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  • Registry question

    One of my machines just did a sizeable Windows 11 Update and we experienced the issue of PDF's not printing/saving correctly. Not a big deal, we've had this before, so I tried to follow the instructions to change the registry here (like we've done in…

  • Strange Error affecting All CMMs: Critical Error

    We have many CMMs in our shop, and almost every one gets this critical error every day (ref image). The content of the critical error all relates to memory issues. We have added the maximum amount of RAM within our PCs, and still see the error. To bypass…

  • Changing Dimension Color for Errors

    Hello, I was wondering if there is a way to change the dimension color for when errors in the calculation occurs. Our operators run the CMM's as each piece comes off the machine and they focus on looking for red in the reports. However, recently some…

  • PC-Dmis Crashes when using "to point" with auto features

    We just "upgraded" to 2024.1 SP4 built # 269. When we use the auto feature for circle or cylinder then select "to points" and try to modify any of the points PC-Dmis crashes. Is anyone else seeing this? example of code to follow. we use this a lot for…

  • Mastering Move Points

    The first job I programmed CMMs at it seems that when I inserted move points in my program that it worked great and exactly like I wanted it to. I could create move points in my programs OFFLINE and they would move to the exact coordinates relative to…

  • ERROR MESSAGE

    DOES ANYONE HAVE A CLUE AS TO WHY THIS MESSAGE HAS POPPED UP. I WENT TO LUNCH AND WHEN I RETURNED THIS WAS ON MY SCREEN

  • ContinousTempSensor

    On a recent Hexagon service visit, the field engineer noticed in the setting editor that our “ContinousTempSensor” was turned off. He explained that it continuously samples the temperature throughout the routine, but wasn’t able to dive deeper. We are…

  • Trying to create a plane off the stand pins to be able to zero out on it.

    Hello, I am new to CMM programing and have hit a snag. I am trying to create a plane sperate from my CAD drawling so I can raise my part off the granite. How ever I need this plan to allow me to zero it. Like you would do for a manual CMM. When I went…

  • ERROR CE ,S% ,TR_CE ,0x1400304d Position out of the machine stoke limit

    Hello, I'm programming on a new CMM and having issues with my manual alignments. I have been programming in offline mode and whenever I try to run my programs on the machine after I pick up my manual alignment I get this error message: ERROR CE ,S% ,TR_CE…

  • Your Daily PC-DMIS bug and strange behavior log ---

    How it is possible ?? Is it really my software doing this ?? I cannot believe it but yes !! PC-DMIS did it !! so i share it with you, and please share what was your bugs today ? I believe its good idea to learn, to be prepared for, to have fun …

  • DDOF: Waiting For In Position help!!!

    Hello everyone im having this issue with my CMM its a Brown & Sharpe Xcel with a Sharp32 controller, the error that im having its DDOF: Waiting For In Position, what happens its when i calibrate my tips and it starts the DCC move on the Z axis touches…

  • Adding a printer new and PCDMIS will not starting up?

    Samsung printer XpressC430W shuts down system, when I change it back to a older printer it starts up again. Any input would be helpful.

  • GD&T measurement error

    Good afternoon all, I am trying to set up a quick program to measure a true position call out for a part we are running at the shop. it is a small bushing and the TP call out is the O.D. cylinder to the I.D. cylinder (datum A) and a perpendicular…

  • Wired connection for Romer Arm RA8 v2

    We just bought this Romer Arm about a month ago, i just set it up last week and had it working fine. its a CP-C as in the topic title its a wired connection. I was probing, scanning and using it like normal so the next day i come in to reconnect everything…

  • PC-DMIS 2022.2 SP3 Constant Crashing on One seat and Tip Errors on Another Seat

    Hi all, Just a quick post, recently updated our CMM online and our offline programming seats to 2022.2 SP3, ever since we have had lots of crashing on one of our online seats without any error messages, and tip errors on another seat, this has began…

  • Error: Compound or pattern datum must be perpendicular to datum plane.

    I recently was tasked with measuring a part bent at an angle with a pattern of holes on both surfaces of the bend. The bottom plane is Datum A, the bottom pattern of holes is Datum B. There is a profile locating all of the edges on the bottom plane to…

  • Measured Probe Diameter Error Exceeds limits

    I am newer to programing and mostly just use the vision part of my machine. But seem to be having some issues with the Tactile side of my machine. Half way though probe calibration I get this "Measured probe diameter error exceeds limits." It then…

  • Romer arm offline

    HELLO TO EVERYONE I have a romer absolute arm and I ussualy work with it with no problems with RDS appicacion and Polyworks software. On Friday, suddenly, when I turned on the computer on the RDS panel i have the message that the arm is offline and…

  • Paste with pattern not working properly for constructed line

    Hello everyone, I'm working on a program with 2021.1 in which, it's been observed when using paste with pattern line created using a circle and a point is not generating properly. upon pasting with pattern new lines generated doesn't includes circle…

  • Cad Validation / Cad Comparison

    Hello everyone, Is PC-DMIS capable if validating a cad model? If yes how would you do that?

  • Program to find inline hole

    Hello everyone! last week i came across an issue in which first hole was mismarked during production. The part was similar to attached image with two set of holes 1st set has 30 holes and 2nd has 59, in which 1st hole of both set are inline with each…

  • Exact measure datum shift error

    I have come across another issue that im having with exact measure ( i have not tried this on "geometric tolerance command" yet). The problem i am having is the datum shift when applied thru simultaneous evaluation (s.e.) is making erroneous datum shifts…

  • code for checking an exception

    Need to calculate these from a set of 8 results [Spacing error not to exceed 0.005, spacing between adjacent slot 0.003, 1 place may be 0.005 max] I am using following code to calculate spacing error within 0.005, but I'm not sure how to find "…

  • 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…

  • Report redrawing issue PC DMIS 2021.1

    Hi guys this is my first post so forgive me if I miss out any information, I'm recently updated to version 2021.1 (from 2020 R2) and am having an issue with positional dimensions in the "text only" report format. Everything is displayed fine when the…
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