End Part Position Ignored in Geometry Re-Qualification Program

[[Mi...]]

If you have PCM you can put a positionCMM() command in the post settings for the program.

I actually have positionCMM(450.0,-125.0,-50.0) in an inspection_end_pcm.txt so it runs on all programs so every single one of my programs goes up to a safe place without having to edit the park position in everything. Those values are for a DuraMax to put it near the back right corner of the machine... make sure you know your own measurement volume and adjust the values accordingly. By Default it does Z first, which is likely what you want, but you can force it to run in different orders ( PCM manual explains all that)

 

 

[[Je...]]

If you have anything in your features (other then theoreticals) that get measured, that should trigger the CNC END PARK POSITION to execute

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This is one of the best ways to do this and one of my preferred.  The other is to use an inspection_end_pcm.txt to perform a stylus change (typically to masterProbe), which can also be accompanied with a positionCMM(axis,axis,axis,coordinate,coordinate,coordinate) (you can define the order of the axis travel.  Sometimes you want Y to move before X and vice versa)

Michael - If you have any features in your features tab that get measured, this will be enough to trigger the CNC END PARK POSITION

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I used to use PCM to do a stylus system change in the inspection_end_pcm.txt file, but we ran into issues sometimes with it not behaving properly on some CMMs.  Drove me nuts. Same program on two DuraMax's running the same software, same firmware, 1 serial number digit apart.

1 CMM acted as you expected, did the probe change, then drove to the coded position, the other would drive to the limit of either the X or Y axis at it's current height, then take shortest path to the probe rack. So I gave up on that idea since it was all undocumented code anyway and was questionable benefit having it perform the probe change anyway.