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XYZT Dimension Locations not jiving

We program our jobs offline and we've just added some Romers to our CMM lineup. When our Romer operators are checking surface, they are getting a good T value and good in whatever the primary checking axis is, but the other two axis are showing up red.

I think this is because they are running the point we've programmed offline and the checking axis nominal is good, but the position of the points they're taking aren't in the exact location in the nonchecking axis which is giving us red in the location dimensions for the points.

When we're making reports we have to show all axis for the customer, so even though the checking is good, we're going to have concerned customer's because of the red in the nonchecking.

Is there a way to get the points we've programmed offline to jump to the location that the probe makes contact with and compare that surface to it's true CAD location?

***The Scan Point is too hard when we have a tolerance of +/.05mm... they'd spend all day scanning down a single surface.

Thanks for any help!
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  • A) Doesn't sound like it's the right tool for the job

    B) Why are you bothering to report on the XY for a dimension that only matters in Z? Edit your dimensions appropriately, only the X or the Y or the Z or the T should be reported upon, not all of them.

    C) Consider using Point Autotrigger to precisely strike all those Auto Vector Points within a target radius. Check it out in the Help Menu. It's slower but more precise.
  • a) I agree, but the boss says it is... you know how it goes.

    b) The customer will send the fixture out to their inspection service to verify that the everything is good. They will give the inspection service our reports to show where our points were taken: hence the XYZ... again; not my idea.

    c) Autotrigger would have to be set to 0.05mm radius to prevent points from showing up as 'out' in the non checking axis... that takes forever.
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  • a) I agree, but the boss says it is... you know how it goes.

    b) The customer will send the fixture out to their inspection service to verify that the everything is good. They will give the inspection service our reports to show where our points were taken: hence the XYZ... again; not my idea.

    c) Autotrigger would have to be set to 0.05mm radius to prevent points from showing up as 'out' in the non checking axis... that takes forever.
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