Hi Everyone
I am fairly new to PCDMIS being a Mitutoyo programmer for the last 10 years (Booo). The training I had on PCDMIS was reliant on a MANUAL setup before going into DCC mode. By going straight into DCC mode position your probe over its start point. Then you can insert a READ POINT. Then put the XYZ origin on the READ POINT and hey presto your probe has a X0, Y0 and Z0 starting point. You can now do a rough setup by getting the CMM mode to search for your part elements.
This can still then be skipped if not required for further parts. Why go to the lengths of manual probing when the CMM will do it for you?
I am enjoying the new challenge of PCDMIS and can see that it is deep and dark. By using code instead of set routines like the Mitutoyo I realise it can be a lot more flexible. Now if I only knew all the codeing tricks?
Please look out for my questions appearing.
Yes and yes. The read point is basically a predetermined starting point for the program. Once you tell the machine that the probe is in a specific position in relation to the part it will then if programmed correctly be able to find the part in its own
Yes and yes. The read point is basically a predetermined starting point for the program. Once you tell the machine that the probe is in a specific position in relation to the part it will then if programmed correctly be able to find the part in its own