1) Manual Alignment to the part. In this case I did a simple Plane-Line-Line so set my x/y axis for a few reasons, one of which is to show where the part really is and the other is so that I can zoom to the part quickly without having to scroll all over creation to find it.
2) Manual, variable delta scan. This gives me all the little radii and angles that my programmers need.
3) I then create a constructed filter feature to give me my profile line instead of all the points ensuring that the linear button is selected. I have not been able to figure out the difference between the Gaussian and Spline options. Both seem to work for my purposes
4) export the file as a dxf cad file. My programmers can then use this to make their model. I ensure that the alignment is correct and the "scans as points" option is unchecked.
5) which brings me back to my problem. This will work for my programmers but , although you can't really see it, my profile line is offset from the lines for my alignment. In this case about .059" or 1.5mm... half the probe diameter. I have toyed with probe comp on/off to no avail and would love to figure out how to rectify the offset problem. Hope this helps someone else out there and if you have any ideas on how to get the last little bit of my problem I would love to hear from you.
1) Manual Alignment to the part. In this case I did a simple Plane-Line-Line so set my x/y axis for a few reasons, one of which is to show where the part really is and the other is so that I can zoom to the part quickly without having to scroll all over creation to find it.
2) Manual, variable delta scan. This gives me all the little radii and angles that my programmers need.
3) I then create a constructed filter feature to give me my profile line instead of all the points ensuring that the linear button is selected. I have not been able to figure out the difference between the Gaussian and Spline options. Both seem to work for my purposes
4) export the file as a dxf cad file. My programmers can then use this to make their model. I ensure that the alignment is correct and the "scans as points" option is unchecked.
5) which brings me back to my problem. This will work for my programmers but , although you can't really see it, my profile line is offset from the lines for my alignment. In this case about .059" or 1.5mm... half the probe diameter. I have toyed with probe comp on/off to no avail and would love to figure out how to rectify the offset problem. Hope this helps someone else out there and if you have any ideas on how to get the last little bit of my problem I would love to hear from you.
