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Hi Jeff, Can you expound on this? I'm not sure I understand how this creates individual features instead of nested features when using pattern. That would be great, as this has always been somewhat of a pain to do. Currently I use alignments, copy, and keep position to create individual features of a pattern.

Hi Jordan, with an automated system like this, you can use the Kiosk mode: ZEISS Quality Tech Guide It's very customizable with python, but the basic setup can be done by dialogues in the software. I would still recommend to reach out to your local support for the first setup. There is a setting available, which will create a trend project of the used project template in the background. Measuring always takes place in an empty project template. Saving individual projects or just the .stl for example is also possible. Nanno

The bigger question for me is why and when to filter. I never filter stuff unless I have a reason to after looking at the results and/or form of the feature. I like raw data in all my features and will only filter on the characteristic side if I do filter. Automatically filtering everything has bitten me more than once, especially on tight tolerance bores and curves.

Optical comparators work great for this. Zeiss also makes something called FixAssist that aligns things for you.

I think a circumstance you might need to recalibrate after a shutdown is if you use the machine origin/coordinates for something in your inspection process. When the machine homes I think it resets the machine origin. It might be an inconsequential amount, but I suppose it could have an effect on accuracy. I don't know this for a fact. Just basing this on other machines that I've used.

Hi Nanno, I’m taking advantage of this thread to ask for a clarification: which standard or regulation is used as a reference for the calculation of Cp and Cpk? Because in the case shown in the image, even though I have some values outside the tolerance limits, the Cp is greater than 1.33, while the Cpk is not acceptable.

Hi Jayveous, you need to create/edit a measuring setupZEISS Quality Tech Guide and possibly move the part to the new fixture ZEISS Quality Tech Guide. Exporting it from your program before the import into Zeiss Inspect in the same coordinate system as before should also work. It's part of the Scanbox training also. If there are any doubts please contact your local support, a wrong measuring setup can lead to hardware crashes. Nanno

When Calypso changes to a different feature I assume there is some internal flag we can catch at the time the feature name is activated for measuring. We can see the next feature to be measured at the top of the Calypso screen just before the measurement starts.

Get one of these, they are inexpensive and can aid in setting any simple or compound angle you need.

A machinist protractor or an optical comparator also work well.

Here's what you do to find the exact angle. Start touching the shaft of the probe against the reference sphere. Make sure to get points high and low on the shaft and go all the way around the reference sphere. Your goal is to create a cylinder feature inside of Calypso. Your A1 A2 angles on the feature are the angle the probe is angled. You then enter these values into the appropriate spots in Calypso when you qualify it.

I think only option is using python script. That's why i am working on our own filling table, which will suit more our needs of evaluation selection.

Lots of questions here...thank you in advance! When building a stylus with movable parts, what is the trick to getting the movable parts at the correct angles? And how critical is it? I am building the stylus pictured. It can be rotated 360° (blue arrow) and the knuckle can bend back and forth as well (green arrow). Let's say that when the RDS is at 0°/0° I want the stylus to face forwards towards me and be lifted up 45° towards me. How do I ensure that it is exactly centered / forward and exactly 45° up? What if it is not exact? How far away from that can I be before it creates an issue? What angle does the reference sphere have to be at in order to qualify it without a collision? So far our reference sphere has always just been straight up. If I have to change the angle of the reference sphere, how do I ensure it is at the correct angle? When I go to qualify it, if it does the thing where it guesses what angle the probe is at, but it's not what I intended, do I change the values to match what I intended, or do I adjust the stylus and try again until it matches? I believe once it is set up, I could set it up as different probes with different A angles, correct? But the B angle would always be 0° and the probe would always be 45°. Is that correct? What if in the future I wanted to use this same set up but have the knuckle point the probe at 30° rather than 45°. I imagine I would need to create a whole new stylus system, correct? But wouldn't that require a separate adapter plate so that the CMM would recognize whether it was the 30° setup or the 45° setup? Would it make more sense to leave this one the same and buy an identical setup and make a whole new configuration?

Is there an easy way to access the current time for Keywords? I'm looking for the equivalent of the current date.

You have 36mm +-1mm in the user defined check, so I don't understand what you are trying to accomplish. You need to pass some value along regardless, but here is an idea: x = max(A.actual_value, B.actual_value) if max(A.actual_value, B.actual_value) < 35: x = 0 x

Form and sigma are closely related. An incorrectly chosen sigma factor eliminates the form.

@Federico Ciammetti From the snippet I am guessing you have a pattern of through holes on the large face where the pattern must be concentric to A (as a circle) within a tolerance zone of 0.01 (no idea the units). If that is the case, construct a circle feature from the pattern of through hole circles by recalling them into the bolt hole circle. Create a concentricity characteristic where the feature is the bolt hole circle and the first datum is A as a circle.

I would recommend you ask for proof of the claim that verification is needed after CMM shutdown. In most situations, it is not risk-mitigating or necessary to requalify all styli after a power shutdown.

I am currently working on the Scanbox 5120. I've made some adjustments to a fixture in Renishaw fixture builder and once I upload the new file and click replace fixture, the step file isn't in the desired location. How do I move the new fixture to my desired location?

I also don`t have a good idea of the situation from your picture. In general you need something with a common center to use concentricity. Otherwise you can use a position.

Is it pitch circle from n of holes? Your picture is not helping much - i am not sure on which element is concentricity used.

They only shut down if the CMM is equipped with AirSaver. Then you have a small application on the PC where you can set the timeout and also shut them off manually. The default is 15 minutes. This thread has a screenshot of the app: https://qualityforum.zeiss.com/topic/18466-air-saver-help/

Please call our hotline and request a ticket. We require the following information: current PiWeb version, report (*.ptx) and database extract (*qdb). Thank you.

Hi Latif, this is possible with tags (ZEISS Quality Tech Guide). Set tags for each group, select in explorer, press v for visible or i for invisible. If the meshes represent a part at different times or states, it might be better to create a stage project from the meshes. Converting the project to a part project might also be an option. Again, it depends on the application behind this 🙂 Nanno