I have a part with 2 face call out. i finish programing one face but now need to flip the part and program the other side. my question is how can i flip the part on pcdmis and change my Z with out anything moving. each time i try to flip or rotate my z and everything i program moves. i don't want to create two different programs because on the second face, holes call for tp and the datums are located in the first face. i cant set this part on a fixture where i can have asses to all faces in one program on the cmm.
It took me a couple tries at first too, what I would do is measure and create an alignment of level / trans z to -A-, Rotate to -E-, and trans X & Y to -B-. measure the other feature on that left view that you need to. Then flip the part, re measure -A-, -B-, and -E-, and reconstruct the alignment EXACTLY as the first alignment. then add in the 'EQUATE/NEW_ALIGNMENT, TO ALIGNMENT, OLD_ALIGNMENT'. You may have to run it through a time or two to sort the Graphic Display Window out.
It took me a couple tries at first too, what I would do is measure and create an alignment of level / trans z to -A-, Rotate to -E-, and trans X & Y to -B-. measure the other feature on that left view that you need to. Then flip the part, re measure -A-, -B-, and -E-, and reconstruct the alignment EXACTLY as the first alignment. then add in the 'EQUATE/NEW_ALIGNMENT, TO ALIGNMENT, OLD_ALIGNMENT'. You may have to run it through a time or two to sort the Graphic Display Window out.
