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"How to Control Offset Planes To design and inspect two offset, nominally parallel planes so they act as a single functional feature: Use Basic Dimensions: Apply exact, untoleranced (basic) dimensions between the surfaces. Apply Profile Tolerance: Attach a Profile of a Surface symbol (e.g., \bigcirc \mkern-5mu \vert{} \mkern-5mu \bigcirc with a value of 0.05 mm) to the Feature Control Frame (FCF) for both surfaces. This ensures both surfaces are held coplanar within the same tolerance zone GD&T Tips - For Coplanarity Use Profile - Tec-Ease. [1] Add Datums as Needed: Depending on how the planes mate in an assembly, you can orient the profile zone relative to an established datum system, or leave it datainless for free-floating coplanarity" "Common Mistakes to Avoid Using Flatness on Both: If you try to call out individual Flatness on two separate offset surfaces, each surface is evaluated indepenantly. The GD&T specification does not enforce that the two planes be co-planar, parallel, or at the correct basic offset to one another Flatness OR Profile ON Flat Surface. "

Sounds like the stowaway onboard your program is doing a good job at hiding. You've checked the obvious places. Any stones left unturned as pcm in comments or stylus qualifications or shady, dimly lit taverns?

I'm am comfortable with a delay if it supports a smoother, more successful release. Three cheers for the Calypso Dev. Team. We appreciate you!

Thanks Norbert, that seems to have worked.

I heard a rumor it may be delayed - cant say source and idk why, hopefully its for more new cool features ... It is usually released by about now ...

Unfortunately not on the offline seat, our CMM is down for calibration this morning, they are offset by 11.3 mm and the other two are on the same level, I would think there would be an easier way to do it.

To change this for an existing measurement plan, go to the measurement plan features editor, select the section with clearance and retract distances and change the values for the whole plan instead of just selected elements.

I have changed those settings; it has no effect on new features.

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https://portal.zeiss.com/knowledge-base?id=571558

Hello i would recommend making a ticket so a HW tech can troubleshoot to see if there is any issue in machine. in meantime you can also check some stuff to make sure everything is running ok https://portal.zeiss.com/knowledge-base?id=571558

If its a Flatness callout, but the planes are offset (are that offset by 1mm?), perhaps, you need to evaluate Profile of a Freeform Surface (with no Datums)? ...do you have Freeform on your CMM?

1 - For XXT - Go to "Compatibility Settings" and disable "Scanning Optimization for Passive Sensors" to turn the repeat pass off. This is a general advisement. 2 - Helical scan should work just fine, make sure the pitch you are applying to the helix matches the thread pitch. Do 540-720° at 20% depth and at 80% depth. Use only for evaluating location. Not size. Try to use a stylus that will "fit" in a thread without contacting thread shank for best results. 3 - 3 or more linear scans (bottom of hole to top) at very slow speed, evaluate as max inscribe (outer tangential). This will give you minor diameter but be very careful of your filtering. Since you are only using the peak of the scans, filtering will have a significant effect on your reported size. For shorter threaded holes, I advise locking the vector of the axis.

If I recall the feature points into plane the result is like 1.7 which I know isn't right and its called out as a continuous zone so they have to be evaluated as one plane.

Hi, in french (and on calyspo 5 :) ) it's : extra / "espace de travail" / mesure

I am working on an older program where the original author used very large Clearance and Retract values as a Default for all programs. I can't recall how to change the entire program to new Default values for when new features are created, they use the new Default values.

with a copy of your program, defined new elements for the aligment and erase all the other element and try to launch the program, if the problem is still there it's not cause of an element, if the problem disappear, do the same thing again and erease just half of the other element (and a quarter and a 1/8....) to find the problem element.

I am not or have not used park positions in this program.

Thank you So tolerances are taken from two places: 1 The window where where i can select them by + - X 2 And also from segments included in "Use All Profile Tolerance Segments" So to change final Min / Max tolerance i need to fix all this things to have tolerances as i want ? I did it and it works, sory for maybe stupid questions, but it seems to be so weird setings to me

Hi Jake, there is a label template for this, when the tolerance legend is active:

offset plane is theoretically perfect I believe. Just create regular plane from scans and check flatness before offsetting ?

Another place to check is your CMM END PARK POSTION there might be a Stylus/system in there that no longer exists.

Try using Cylinder Form Lines (upward scanning lines) with the largest probe that will fit in the bore, this acts as a mechanical filter. At a slow speed with Outer Tangential evaluation. With an XXT you will likely always get air scanning errors, regardless of the speed, sensor just can't handle large deviations during scans. If its going to repeat itself due to air scanning I would just crank that speed up and accept the error and extra program time.

I have scanned 3 circle paths on 3 planes and one is offset so I made an offset plane but when I try to get flatness off of them it come out as perfect even thought the individual planes have some form deviation. Any thoughts?