Updated model, quick way to update selected CAD on 200 Scans.

Hey guys,

Is there a quick way to update selected CAD for scans that have "Only Selected." Turned on when a CAD model implemented?

The program I'm working on has a lot of scans in it, around 200 in total. Everything was originally made with 3 scans that had the correct CAD selected, then a lot paste with patterns where used. the model has been updated, and the cad is no longer selected. I'm looking to avoid needing open up every individual scan and updating the selected cad, that would be about 4 to 6 hours of rework. Then if there's an update later down the line, i would need to do it again.

Is there a way to select cad and apply the items selected to all / specific scans?

Is "Update Nominals from CAD" the only way to do this?

Thanks in advance for any help.

P.S.

The items I'm scanning are pretty close to other features, if "Only Selected is not turned on. it has a tendency to snap to other features.

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0 cheesiechanman 6 months ago

If you're feeling brave you can use Excel macros to record your keystrokes. Alt+Tab (to switch to PCDmis), F9 into feature, tab "x" amount of times for correct setting, Keystroke to perform desired task, press Enter to finalize changes.

I use this when I have a repetitive task that takes 10-15 seconds to complete. The macro can take that 10-15 seconds and turn it into 3-4. Its doesn't work every time but can be a huge time saver if used effectively.

Depending on how in depth you make your macro it could do this pretty quickly..... but it could also cause absolute chaos.
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0 cheesiechanman 6 months ago

If you're feeling brave you can use Excel macros to record your keystrokes. Alt+Tab (to switch to PCDmis), F9 into feature, tab "x" amount of times for correct setting, Keystroke to perform desired task, press Enter to finalize changes.

I use this when I have a repetitive task that takes 10-15 seconds to complete. The macro can take that 10-15 seconds and turn it into 3-4. Its doesn't work every time but can be a huge time saver if used effectively.

Depending on how in depth you make your macro it could do this pretty quickly..... but it could also cause absolute chaos.
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0 Joseph Miner 6 months ago in reply to cheesiechanman

Sounds like a good idea, just need to save a lot more often to avoide said chaos. I'll look into this more when my schedule isn't crazy. Thanks for the help!
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0 WilliamL 6 months ago in reply to Joseph Miner

Are the cad features already selected and you just need to toggle the "selected only" to yes? Or are the features from the updated model completely unselected?
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0 Joseph Miner 6 months ago in reply to WilliamL

There was a Print Update that changed the CAD dimensions. when the new CAD was imported everything was de-selected.

Just need to re-select the CAD that is relevant for each scan.
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0 Matthew D. Hoedeman 6 months ago in reply to cheesiechanman

OR, you can buy a programmable keypad (roughly $100) and just do it all within Pcdmis. I've got one and have had to do that 'sort of thing' in the past with customer supplied programs, where the programmer was a total wanker. Thin sheet metal parts, that sit on a checking fixture. Only 1 way to put the part on there, and they had points generated on either side of stock with vectors going into or out of the part, so it was all FUBAR, programmable keypad made it 'quick' work to fix it (but I should NEVER have had to fix it to begin with). Any key stroke can be used, any hotkeys, etc., etc., etc.
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