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This is the first time I have seen this issue. Normally, over the weekends, I power down the PC and the CMM, and on Mondays, power everythign up, no issues. Today however I got this error message Here is the text from the SDCOconnect.log: June 22, 2026 at 7:24:53 AM Error code: 0 A network-related or instance-specific error occurred while establishing a connection to SQL Server. The server was not found or was not accessible. Verify that the instance name is correct and that SQL Server is configured to allow remote connections. (provider: TCP Provider, error: 0 - The remote computer refused the network connection.) at Zeiss.IMT.MUMCPP.SDO.TCOSystem..ctor(String ConfName, String Datapath, String EnvironmentName, Boolean mainInstance, Boolean updateDb) at Zeiss.IMT.MUMCPP.SDO.MSensorSystem..ctor(String groupname, String pathname, Boolean list) at Heeg.SdoProxy.Zeiss_IMT_MUMCPP_SDO_MSensorSystem_New02(SdoProxy* , return_type* vwReturnValue, Char* groupname, Char* pathname, Boolean list) When I hit OK, I get this error: then: then: Any suiggestions?

Hallo alle zusammen, wie macht ihr es, wenn ihr die Funktion im Bauteil ersetzen nutz um zum Beispiel gespiegelte Teile oder neue CAD Stände zu messen. Wir haben hierbei ganz oft das Problem, dass die CAD Modelle nicht an der selben Stelle liegen und es somit keine Möglichkeit gibt diese Sinvoll zu ersetzen. Das Problem ist, dass sich alles immer auf das Globale Koordinatensystem bezieht. Habt ihr hierzu Erfahrengen sammeln können und kennt ihr vielleicht eine Lösung für unsere Probleme? Ähnliches Thema ist mir dann auch aufgefallen. Der Ursprung der Hintergrundansicht bzw. des Linealrasters bleibt ebenfalls am Ursprung des Globalen Koordinatensystems. Meiner Meinung nach, wäre es viel Sinnvoller es würde sich dann auf meine Hauptausrichtung beziehen. Grüße

Yes its working this way Thank you but my crazy company is going to sell this machines and use crapy hexagon staf instead 🥲

Hi, I’m having a problem with our Zeiss Contura CMM. When I started the new shift this morning, I turned on the machine and opened the software, but the software showed that there was no defined stylus system. The RDS head also would not take points. I confirmed that the system is not connected to simulation mode. I tried to add a new stylus system, but the RDS option was not available. The light on the RDS head is still green, but when I touch the probe to the fixture, there is no beep sound. I also tried to release the stylus system through the software and by using the controller keys(return shift f2), but the head still would not release the stylus. Has anyone experienced this issue before, or does anyone know what could cause this problem? Thank you.

It has been resolved. It took a call to Zeiss and talking to a tech. There was the new generation profiles in the program. It also had the graph turned on for all the profiles. This is the cause of the issue. Turn all the graphs off and it printed out fine. If you are using the old GD&T profiles, you can have the graphs on.

Hallo Community, vielleicht könnt ihr uns weiterhelfen. In der Vergangenheit wurden hier immer wieder gute Lösungsansätze und hilfreiche Tipps vorgeschlagen, deshalb möchten wir unser Problem gerne mit euch teilen. AutoRun zeigt CAD-Modell des vorherigen (wir vermuten es) Messprogramms weiterhin an (seit CALYPSO 8.0) Bei unseren Wellen- und Verdichterrad-Messprogrammen werden je nach Position unterschiedliche CAD-Modelle geladen, um eine optimale Darstellung der zu messenden Kurven zu ermöglichen. Seit CALYPSO 8.0 tritt folgendes Phänomen auf: Beim Ablauf über die AutoRun-Oberfläche scheint das CAD-Modell des zuletzt ausgeführten Messprogramms im nachfolgenden Messprogramm weiterhin angezeigt bzw. eingeblendet zu werden. Das Verhalten tritt ausschliesslich im AutoRun-Betrieb auf. Wird derselbe Prüfplan direkt in CALYPSO geöffnet und ausgeführt, ist das Problem nicht sichtbar. In der Hierarchieansicht sind keine zusätzlichen CAD-Modelle erkennbar. Die Messung selbst läuft korrekt, betroffen scheint lediglich die Darstellung zu sein. Das Problem tritt lediglich sporadisch auf und lässt sich nicht gezielt bei jedem Durchlauf reproduzieren. Die Häufigkeit scheint zufällig zu sein. Bisher getestet: CALYPSO 8.0.08 CALYPSO 8.0.12 CALYPSO 8.0.1204 CALYPSO 8.0.1205 Das Verhalten ist in allen genannten Versionen reproduzierbar. Unter CALYPSO 7.0 trat dieses Problem nicht auf. Hat jemand ähnliche Erfahrungen gemacht oder eine Idee, wodurch dieses Verhalten verursacht werden könnte? Gibt es eventuell bekannte Änderungen im CAD-Handling oder in AutoRun seit Version 8.0? // Befehl für CAD Loeschen und Richtige Pos/Rub einlesen clearCAD() CADFile= getActualInspectionDir()+"\"+getRecordHead("u_115material")+getRecordHead("u_120pos") + ".sab" if fileExists(CADFile) == true loadCADFile(CADFile) else message(getRecordHead("u_115material")+getRecordHead("u_120pos") + ".sab" + " nicht gefunden") cncBreak() endif Zur Veranschaulichung haben wir einige Screenshots beigefügt. Zeiss-Ticket wir heute auch noch erstellt. Vielen Dank im Voraus für eure Unterstützung! Viele Grüsse

Thank you @Dustin Grainger, I have never tried anything with macros before, so this was a good learning opportunity. I was able to figure out the macro, and it worked how I wanted it to. Edgar, thank you for the suggestion. I do use that feature sometimes because it is so convenient, though you lose the functionality of having sub clearance groups for each bore. All in all, it's still a very good tool.

