Occasionally, when I start a new program offline, the simulated probe graphic location will get messed up and be completely offset from the simulated points that it is taking. Graphically, the probe will be be performing its motions out in space many inches from the CAD and feature while it is simulating measuring said feature. This does not correct itself when I move the program online, for the program it seems as though the live probe graphic is permanently cursed. This makes the probe graphic totally useless when programming offline, I've never even attempted collision detection when it is like this, seems like it would be a pointless waste of time. I suspect this has something to do with the machine graphic, because when I delete the machine graphic the probe gets closer to proper position, but still far enough away to be useless. I don't know if this a CAD problem, an alignment problem, a machine graphic problem, a transform problem, a bad setting, a bug?? I'm using 2020.2 CAD++ on a Hexagon Global S Blue with a HP-S-X1H on an HH-AS8-T2.5.
How do I prevent this in the future? How do I fix the programs that already have this condition... such as the one I'm trying to work on now.
benj118. BKulpa. Paperback Rocker. Does this have to with the LOADMACHINE setting? Offline probe calibrations? CAD or Animation settings? What happens if the ReadPoint is executed outside the virtual machine extents? What if the rotation head in the stylus definition doesn't match the graphic in the load machine settings?
-LOADMACHINE shouldn't impact the coordinates, unless it's shifting your theoretical origin in your CAD when you load it in (i don't use it, so this is foreign to me).
-Probe cal follows the device you are using, not the routine, so an offline/remote seat of the demon has no impact on this.
-If you are probing offline on the CAD then putting the part on the machine with the coordinates flipped (instead of part aligning with machine's +x+y+z, it technically aligns with +y-z+x for example) that could very well be the cause here. When you import your part, you need to go into the CAD settings and translate your cad coords to reflect the orientation the part will be on the machine.
-Your readpoint theo's SHOULD be created offline in relation to the CAD coords before executing online.
-If your probe angle isn't right it will have a similar impact as the wrong cad coordinate orientation above.
Do you ever not put the machine graphic in a program? Does a program that's never had the machine graphic have these issues? The machine graphic can do weird things, especially if you don't have the part-machine configuration set to reflect the part's location in the machine volume.
I used to always use the machine model, but it's caused enough dumb issues without actually doing me much good that I've been moving away from it lately.
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