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Weird behavior of CMM. PCdmis runs ok, Inspect not

Hello all.

So I am having this issue where in one of my programs the DCC alignment fails but only when I execute the program from Inspect (version5.1.210.0) and not within PCdmis V2017 R2. The program starts correctly, probes a circle and then moves 10mm away in inspect trying to probe the plane. In PCdmis, the plane is probed as expected and the program continues.

The program is in a read only location for many many years and all this time using PCdmis we did not have any issue. Using inspect, the problem arises. I also tested in a second machine and same thing happens. I though Inspoect was a UI portal for the operator so what gives? 

Any help will be much appreciate it.

PS: The program cannot be revised that easily and any change takes ages in my enterprise and this issue is impacting production and also makes production and management think less of me as I opted for Inspect :S

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  • You NEED to justify somehow, that clicking the checkbox within inspect settings that enables the software to function properly (by allowing it to run with a copy) is an integral and necessary part of making Inspect pass the validation protocol.  Add a deviation to your change request if you must but inspect ABSOLUTELY NEEDS to run with read/write access.   The software engineers from Hexagon added that checkbox for this precise reason.

    You could even use Hexagon service desk to your advantage here, if you need affirmation (for your validation protocol deviation) of how this toggle functions and its intent to enable read-only files to work within Inspect... reach out to the service desk and let them know you need a written memo explaining the function and how it is necessary.

  • I am not sure why this is an option then if it needs to be there is the first place. In any case we have been using Inspect for many different codes for close to a year now in 10 machines with no issue with our current settings. Not sure why this is the sole case of such behavior. I will anyhow test by using the run as copy just to see if it will improve anything. Thanks