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Redo alignment after tip rotation?

If I do a DCC alignment to the part's datums in A90B180, then rotate the tip to A90B0 to use DCC mode to measure something else, do I need to re do the DCC alignment from scratch? Assume calibration is good on all tips and tip angles. I have heard you need to re-measure everything in the alignment, and I have heard you do not. It seems like a huge waste of time to me.  It seems like our CMM program cycle times are all double what they need to be.  Using PC-DMIS 2023 on a Global S Chrome.

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  • If you are chasing sub 0.0005" tolerances, re-measuring datums after a probe rotation will mitigate any additional variation caused by probe angle/calibration changes. 
    --So it really depends on what kind of reproducibility/accuracy you are needing to quantify.   IMHO if you have 0.005" tolerances, yes it's a complete waste of time.

  • As Neil stated, there is no need to remeasure your alignment features.

    it is best practice to try and measure as much as possible with the one tip before indexing or changing tip angles.

    if you are worried about the indexing repeatability, perform an auto calibrate after each tip/index change. This is more important if you are using long extensions and are measuring parts with tight tolerances.

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  • As Neil stated, there is no need to remeasure your alignment features.

    it is best practice to try and measure as much as possible with the one tip before indexing or changing tip angles.

    if you are worried about the indexing repeatability, perform an auto calibrate after each tip/index change. This is more important if you are using long extensions and are measuring parts with tight tolerances.

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