Graphical display of scanned surfaces??

[[Ca...]]

I have a customer who requests lots of pictures in our reports. I suspect they simply want some kind of, easy to understand, assurance they I'm checking their parts. To date, I've been creating point sets with CAD>Create Feature, and displaying those point sets, with Banners, inside of a CAD Presentation. It takes a LONG time to do, a LONGER time to run, and the reports are usually 5 pages of data, and 30 pages of pictures.

I want to scan to save time. Is there any way I can scan surfaces, with low point density, and display the actual location of each point taken in a CAD Presentation, or something like it?

See attached pic for example.

I don't have FFS, or Curve.

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[[Ca...]]

Anyone?

[[Ma...]]

Without FFS or Curve the only method I can think of is creating a pattern (rotational in your example). This will allow you to take the points and report them as shown in your example.

Mark

[[Ca...]]

I'm ashamed to admit, I've never used pattern. Is there a quick explanation of what it does?

[[De...]]

Perhaps I am missing something and I don't understand why you need to use single points, but I would just use a multiple scan paths on a cylinder, then if they want a graphic you can give them a graphic element using profile or form of the cylinder for a visual result.

If you absolutely need single points then to me its probably just easier to probe the single points than liek you are already doing than to scan and then try and recall some of those points.

Also a pattern allows you to make one single point and then use it as a pattern.

Use the drop down menu in the bottom center on one of your points and choose pattern.

Then choose rotational pattern for scallop and set values to your liking, so rotation around Z, number of instances 4 and rotation 90

Calypso will then probe 4 points and give you results for point1(1), point1(2), point1(3), point1(4)

Im not sure it will show the results for all of them correctly on the screen though TBH because i'm pretty sure half the time Calypso does not display all the features from a pattern correctly - a lot of times it just randomly decides to show only the first element of the pattern for no apparant reason when evaluating results on the model.

[[Ma...]]

Using your example

Select a Space Point on the surface at the height you would like, etc...
Now under Nominal Definition, where it says Options, pull this menu down and select Pattern.
Select Rotational Pattern
Define the pattern, start with the center of the pattern, in your example it should be 0, 0 around the O.D. of the part.
Enter how many points and what angle to take them. (360 degrees and 8 point = 45 degrees)

Note if you have a straight down stylus you should be able to execute the pattern. If not, and you have a fixed star or a XXT with multiple rotations make sure in your Strategy that you select Shaft Away From Normal. This will automatically select which stylus to use.

Mark

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WHAAAT ?!?! Never heard of this option !! Will that work with an XT and a tee shaped probe????

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It's been in Calypso for years.... It should work with any stylus system assuming it's been properly qualified. It looks at the geometry of the stylus. As usual, always proceed with caution and your hand on speed knob.

[[Ma...]]

As Tom states use with caution but it works great

Mark