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As Martin alluded to, the option you are looking for is likely the "Keep results" checkbox. Uncheck it. That option, and similar CNC alignment options, is located on the "Preassign CNC Start Values" window.

If this is a classic position characteristic the PCM would be getActual("-H- Position1").actual.y

For answer - everytime you move your cal. sphere you have to find it's location via REF. probe. We have original stand like this one. We just rotate by 180° in Z axis to cover rest of probe tips. What configuration do you have?

I would think Zeiss has many requests similar to this and would have a fixture featuring multiple directions just for this scenario but so far no luck...

We have in 45° in both directions, so for calibrating all 5 probe tips we are running also in two stages. Perhaps using another angles would reduce your two positions.

The most oil i see in 2nd tube and 1st filter is oily after usage ( when changing ) 3rd and 4th is not visibly used, but air is better for machine. We are having service in 2y periods - not sure if they are changing machine's filters ( we have some in drawer )

Hello, Currently based on the number of stylus systems we have defined we must take a two-step approach to qualifying all of our probes on each of our Contura's. Step 1: traditional Z+ orientation, qualifies 95% of the probes in our probe system library (rack) Step 2: angle the calibration sphere 90° and repeat for the Z+ probe we have The Question: Is there a method of defining two calibration spheres in a single instance of a Calypso qualifications program in order to learn/place two calibration spheres on the table at one time and run the probe qualification in a single program run cycle without the need to refixture the qualification sphere? Please paste a link if this is already explained somewhere else, could not find anything based on my search words

I understand your argument that the MMR calculation and the Linear Size check are fundamentally different, but unless the software is going to show me exactly which datum and the values that are out of specification, I have nothing else to go off of. I don't even know if it is failing because something is oversized or undersized. A lot of this could most likely be resolved if we were allowed to just use MMR/LMR with the Geometry calculation instead of being forced to use ASME/ISO. Functional testing with 3d scan data is a huge gray area due to the fact that ASME testing is going to be heavily impacted by outliers, but we have no control over the calculation/evaluation parameters once you tell it ASME/ISO. The software forcing a calculation to not calculate due to size violation should not happen - I'm not certain of any mainstream metrology software that does this (especially when compared with Calypso), and Zeiss should release the shackles within Inspect.

Martin, does it keep the oil out of it pretty well? would we only need the MX2-F11 filter for the oil?

For future reference to others on the Forum, this is changed within the PiWeb Designer: F

We have a new tool rack installed on our O-Inspect. There are currently our MasterProbe, a Z stylus system, and a T stylus system with +Y and -Y styli. I have a measurement plan that uses only the Z stylus system. It loads the Z stylus system correctly when the measurement plan is opened and run. When I switch to the measurement plan that utilizes the T stylus system, it pops up an error saying that the Z stylus system Y stylus is not qualified. It does not have a +Y or -Y stylus installed, either physically or according to the computer. Why does the machine not go grab the correct stylus from the rack like it does the Z stylus system? This works correctly for both T and Z on our Spectrum.

Uncheck "Keep results"

Probably a newb question. I just created a new measurement plan by probing (no CAD). After getting the base alignment and clearance planes all established from the features, I go to run the program and the only option available is Current Alignment. It obviously doesn't move and generates the report but how do I get it to either use the CNC alignment or a manual alignment?

Haven't personally tested, but this thread exists:

@Chris Rotolo 2021 version. Will repost in PCM.

Repost from General. Hi All, How do you pull the sub-values from a true position characteristic with PCM? I have a true position of a Ø (-H-) to a datum scheme (-A-B-C-), and it reports the calculated value. I need to report the correction values for pulling the true position in spec. I know that you can enable an additional printout to get these values, but I would prefer to pull this into a standalone characteristic (Result element) using PCM. When I attempt to cheat the software with "getActual("-H- Position1").y" I receive the following error. Any help is appreciated!

When using threaded true position pins, I do a cylinder on the measurement area of the pin and then use the intersection of that to the plane where the hole is located as the point for the feature to be measured to. To the professionals: If this is a bad habit, please let me know. It has worked well for me on several parts. I typically do this to find true position of any hole.

Disregard. I figured it out. Simply have to edit the base report and can switch the report out to either MM or Inch and save a new report.

Hi, How do I make my data or change my PiWeb Plus software to spit out the correct data? Just noticed this and haven't had this problem before. But it has been awhile since I used to PiWeb plus.

Thanks. This helps, Its only during Homing where it limits out. To fix it I keep the machine now cloe to the home and at 10mm speed vs full. I will have a tech come out. The CMM data not found is because of a homing issue.

Hi Frederico, Have a look one post up from yours.

Yes, I want to avoid penetration. That is why I used best fit with tolerance, either using the outer function or setting the lower limit to zero.

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The air bearing on the other side of the gantry may also be defective.

Like Norbert, I’m of the opinion that the problem stems from the drive mechanism. Perhaps try cleaning the metal band with alcohol. If the roller has shifted, the drive is faulty. Zeiss needs to come and take a look.🙄