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Do away with manual alignments - use Readpoint

Butch
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.

Butch
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  • Hello everyone I'm new here. I was just wondering what the difference was between using a readpoint and a movepoint. I've noticed on some of the programs written where I work, there will be a move point with a breakpoint before continuing where the operator has to make sure the probe is centered over a hole. What is the difference between that and using a readpoint? All programs run in DCC mode, I've never pulled up a program with a manual alignment in it. I run a Brown & Sharpe. I do use manual alignments as well as importing the IGES file when I program. Before I came along no one here even knew that we had a CAD license or how to use it.
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  • Hello everyone I'm new here. I was just wondering what the difference was between using a readpoint and a movepoint. I've noticed on some of the programs written where I work, there will be a move point with a breakpoint before continuing where the operator has to make sure the probe is centered over a hole. What is the difference between that and using a readpoint? All programs run in DCC mode, I've never pulled up a program with a manual alignment in it. I run a Brown & Sharpe. I do use manual alignments as well as importing the IGES file when I program. Before I came along no one here even knew that we had a CAD license or how to use it.
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