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Rotated Axes in a True Position Report

(2011 MR1, Portable)

When I build a FCF (XactMeasure) to evaluate True Position, it shows in 3 segments on the report:
1) Size (self-explanatory on report)
2) Position (again, self-explanatory)
3) Summary (this is the confusing part)

On the surface, the “Summary” section looks straightforward, reporting deviation in the X, Y, and Z axes.

Looking closer at the values reported, I see that the axes have rotated – twice!

What was my “X” value is now my “Y”, “Y” is now “Z”, and “Z” is “X”. This is a 90-degree rotation about “Y” then 90 degrees about “X” (or 90 about “Z” then 90 about “Y”).

So, the impact is: If I take my X & Y values and calculate Positional error, I get a certain value, which agrees with the “Position” portion of the report. When I look to the Summary section to verify my “X” & “Y” values, they have been rotated to a different axis, which I don’t know how to explain away to those who may want to research the condition of their part. Saying “I don’t know, it just does that” doesn’t instill much confidence.

Am I missing something, or is this some kind of bug?
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  • The bug is thinking you can use Xactmeasure without taking the Xactmeasure GD&T course. "User friendly" is not part of the revenue generating vocabulary spoken at Hexagon.

    The software is making up a "behind the scenes" alignment based on the DRF. The solution is to create a real "hard" alignment for each unique DRF, then making sure you are in the proper alignment of the FCF you are evaluating, choose "current alignment" in the advanced tab instead of the default "Datum Reference Frame".

    You might also be interested in this thread.

    HTH
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  • The bug is thinking you can use Xactmeasure without taking the Xactmeasure GD&T course. "User friendly" is not part of the revenue generating vocabulary spoken at Hexagon.

    The software is making up a "behind the scenes" alignment based on the DRF. The solution is to create a real "hard" alignment for each unique DRF, then making sure you are in the proper alignment of the FCF you are evaluating, choose "current alignment" in the advanced tab instead of the default "Datum Reference Frame".

    You might also be interested in this thread.

    HTH
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