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I need help using PC Dmis to reverse engineer parts

smitrock63
I had the short class, and could do a few alignemnts and such, but, everytime I go to use our Romer Arm with PC Dmis I almost cringe. This software seems very difficult to learn to use. I would like to be able to set a part down on the table, digitize it, and use that data and bring it into Solidworks for model creation.

What am I missing? I mean, I've owned a manufacturing company, I've ran almost every CAD / Modeling package ever made, have a Eng. Degree, but, I can't seem to reverse engineer a part using PC Dmis!!

Help!!!

Thanks,
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  • Probing is more difficult on the front end than laser scanning.

    The first thing with probing is that you need to align to the workpiece.

    Once you've done that, go through and create your features. In some cases, working with discreet points will be easier than creating 2D features. Most 3D features you should be able to create with little hassle (cylinders, cones, spheres). 2D features require a work plane or sample hits to capture.

    Once you have your features, IGS exports pretty decently in my experience.

    If you had some specific questions, I could probably give you some more specific answers.
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  • Probing is more difficult on the front end than laser scanning.

    The first thing with probing is that you need to align to the workpiece.

    Once you've done that, go through and create your features. In some cases, working with discreet points will be easier than creating 2D features. Most 3D features you should be able to create with little hassle (cylinders, cones, spheres). 2D features require a work plane or sample hits to capture.

    Once you have your features, IGS exports pretty decently in my experience.

    If you had some specific questions, I could probably give you some more specific answers.
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