Offline Program with an Online Seat

I know this isn't news to many currently using the forum, but for those interested in offline programming when all they have is an online seat (dongle's married to a CMM), there was in the past a workaround to programming offline, that may still work for you.

Download and install PCDmis version 3.5 or earlier on a computer you want to offline program from. Locate the file interfac.dll in the install folder and rename it to anything other than interfac.dll. Plug your dongle into the USB port, and you're good to go. You may not be programming in the latest version, but any newer version will open the older versions saves, and furthermore, with a program like UltraVNC, you can remote access the computer you've set up and program from anywhere.

The only issue is that you can't run your CMM while you have the dongle in another computer.

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TamiB over 13 years ago

So the only way I can see this being an issue is if I had two CMM's and only one liscence, then it may do some good but otherwise,and even then I would think that there are a whole other set of headaches that you have to go through just to make it run initially.

It actually seems like that particular situation would work ... or is the dongle itself tied to a specific controller?

In any case, I agree with PD-DMIS making it possible to work without the CMM actually in working condition. What is it going to hurt as long as it is hooked up to the CMM still? I have a horrible time trying to get the foundry I work at to leave the air on just so I can program in PC-DMIS.

Oh wait ... they won't get the extra money for the 'offline' program if they do that, at least from some of us. Unforunately, if a company sees a dip in profit (any company) when they already have people hooked on their product, they aren't going to backtrack and give us something we already bought without it
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TamiB over 13 years ago

So the only way I can see this being an issue is if I had two CMM's and only one liscence, then it may do some good but otherwise,and even then I would think that there are a whole other set of headaches that you have to go through just to make it run initially.

It actually seems like that particular situation would work ... or is the dongle itself tied to a specific controller?

In any case, I agree with PD-DMIS making it possible to work without the CMM actually in working condition. What is it going to hurt as long as it is hooked up to the CMM still? I have a horrible time trying to get the foundry I work at to leave the air on just so I can program in PC-DMIS.

Oh wait ... they won't get the extra money for the 'offline' program if they do that, at least from some of us. Unforunately, if a company sees a dip in profit (any company) when they already have people hooked on their product, they aren't going to backtrack and give us something we already bought without it
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