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Hi, there is no predefined filter that you can use instantly. In the Designer open the tab page structure, select the protocol element, switch to the data provider tab, select advanced filter and in the tab characteristic filter select "Characteristics within limit".

As for the usefulness: On a non-Zeiss system I used air-scanning all the time to allow people who threw their own parts on a machine and start the program to not worry about the exact clocking of a round part (usually small rings with holes). I took a plane the exact angular distance of one hole to another, so that the probe had to hit at least one edge of a hole. Due to a light preload of the probe, as soon as the probe hit the edge, it would dip a little deeper in the hole but then settle back, so that I could always get a minimum point where the edge was. That was enough to pre-align the clocking, and then I could be sure to hit a hole to get a precise clocking alignment. On a Zeiss with Calypso that doesn't work, because the probe stops as soon as it "dips" into the hole. As an alternative, it's possible to program the path so, that the probe dips, but can't drop deep enough into the hole, so that it's just "surfing the edge" of the hole. You get a minimum point there as well to pre-align the part. Saved me lots of headaches.

You can move the probe in a helix motion without measuring. But in this case there is a risk of the brush causing a collision depending on how deep you go. But Im not going to show how to, since I suspect there might be someone that won't like that information out there. How ever, there is no reason at all to do it they way you ask for. Just set the spehere diameter to 50 and scan it. We use randomized startangles and numbers of rotations so it dont drag the probe at the same locations every time.

@Matthew D @Bruce Kudanian @Norbert Bendl Yes, I know it sounds weird without context but I need this to automatically clean a probe using this cleaning brush https://shop.metrology.zeiss.de/INTERSHOP/web/WFS/IMT-DE-Site/en_DE/-/EUR/ViewProduct-Start?SKU=626170-0011-655&CategoryName=415000&CatalogID=400000&ExtendedNavigation=true

And to add to the confusion: what exactly is out?????????

I have requested multiple things for Inspect, but I do not see any feedback from Zeiss. These were posted all the way back in 2024. https://portal.zeiss.com/my-voice/software/metrology/product/eaafdea8-9296-485d-82c1-cc6d1ca0eca2/request/c3051e15-87d9-436b-a489-1b142d7d6559 https://portal.zeiss.com/my-voice/software/metrology/product/eaafdea8-9296-485d-82c1-cc6d1ca0eca2/request/f0335067-2822-4b52-8912-fd2c2f43d696

Hello, Please share this request to the My Voice portal. https://portal.zeiss.com/my-voice/software/metrology

Please, please, please stop this behaviour.

I believe these diameters are being pulled from within the GD&T engine position characteristic and there is no option to mark those diameters

I think there's no way to do this with normal Calypso, although the controller itself would of course be capable of moving the CMM along a helix path when receiving the proper commands. May I ask why you need this?

Can you mark the diameters? In Multi Report button there is a button on the top right to mark characteristics. Then when you mark them you need to check the box that says "Hide (Selected characteristics are not displayed)" Which is also in the multi report window. I don't know if that fixes this issue but it does exclude things from the report.

Hello, Here are some troubleshooting articles that might help: https://portal.zeiss.com/knowledge-base?id=1105843 https://portal.zeiss.com/knowledge-base?id=1047524 https://portal.zeiss.com/knowledge-base?id=882615

Matt, What is the purpose of scanning in mid air?

I may be reading this wrong, but why do you want to air scan a feature that isn't there?

Hallo zusammen, bei uns wird der Winkel NIO bewertet (zumindest der rote Balken) obwohl er in Toleranz ist. Kann man das irgendwie einstellen? Wenn ich die Ausgabe auf Dezimal umstelle, ist der Balken grün, liegt also am PiWeb-Protokoll. MfG, Micha

Say what you will about AI, but it is absolutely fantastic at spitting out python to deal with folders full of excel files. It has been a game changer (And I already was a python programmer!)

@Daniel Nutka thanks, I tried that also, but it still needs first point to probe and while scanning stylus won't drop down.

If I remember correctly, this can only be done with the option "FlyScan", which used to be available only for the VAST XT heads, but should now be also available for the XXT head, but I'm not 100 % sure. And even with FlyScan, I doubt that it would work with helical paths.

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Hello, Does anybody know any solution to make a probe follow the path without touching the material? I would like to have a helix path around an imaginary sphere (like image below) but I can't create Sphere with strategy "Helix Path", because machine is looking for a material and it ends up stopping the "measurement". The only way of making it work is to create a Point with strategy "CMM position" and formula for X, Y and Z, but machine is moving in "step-mode" (achieve first point and stop, achieve next point and stop) instead of smooth, continuous motion.

how i can acess this page im on switzerland and nothing appends when i open the link

Hello Benjamin, this has been intentionally changed with CALYPSO 7.6.08 by development. The "identifier" alone will not be shown unless a Characteristic has been selected as well. Sorry for the inconvenience. Best Regards Marcel

Hi Robert I noticed - but could be wrong - that your XXT head lock looks like it is pressed in. If correctly noticed your XXT head will fall off when turning for a new position as only magnets hold it in place. Find some small pliers and pull the lock outwards to lock the head.

What is the solution, im very interested to applz cookbook strategies directly on features.

not sure is gear pro has this option, worst case you could try to covert roll angle -> diameter or roll length and 'transform' your tolerance, although not ideal I realize. Alternatively you can draw raster tolerance lines at those °of roll for a visual check, I've definitely had to do that in the past.