I thought I tried that but I will try again... Thank you...

Hi Sean, for photogrammetry, there is a build in function to create points from image: ZEISS Quality Tech Guide The homologous point needs to be clicked at least in two images to create an element. This point could be used for the construction of a curve. Interactively clicking the points -> create curve from these points -> created projected curve (project on mesh) resulted in a surface curve from clicked points in the image mapping of the photogrammetry. This can be recorded in the App editor. For ATOS measurements we have an example in the documentation zeiss-inspect-app-examples/AppExamples/misc/PointPixelTransformations/doc/Documentation.md at main · ZEISS/zeiss-inspect-app-examples · GitHub to get points from pixels and vice versa. Maybe there is also another function available depending on the application behind this, if you want to share it? Nanno

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You can divide your text by a divider - it should be in string section. It will give you a list, from which you can extract N-th item. Function "Trim" will remove your whitespaces if you have them at separators So here is a sample: String operations -> Split string by separator List operations -> N-th item ( first item starting by "0" ) Here is a sample code: Result: "Your"

I appreciate the feedback. Regarding the accuracy that is one of the main reason's I'd like a trial version. Whether it is through trial or purchase I'd like to run a MSA type 1 study with probing mode active vs default. If the accuracy is way off or if the time savings is too low, we wouldn't use it. $4,000 isn't really something I want to spend just to find out right away that it isn't going to work for us.

From what I can find in the Calypso manuals it doesn't explicitly state it is compatible with a XTR gold sensor. However, our regional rep who handles our SMAs and calibrations said it was compatible when I asked if it was. We have two duramax's XXTs as well, but the XTR is so much slower than the XXT with discrete probing that my hope/goal is to at least bring the CMM in line with our Duramax in terms of speed on discrete points...

I have a string that has 5 elements separated by a "|". I am trying to split this up and have 5 text boxes to put them into to format (make it look pretty) on the report instead of trying to do it with PCM in calypso.... basically a header variable in 5 chunks separated by a "|" and want to have 5 boxes to put each chuck into it. I have search but cant find this topic (maybe i missed it). It would be easier if PiWeb had a strElement() like PCM......

Are you using an L shaped probe?

I like to use the optimal navigation tool. It asks you if you want to break up the pattern.

@Lukáš Němeček, although Calypso contains some of the most effective geometric functions available, GUI modernization and improvement have been utterly lacking in this software for years. However, if you peek at the requested improvements on "My Voice," the majority of the requests relate to GUI. There's a disconnect here that I hope Zeiss notices. Competitor software such as QVI's Zone3 does better in this respect.

This may help you, https://portal.zeiss.com/knowledge-base?id=523014

Martin Can you upload that to a drive? Google drive you mean I assume? If you can that would be great. I appreciate you very much!

Zak I don't think I have a SMA. Might have to go with Martin on this one.

Are you using a manual system (ATOS not moved by robot) or a scanbox? The workflow is described here for a scanbox: ZEISS Quality Tech Guide After the import of the reference points as 'pre-measured reference points', make sure to set the measurement dependency of your ATOS measurement series to the imported points. There was a discussion some time ago about photogrammetry and its benefits:

Hello everyone, I've tried to find information about this on the Knowledge Base or this forum and haven't found it, though I apologize if this has been asked before. I have a part that looks sort of like the barrel of a revolver. In each bore there is the bore itself, along with a kidney shaped slot at the bottom. Since it is all in the same bore, I created a sub clearance group that they all use, and this works as I expected; the stylus moves from feature to feature without having to fully retract out of the bore. However, things get tricky when I want to apply a pattern to these features since I have 9 bores. I am finding that no matter what I try, the navigation will always measure FeatureA(1), then FeatureA(2) and so on instead of measuring FeatureA(1), FeatureB(1), FeatureC(1), and so on. This takes a lot of extra time since the stylus is constantly jumping from bore to bore. My ideas are: Applying the pattern with a regular sub clearance group. This causes the probe to move through the part. Applying the pattern with a sub clearance group that has the "CNC Loops/Macro-Safety Group" box checked. This solves the issue of going through the part, but it is still jumping around, essentially making the clearance group irrelevant as it behaves the same as just the regular CP +Z. I feel that there is more to this feature that I'm not getting. I could try to measure all the slot features as a curve and extract the points into features later, but that sounds like a nightmare. And I wouldn't be able to measure the cylinder as part of the curve. The closest thing I can think of is to go to Plan->Navigation->Sort features for optimal navigation, which breaks up the pattern and solves the issue of jumping around the part, but it would still need to retract all the way out of the bore for each feature to avoid driving through the part. I have a PCM license but no experience in using it. Is there a way to do this without PCM? Am I trying to have my cake and eat it too? I appreciate the help.

Good morning Gregory, I'm not sure your SMA status, but if you have an active one with us, email cic.metrology.us@zeiss.com along with your serial number and your request and we can provide you the installation media.

For a little more detail, the basic shape is a cube with many same-sized holes machined parallel to axes created from opposite corners of the cube. All of these holes exhibit the same odd shaped data set. With the exception of the good form, I believe the stylus is shanking. These results lead me to believe there is either an issue during the machining or the base alignment. The measurement plan is from the customer and the results from a part they machined on their machine. I just need to be sure before I tell the customer.

I have it - Calypso 2018 full 6.6 + Patch 6.6.1202 But it's over 4GB - i would need to bring my big flash, copy it and upload it to my gdrive - or how you want it? I have some sort of 2017/2018/2019/2021/2023/2024 😄