[Al...] Posted February 23, 2019 Share Posted February 23, 2019 We have many parts with MANY (up to 200) tapped holes Positioned to the minor diameter to (for example) -A-B-C-. These days I'm seeing composite DRF's to best fit the pattern as well. Is there a quick way to report the Min and Max Position results, instead of reporting all 200 holes with a Bore Pattern? Using the Min and Max Result doesn't work if you select the Bore Pattern. Thanks in advance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[Ro...] Posted February 25, 2019 Share Posted February 25, 2019 Do you have PCM? I don't have time today but i have an idea, but if you don't have PCM then it wont work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[Br...] Posted February 25, 2019 Share Posted February 25, 2019 You can use result element. The formula for the maximum result should be-- getMaxActual("{your bore pattern name"}).deviation Formula for the minimum result should be-- getMinActual("{your bore pattern name"}).deviation Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[Ro...] Posted February 25, 2019 Share Posted February 25, 2019 Please sign in to view this quote. That's the one! I just didn't know the syntax (and i've never done it before so i wanted to test it out) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[Al...] Posted February 25, 2019 Author Share Posted February 25, 2019 Please sign in to view this quote. I tried that and came up with, what appears to be, a bogus result. I did not run the part, this is just what shows in the program:Capture.PNG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[Br...] Posted February 25, 2019 Share Posted February 25, 2019 Wait! its not the bore pattern name, its the characteristic name for the position of the bore pattern. I just tested it on one of my programs with real data and it works. Maybe try to actually run one, and verify that it does actually pick the maximum and minimum error. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[Al...] Posted February 25, 2019 Author Share Posted February 25, 2019 Please sign in to view this quote. I used the name of the characteristic in the formula, I think you're right about using real data. For some reason, I always forget about Result Element. Thanks for the feedback. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[Al...] Posted February 27, 2019 Author Share Posted February 27, 2019 Please sign in to view this quote. Well, I get the same bogus results after running the part., I still get 32.xxxx. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[Br...] Posted February 27, 2019 Share Posted February 27, 2019 Sorry I have to ask, you don't actually have one of your positions reporting 32 do you? I suppose that would probably end up as a maximum result if with were true. Not a minimum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[Al...] Posted February 28, 2019 Author Share Posted February 28, 2019 Please sign in to view this quote. No, all position tolerances are at .004. If I switch the Dimension type from Number to Length, I get .0034 for my Min and .024 for my Max; The actual positions for the best fit pattern are all under .001. I created the program off-line in 6.4, with compatibility settings set for 5.4.12, which is what we run on the machines. I have new computers loaded with 6.4 to swap out but big wheels turn slow around here. Don't know if that's the culprit or not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[Pe...] Posted February 28, 2019 Share Posted February 28, 2019 Are you working in inches or millimeters? If inches, you might try dividing by 25.4 and see if the numbers match up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[Al...] Posted February 28, 2019 Author Share Posted February 28, 2019 Please sign in to view this quote. BINGO!!! Thank you Peter! Me: "Why the hell does Calypso do that????" Zeiss: "Because we've been doing it that way for 25.4 years"! Thanks again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[Br...] Posted February 28, 2019 Share Posted February 28, 2019 Please sign in to view this quote. HA! There's always some little weird quirk isn't there? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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