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Career Aspiration - From inspector to programmer

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Hello. I have been working as a Fabrication Inspector for several years now. Of our five-person inspection team, I do 95% of the CMM programming, which I thoroughly enjoy. My inspection job has been rewarding, but I want to make a change.

My passion and skill set lie in programming, and I would like to transition into a career as a full time CMM programmer. This will not be possible with my current employer, so I have begun researching programmer jobs. Also, my company currently uses Zeiss Calypso software, but my investigation into programmer jobs has made it clear that I need to learn PC-DMIS.

My questions are:

1. Is there any way to obtain an offline seat for PC-DMIS for educational purposes (I cannot afford 10k for a standard offline seat)?

2. Does anyone have any advice on how I make this transition from inspector to CMM programmer?

Thanks for your time.

-Jeff
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  • Parrot here- Yeah, growing into the role of programmer is essentially the only way to garner the knowledge to program with PCDMIS.
    Calypso is entirely different, a lot more visual-based and point-clicking than the demon's script based foundation. With the demon you have to know the code and how to force it to get the job done that you need.
    If you could find an employer with Calypso AND PC-DMIS, that would be ideal, as you can prove your value programming the calypso, while learning PC-DMIS.

    Where are you located? like said, if you are willing to relocate (possibly on your own), your chances will increase.
    My employer has a CT metrotome scanner, and is looking for an Quality Auditor / Calypso programmer for that beast. We also have 3 CMM's running the demon... PM me, and I'll send you a referral email. Smiley BTW it's in Tempe, AZ, like 3 miles from ASU Main campus.
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  • Parrot here- Yeah, growing into the role of programmer is essentially the only way to garner the knowledge to program with PCDMIS.
    Calypso is entirely different, a lot more visual-based and point-clicking than the demon's script based foundation. With the demon you have to know the code and how to force it to get the job done that you need.
    If you could find an employer with Calypso AND PC-DMIS, that would be ideal, as you can prove your value programming the calypso, while learning PC-DMIS.

    Where are you located? like said, if you are willing to relocate (possibly on your own), your chances will increase.
    My employer has a CT metrotome scanner, and is looking for an Quality Auditor / Calypso programmer for that beast. We also have 3 CMM's running the demon... PM me, and I'll send you a referral email. Smiley BTW it's in Tempe, AZ, like 3 miles from ASU Main campus.
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