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"I would like to know how to calculate the symmetry of the faces of this groove."

Thanks for replying. We found a way to do this. Our goal was to add naming in the txt file that would change every time and not cause them to be overwritten. With help from a third party, a batch file was created to add time and date to the text file. We were already getting text files but they were always being overwritten. Windows will not allow 2 files with the same name in a folder. This batch file worked out great.

Thank you, Caitlin for this information. I'm still learning. Yes, when I take individual points for certain measurements the probe is traveling at an angle into the part. The part is fixtured in the exact orientation shown above on the CAD model

Hello @Lincoln Knott, If I understood you correctly you should try this: 1. Enabling exporting - go to Resources -> Results to File... - set Export Points to "On" - next to it you can see "Configuration" button where you can specify what should be in the text file (actuals/nominals, vectors etc., alignment) 2. Enabling exporting of feature - go to Resources -> Features Settings Editor... - select Geometry (evaluation settings) -> Export Points - turn option "ON" to curves you want to export 3. Setting up a path - go to Resources -> Name for Output Files -> ...For This Measurement Plan... - from Output File select Export Points - tick the box next to "Name of output file variable" - specify dynamic path (Calypso will create a folder and put all .txt files into it)

Is your clearance plane Z+? Is your stylus in Y+, X+, Y- or X-?

Can you make first a starting system on the top? What does your safety cube look like?

The only time I remove a probe from the sensor is when I have minimal clearance or no clearance to a top tier probe rack such as I have on 500,500,500 Micura's. I don't have the room for having the master probe in the sensor if a machine home is required. Other than that, I do not remove the probe from the sensor.

You could make your base alignment features something else easier to access, then create an alignment that will be your main alignment. I rarely use difficult surfaces and methods for a base alignment, and I never use a base alignment as my main alignment.

Hi Martin, thanks for your reply. I get the challenges of multithreading. I started out in IT. Strangly not even single core performance is maxed out. Core clocks are well under max. And why calculation of stages is not parallelized is also not intuitivly understandable for me. Well i guess it is what it is 🙂

Calculate the distance between the walls of this groove, which must also be symmetrical, and calculate the fillet length. How can I do this?

ZEISS Inspect may not utilize all cores, but just a few - multithreading is a difficult task to program. This should be normal behaviour. Applied also to Calypso Many games do the same.

Moin Herr Suetcue, Verstehe ich das richtig: Das die Auswertung der Protokollkopf variable u_print im Protokollfuß nicht funktioniert ist ein Bug? Welche Bug-tracking Nummer hat dieser Bug und wann wird dieser gefixt? ( PiWeb Version / Zeitraum ) Was ist mit der Frage wie man einer benutzervariablen einen Wert zuweisen kann? Wie ist die Syntax dazu? Danke für den Hinweis zur Sichtbarkeit eines Textfeldes. Das ist jedoch genau das Problem, dass ich eine solch Funktion mit einer Variablen steuern möchte. Jedoch ist entweder die Variable nicht sichtbar ( Bug ) oder ich kann der Variablen keinen Wert zuweisen ( fehlende Syntax Beschreibung ). Das Textfeld befindet sich nicht in einer Tabelle sondern einfach nur im Protokollfuß. Gern sende ich Ihnen unser PiWeb-Formular zur Analyse zu 🙂 Beste Grüße Karsten

So is this "normal" behaviour? There is short spike at the start of recalculation of the project, then it goes back to using 3 cores mildly. Running a CPU bench. I get 98% load on way higher clocks for quite some time stable, so it is no hardware problem. Ram is used 1/5.

Hi, this is not possible. It is a new requirement to write the probe data as name-value pairs into the database. You are welcome to submit your request in My Voice ZEISS Portal

Here a more up to date FAQ.FAQ_EN_GOM_Coating_Concentrate_Rev.2.pdf

For the "passive stylus qualification" CALYPSO will always use 180°, no matter what you type in. For the geometry re-qualification lowering the angle below 180° does work. Best Regards Marcel

I truly appreciate receiving that information. Thank you very much.

Thanks for the feedback all! When introducing new probes to the tree for long-term use, I typically verify that there will be no collisions when homing. I learned something new on the check stylus setting! Thanks again guys!

You should be able to go into "Rotate Stylus to new position" button, go to Styli list, go to the probe you're having an issue with Update the A and B angles, click "Creates a new stylus system button, click update, then ok twice. This window is how I add new probes to my planner seat.

I have a problem with understanding what you want to achieve. There is an option to intersect a mesh with a curve as i remember, but i was looking for something another and this wasn't working for me. If you can try to explain it more deeply with a reason what for would be that IGES. Thanks

My apologies if this question has previously been answered, but I've been unable to find a solution through my web/forum searching. I have a situation where I set-up my Planner-Offline seat over a year ago, and out of the 30something probe positions I use often, maybe only 5-10 get used daily. This morning I chose one of the styli that rarely get used. I'm assuming when i created the offline seat and imported the stylus systems, I chose the incorrect "Position of the stylus before rotation" (I think that was the name of the pop-up window when performing your first import from SSC.) Anyway, my question is, is there any way to easily fix this incorrect angle (on this single styli)? The stylus should be normal to the -Y direction, not +Y. I went in to the Stylus System Manager and changed the Y vector to the correct integer, but I don't know how to adjust the actual geometry to match the physical CMM (Contura G2). Also, as a test, i added a new stylus with the correct rotations and then qualified in Planner. I didn't think this would work, but it leads me to thinking, "Is there no way to add an additional rotation/stylus once the data (.pcf) file and .ssc have been imported into Planner? Must i re-import the entire Stylus System from the machine? When observing in Planner, I could see the new "Test-Styli" was performing measurements in the correct direction, but without a way to match this single stylus back to a .pcf file or knowing what actual geometry to enter, the entire stylus system is shifted in +X. As of now, I'm working around this by simply using my -Y standard styli and then changing to A-90_B0_-Y styli once the program is uploaded to the CMM. Any help would be greatly appreciated! TIA! -Dylan

Removing probe from head would be easier on XXT, but there are usually not so heavy probes. Vast on the other hand can have benefits for removing probes, but i was told that machine is so much whining about no probe, that we just keep last probe there. None of the probes are risk for collision while homing.

Depending on weight, size and magnetism. Running in an autorun is good for selecting nests, but using new PiWeb is more time consuming, then the old ones - so if you are concerned about time, then i would use more parts in one program. Or combination of autorun and many parts in one program ( like each nest would be one line of N parts ). We've used rubber pad and screw head on granite to place parts and perform quick measure of concentricity.

Hi Guys, Could you suggest what solutions you use for mounting many small parts on one pallet (e.g. small rotational parts – bushings, etc.)? I’d like to get some inspiration. Previously, we didn’t use the autorun option or measure multiple parts in a single setup. Photos of holders, fixtures, or links to manufacturers of such solutions would be welcome. Thanks in advance

This would be Settings > CMM > Probe > Check stylus.