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CMM vision error in manual mode

I keep getting the error: "Hit target is out of detection range for feature ___"

This is when I am in manual mode and trying to take a hit using an auto feature. I don't get this error when I first create the auto feature (say an edge point). What I am trying to do is manually set up a coordinate system for the rest of the program to go off of.

The issue comes when I go to measure the second part after creating the program based off of the first part. I am only able to position the new part to within 100s of micrometers and I then get this error message. If I take a bunch of time and get the second part pretty close to lined up (less than 10 micrometers) to where the first part was then I don't get this error message. The only work around that I have found so far is to recreate all of my manual hits each time I measure a new part. This seems extremely inefficient and I feel that there must be a better way to do this or a way around this error message.

Thank you for any suggestions!
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  • So I tried using the "Manual Pre-Position Toggle" in combination with DCC mode. This DCCs me to the nominal location of the hit and then asks me to line up the hit manually. This is great for parts where I'm positioning the part fairly close! Thank you!


    What would you recommend if I have two parts that I am measuring at the same time separated by a long distance? (My CMM is very slow - less than 10mm/s!) If I use this method then I have to travel manually from the first part to the second part for every single hit which can take quite a while. Is there a better method for this situation? Thanks!
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  • So I tried using the "Manual Pre-Position Toggle" in combination with DCC mode. This DCCs me to the nominal location of the hit and then asks me to line up the hit manually. This is great for parts where I'm positioning the part fairly close! Thank you!


    What would you recommend if I have two parts that I am measuring at the same time separated by a long distance? (My CMM is very slow - less than 10mm/s!) If I use this method then I have to travel manually from the first part to the second part for every single hit which can take quite a while. Is there a better method for this situation? Thanks!
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