[Ja...] Posted December 18, 2018 Share Posted December 18, 2018 Mini Plans, what exactly are they and what do they do? Link to comment https://qualityforum.zeiss.com/topic/19688-mini-plans/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
[Ow...] Posted December 18, 2018 Share Posted December 18, 2018 Below is a link to a video on this, skip to the 2.4 minute mark where discussing mini-plans is in detail. Once created, mini-plans are selected on the start menu screen, in the drop-down menu located directly under the current selection box. Why they have never put a name on the selection field, I have no idea. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oNZeRnP ... NXhQIn0%3D Link to comment https://qualityforum.zeiss.com/topic/19688-mini-plans/#findComment-110780 Share on other sites More sharing options...
[Cl...] Posted December 18, 2018 Share Posted December 18, 2018 I use it a lot for parts that get CMM inspected at multiple operations. I'll right the complete First Article program, then break it up into mini-plans for each op. Link to comment https://qualityforum.zeiss.com/topic/19688-mini-plans/#findComment-110782 Share on other sites More sharing options...
[Ni...] Posted December 18, 2018 Share Posted December 18, 2018 And what if the first operations have stock-on dimensions, could Mini Plans still work, or do I have to continue to use make new programs with new cads of those operations? Link to comment https://qualityforum.zeiss.com/topic/19688-mini-plans/#findComment-110784 Share on other sites More sharing options...
[Ja...] Posted December 18, 2018 Share Posted December 18, 2018 I normally create a complete inspection program for the PPAP. They can take a long time to run. If the program is long and we have proven capability on certain measurements, confident certain measurements will not be an issue, or only want to measure critical characteristics etc. We may create a mini plan to measure only what needs to be measured during production runs to save time. We have also ran the full program at the beginning of the run and the mini plan at certain intervals during the run. Link to comment https://qualityforum.zeiss.com/topic/19688-mini-plans/#findComment-110786 Share on other sites More sharing options...
[Ty...] Posted December 20, 2018 Share Posted December 20, 2018 Please sign in to view this quote. Mini plans could still work, you'd just need extra features and characteristics. You do risk crashing if you run the wrong mini plan. Link to comment https://qualityforum.zeiss.com/topic/19688-mini-plans/#findComment-110788 Share on other sites More sharing options...
[Ni...] Posted December 20, 2018 Share Posted December 20, 2018 Please sign in to view this quote. Sounds good. But because of a number of CNC operators on night shift that operate our CMM at our company, the risk of crashing would be high. So I don't think I'll use a mini plan but its good to know I have this option. Thank you Link to comment https://qualityforum.zeiss.com/topic/19688-mini-plans/#findComment-110790 Share on other sites More sharing options...
[Ow...] Posted December 20, 2018 Share Posted December 20, 2018 Another option would be if you have PCM, you could set up a parametic program that ask the operator to input the size of each feature, that changes between different stages, before the program starts. Still a liability to the operator putting in the correct size but, it can save you from making several programs. Link to comment https://qualityforum.zeiss.com/topic/19688-mini-plans/#findComment-110792 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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