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.
My go to was to bring in 2 CADs. 1 face up and 1 face down ( or however will work). I pretty much do a manual alignment/ DCC and check everything I can. Operator comment to " flip part over " and then start with another manual alignment/ DCC. I would then do the best I can to duplicate the exact same alignment as the 1st side. Its not always easy and its not always possible. Its really 2 programs in 1. Your print and tol. will dictate if this process will work for you or not. I have no clue how to transform the CAD in DMIS and everything I do with CAD is done in solidworks as an assembly and then saved a single IGES.
We use the rayco quick fixturing so I do use 2 manual alignments. I will only the manuals on the 1st part after I build the inspection plate and then after that Its unmarked and it will go straight to DCC so theres not alot of manual work.
We use the rayco quick fixturing so I do use 2 manual alignments. I will only the manuals on the 1st part after I build the inspection plate and then after that Its unmarked and it will go straight to DCC so theres not alot of manual work.
