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  • Use command 'ScanOnCurve' have a question?

    Hello everybody: I want to scan a B_spline curve on a plane . ScanOnCurve (SRC=PL_1F1_S(1), DST=PL_1F1_SCAN(1), CSY=CSY_1B999_1F, STY=NPT, SPD=SPD, DIS=DNS) ' SRC=PL_1F1_S(1) ' contains many points (more 1000 numbers) I find a question,It…
  • Changing NUL?

    How do you change the port to NUL pcdmis converter?
  • Feature Control Frame Editor!

    I just installed the offline seed of pcdmis 2012.When I click on any of the dimensioning icons (flatness, true position, perpindicularity, etc.) in the feature control frame editor I cannot type in the tolerancing or select my datums because it looks…
  • Error in diameter read outs!!

    I am having an issue once in a while with hole diameters. I am using a 1mm ball to check the the part. This issue comes and go's. I ran a program this morning with true positions and hole diameters and everything checked out. A couple of hours later I…
  • Quindos programming opening

    We have a new job opening in Marshall, MI for a Metrologist. Go to https://www.eatonjobs.com
  • Position Calculation in Quindos V6

    I am in discussion with another engineer here trying to hash out the calculation for Position of a threaded hole within a bolt circle. The equation works out to be 2*sqrt(x(dev)^2 + y(dev)^2). I am looking for the explaination of how Quindos arrives at…
  • Problems with bfts2d, acno2d, curve_p

    Hi all, I have regularly problems with these commands showed in title, the same error appears again and again on the screen: "Value too small (possibly two equal points)!" I can confirm that I'm not comparing the same points (equal profiles) …
  • Scanning issue

    Please see the images. I have taken the basic course, but only use the software a few times a year. Is there anything I can to reduce or stop this? Image customer sent (two scans taken ~1 year apart): My image (includes extra that the customer…
  • Wenzel measuring program convert to Quindos6

    Hi! I would like to know can the Wenzel measuring program (.DMI) convert to Quindos6 ? Attila
  • Pc dmis to quindos

    We have a Global that we run Quindos and PC DMIS on. The problem is we can't get Quindos up and running after we have ran a DMIS program. We always get a calibration error and we have tried shutting the machine all the way down and rebooting to no avial…
  • Quindos6 print protocoll modify

    Hi! I want to change the measuring protocoll head in Quindos6. How can I do this? Thanks
  • How to figure point density in Q7 when scanning

    Scanning a 3.125 ring gauge with 5 pts/mm at 10mm/sec. Collecting 255 points in ring gauge. The circum. of the ring gauge is 9.82 in. or 249.428 mm. I am getting ready to scan a 48" dia. and trying to figure out how set the number of points per/mm to…
  • ALIGNP1P2 offset question

    Hello all, Quick question here. Using ALIGNP1P2(CSY=NEWPART$CSY, NE1=(10,-10), AE1=CIR_1, NE2=(-10,10), AE2=CIR_2) Are the NE points for reference, or are they defining where the circles are located at? I would assume that if I am creating…
  • Multi load pallet looping

    Has anyone ever looped a Quindos program to check multiple parts (x9_3/3/3) equispaced on a pallet.
  • Migrating programs from 6 to 7

    The process of moving business from another facility to our facility has begun, and a Leitz running Quindos 6 (I don't know what release) will be part of the move. We already have a Leitz running Q7, so questions and ideas are bound to come up - …
  • Q7 Report Designer

    Anyone have any experience in creating custom XML report templates for Q7? Makes PC-DMIS reportdesigner look easy...... Even if I could get my hands on some slightly modified XML files, it would help me to understand what I can/can't mess with when…
  • How can I check if I have a gear license?

    Hello everybody, We have a global image with pcdmis 3.7, and quindos 6, I would like to know, how I can verify if I can measure gears with my quindos? I mean, can I check for license or something like that? Hope you can help me Fernando.
  • Need Help! Select Working Environment

    We have a shop floor CMM with Quindos 6 on it. I rarely use it, but I seem to be the "go to guy". Hard drive failure and IT installed a new drive. I start up the computer and controller, open Quindos and come to the "Select Working Environment…
  • Loss of home position

    B&S CMM running with Quindos 6 loses home position in the middle of a program. anyone seen this issue? Any ideas on causes?
  • error at transmitter signal

    Leitz PMM866 When moving in y-axis, it halts abruptly and this message appears: "Error at Transmmitter Signal Y-Axis" Tried shutting down completely and re-booting, but to no avail. Machin still faults out, but not always in the same location…
  • Bs3550

    Does anyone know how to work out a span dimension (base tangent lenght) e.g. Span over 7 teeth,if I only have the gear information supplied in specification BS3550? Don't have that much experience around gears and have just started programming a Leitz…
  • Not a Quindos question - PMMC Probe head

    This is not a Quindos question but, I can probably get an answer here faster than the CMM forum. When doing a manual probe change, after the air supply has been shut down, the head will lock but won't allow a manual change with PC Dmis all versions…
  • Quindos 7 Stability and Support

    I would like to know if anyone else out there is having stability issues with Quindos 7. It was installed by the vendor again several weeks back and is a mess. Randomly just errors and shuts down, icons that don't work. I type a value in a box, and…
  • DVM value smaller then DVM offset !

    Hello gentlemen, When I measure one type of gear (z4, mn1, alpha20 °, beta =- 20 °) Quindos shows me this error. I think this is an error of probe offset (probe cluster TIP DIA 0.8 mm without rotary table) because the machine stops always at the same…
  • SP600 cannot find corners?

    Our Global Image CMM running Q6 to inspect blades has gone down. The machine seems to lose itself when going around a sharp corner, no matter what the scan speed, and has to "hop" to try to make contact with the part again. Even on lowest speeds,…