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  • Help in defining the database

    Good Day! I have problem with defining the database "E" like on picture below (marked on blue). (pic. 1) (section H (circle on pic. 1)) Below photo from PC-DMIS CAD My question is if I should make database "E" as constructed plane? All points…
  • How to do cad to part alignment

    I am trying to figure out just the start to finish method to align the cad model to the actual part itself in order for the cmm to know the true parts location. Can someone help break that down for me? Brand new to CMM and where I work just now started…
  • Updating GD&T nominals

    Good morning all, I have a question in regards to a true position stack up. I am using a CAD model to probe the part but my Z nominal is incorrect. which should be the nominal distance from plane A to the hole so it is throwing my tolerance off…
  • Manual alignment not "snapping" to cad geometry

    Hello all, I am hitting a major block in my programing for a cylindrical part. After importing the CAD model and establishing an alignment, my trihedron is right where I want it. using a top plane to level the part and establish translation in…
  • PC-DMIS giving bad results

    Need help!! Not sure why PC-DMIS keeps giving me bad results. I have created different alignments, different hits, different workplanes and views but PC-DMIS still gives me wrong numbers. Any suggestions on what is going on? On the blueprint I have…
  • Updating Nominals for Position without CAD in Vision

    Is it possible to update Nominals & Tol . same for some selected features according to my drawing ? I don't have any CAD model , and I need to call dimensions for 100 position dimensions. I'm using Legacy Mode , for that reason I need…
  • Shift Home Position on Virtual Machine

    Hi Guys, We recently purchased a 9-12-8 Global S machine with a scanning head. The length of the indexing portion (scanning head + longer tip) kind of freaked us out, and we wanted to be able to simulate the machine offline in order to catch collisions…
  • labels won't sjow up on model

    Hi My question is i always make a custom report with dimension labels showing deviation on cad model in report. To do that i mark my program then select the dimensions i took for that particular view- cut and undo them and they show up on CAD model…
  • Not able to add Move Points into code or by shortcut keys

    I am unaware of any option in the settings to turn off move points. I have tried Cntrl+M typing in move/ and hitting the move point button on the jog box. I have also been trying to make a clearance plane and I cannot add move/clearplane either. Does…
  • Mirror Program CAD error

    I have a program and once I mirror it the program mirrors properly but the CAD doesn't follow into the new program. It seems to only work sometimes. Am I doing something wrong to cause this? Thanks in advance!
  • Flipping the X and Y to match print

    Hello, I have a very big print with at least 100 dimensions being called out on it, now the problem i'm having is that after i imported the cad in and match my part set up to the cad, the xy are switched on the print on pcdmis y forward and back and x…
  • Dimentioning Depth of a part

    I have a blueprint that has a callout to measure the depth from a specified point on my part (bottom of a specific depth) to a plane(top of the part ) . I am unsure the correct way to measure the part in order to get the correct dimension as well as which…
  • CAD Synchronization Issues

    I'm a new CMM user, having recently taken the PC-DMIS 101 training, and I'm having difficulty synchronizing my imported CAD with the machine. I've searched through the forum for similar issues, but nothing has helped yet. I may simply be skipping a step…
  • Alignment to cad trouble

    Hello, After starting with a new program and importing a step file, i perform level, rotate, and then origin to a feature on the cad model. However, the feature selected moves to the trihedron instead of the trihedron moving to the feature selected…