Point Distance Help

[[Mi...]]

Ok so I have a tube, Think of it as the cardboard center of a paper towel roll..

They want 125 points inside, and 125 points outside at 1mm apart. NO issues. Got my points. They want to know the distance from each of the points across from each other. (1.45mm) Wall thickness from what I can gather.

Is there a easier way to ask my good friend Calypso to do this without me going through and doing them individually as that's a lot of points.!!

I do not have PCM on this machine. Nor do I have the cad. I got the points by using the pattern feature. Worked great.

[[Mi...]]

So now my pattern which I do not work with much is giving me fits.

AS per the screen shot....When the probe is inside my tube and finishes the last point 2 (5) it moves straight to point 3(1) via the red line. It does NOT come up to my CP which is the black line.

Yellow line is the tube edge. If I run each point separate, then it takes all 5 and comes up to the CP. But running together it goes ape shyt on me. lol

Move points mess things up even more. Something I am missing. Any help is appreciated on this.....

[[Ow...]]

I don't have a lot of time but, I believe this is the way I'd try it.
If measuring the ID/OD in the Y axis.
Create 1 space points at the very top of the OD (vectors 0,0,1.0).
Create 1 space points at the very top of the ID (vectors 0,0,-1.0).
Create a polar pattern of 125 points for each and then use 3d Polar Distances to report the thickness between each point.
I've attached a quick prg example to give you an idea of how it's done. Program is Zipped and might not open in older versions of calypso, I'm using version. 6.6..
If you open the program the points are converted to theoretical for characteristic check.

All that said, creating a patter like you have on a circle should work the same way.I'm not sure why your probe is not retracting to the clearance plane,unless you're using clearance distance, set it to zero.
Again, not a lot of time, hope it helps.

1.145_wall_thickness.zip

[[Mi...]]

Yeah I got the 125 points on the part using the pattern. I am in the X direction. I am also take my points straight down in Z along the inside and outside. I did not use polar for the pattern, rather the 1D linear pattern.

My biggest concern is will I have to go in and manually ask for the distance of each point to point? That's a 125 entries lol.

I have my CD set to 0 so Im with you on not knowing why it disregards my CP...aggravating!! 😡 😡 😡 😡

[[Re...]]

If you use a subclearancegroup you have to do a seperate group for inside and outside.
Otherwise it will go that way you discribe.

For doing the distance you can use the index of your pattern in the distance

Hope that helps 😉

[[Mi...]]

I got the crash issue solved.

Still cant get Calypso to do the distance without selecting each point.

Cant get the pattern index to work for me. Ill keep at it but so far nothing. I got 125 points to do and I do not want do it as a manual entry.

When I open the distance this is what mine looks like. I only have 1 number in the brackets where your screen has 3....

[[Re...]]

You have to click in the bracket an change the (1) manual to (1,125,1) for example.
It depends on the number in your pattern ...

[[Mi...]]

That is what I thought. Gonna get back on it here in about 15 min

[[Mi...]]

BAM. That did it. Thanks for your help good sir!!!!!!!!!