =LABEL/
            COMMENT/OPER,NO,FULL SCREEN=NO,AUTO-CONTINUE=NO,
            GENTLY REMOVE PROBE FROM CMM

            GENTLY CLEAN TIPS WITH A DRY RAG

            PLLACE BACK ON CMM

            MAKE SURE RED LIGHT IS ON

            CLICK OK WHEN DONE
AUTOCALIBRATE=LABEL/
            AUTOCALIBRATE/PROBE, PARAMETER_SET=Star_Calibrate, QUALTOOL_MOVED=YES_DCC,
                          SHOW_SUMMARY=YES, OVERWRITE_RESULTSFILE=NO
BEGIN AUTOCALIBRATE RESULTS FOR PROBE VC0022 STAR USING SET Star_Calibrate
Probe file=VC0022 STAR    Date=10/3/2017    Time=6:02:09 PM
Dixie Sphere   CENT X  21.0250 Y   9.8345 Z -12.3495 D 0.7500
T1A0B0         THEO X   0.0000 Y   0.0000 Z   8.2262 D 0.1969
T1A0B0         MEAS X  -0.0296 Y  -0.0223 Z   8.1695 D 0.1948 StdDev 0.0002
T2A0B0         THEO X  -0.9252 Y   0.0000 Z   7.1927 D 0.0787
T2A0B0         MEAS X  -0.9491 Y  -0.0197 Z   7.1290 D 0.0770 StdDev 0.0002
T3A0B0         THEO X   0.0000 Y  -0.9252 Z   7.1927 D 0.0787
T3A0B0         MEAS X  -0.0243 Y  -0.9461 Z   7.1275 D 0.0765 StdDev 0.0003
T4A0B0         THEO X   0.9252 Y   0.0000 Z   7.1927 D 0.0787
T4A0B0         MEAS X   0.9035 Y  -0.0166 Z   7.1416 D 0.0769 StdDev 0.0002
T5A0B0         THEO X   0.0000 Y   0.9252 Z   7.1927 D 0.0787
T5A0B0         MEAS X  -0.0207 Y   0.9022 Z   7.1400 D 0.0769 StdDev 0.0002
END AUTOCALIBRATE RESULTS FOR PROBE VC0022 STAR USING SET Star_Calibrate
            LOADPROBE/VC0022 STAR
            ASSIGN/STD1=PROBEDATA("STANDARDDEVIATION","T1A0B0")
            IF_GOTO/STD1>=0.0005,GOTO = AUTOCALIBRATE
            ASSIGN/STD2=PROBEDATA("STANDARDDEVIATION","T2A0B0")
            IF_GOTO/STD2>=0.0005,GOTO = AUTOCALIBRATE
            ASSIGN/STD3=PROBEDATA("STANDARDDEVIATION","T3A0B0")
            IF_GOTO/STD3>=0.0005,GOTO = AUTOCALIBRATE
            ASSIGN/STD4=PROBEDATA("STANDARDDEVIATION","T4A0B0")
            IF_GOTO/STD4>=0.0005,GOTO = AUTOCALIBRATE
            ASSIGN/STD5=PROBEDATA("STANDARDDEVIATION","T5A0B0")
            IF_GOTO/STD5>=0.0005,GOTO = AUTOCALIBRATE
            MOVE/POINT,NORMAL,<12.6,14.8,-6.2541>
            PRINT/REPORT,EXEC MODE=END,$
              TO_FILE=ON,OVERWRITE=REPORT_NAME,AUTO OPEN REPORT=ON,$
              TO_PRINTER=OFF,COPIES=1,$
              TO_DMIS_REPORT=OFF,FILE_OPTION=INDEX,FILENAME=,$
              REPORT_THEORETICALS=NONE,REPORT_FEATURE_WITH_DIMENSIONS=NO,$
              TO_EXCEL_OUTPUT=OFF,
              PREVIOUS_RUNS=KEEP_INSTANCES

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