[DW...] Posted March 18 Share Posted March 18 (edited) Is anyone doing anything cool with the Python editor? The best thing I have at the moment is a script that asks you how many parts are in the scan, then asks you what is the first number in your scan, and then output in inches or mm? It automatically numbers and copies each sample you click on, renaming it to the sample number, incrementing one each time, then when it gets to Total= startingNumber+numberOfParts it creates new parts named appropriately and exports them all at once to a folder. What kinds of things are you guys scripting? Edited March 18 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[De...] Posted March 20 Share Posted March 20 We generate all our scanbox programs with a CAD file & 1 button. I think that's what sets this software apart from others, the functionality & flexibility is unmatched. Neat Video! I didn't know you could embed them in the forum! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[DW...] Posted March 21 Author Share Posted March 21 Please sign in to view this quote. Please sign in to view this username. I agree, the software is pretty good! And the snippet is a .gif from a video, attaches no problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[Aa...] Posted April 14 Share Posted April 14 I'm still on the 2018 version. For scanning multiple parts at the same time, I created some python code that decomposes the scans into separate sample meshes automatically. You don't have to click on them individually, but that would often be faster than what I'm doing if there aren't too many samples. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[Je...] Posted April 14 Share Posted April 14 Please sign in to view this quote. Devon, We're looking into CT and considering purchasing a Metrotom. The type of workflow you mentioned with palletized Python scripting sounds useful. Can you share a bit more about how that works? Also, how well does Zeiss Inspect do GD&T and first-article inspections? Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[Je...] Posted April 14 Share Posted April 14 Please sign in to view this quote. Please sign in to view this quote. Devon and DWC, We're looking into CT and considering purchasing a Metrotom. The type of workflow you mentioned with palletized Python scripting sounds useful. Can you share a bit more about how that works? Also, how well does Zeiss Inspect do GD&T and first-article inspections? Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[DW...] Posted April 15 Author Share Posted April 15 Please sign in to view this quote. Please sign in to view this username. If you are making the investment into a Metrotom, make sure to budget for the latest and greatest version of X-ray Inspect 2025 ($20k-$25k). The software is very capable - any and all dimensional analysis but also surface defect mapping, draft angle mapping, part to CAD comparisons etc. The software has a built in Python editor with the ability to import libraries. With the editor you can record your actions and use this macro to tweak the code if needed. The editor follows standard Python language and syntax, but also uses some language that is specific to the software. It is not hard to figure out what you need to get going, especially if you are somewhat fluent with scripting. Now for the controversial part, and the admins might remove this but it is important and true - Zeiss support in their X-ray field is spotty at best, and just not good. I have had tickets for our X-ray that have been open more than six months and closed with no resolution or communication. Because of this, I went in search of an alternate and was able to locate and source a stateside partner of X-ray Worx to service our machine. X-ray Worx is a German manufacturer who makes almost all of the components inside the machine. They can not do anything with the software as this is proprietary to Zeiss but they can physically service all of the components inside the machine. This stateside partner also offers an entire catalogue of parts necessary to maintain the X-ray. We do not rely on Zeiss at all anymore for our CT. Admins, if you want to reach out to me about this shortcoming at Zeiss please do. The CMM support at Zeiss has always been great, especially with Please sign in to view this username. leading the way but as far as the X-ray support - it is not good at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[Ri...] Posted April 15 Share Posted April 15 Python scripting is awesome - my only complaint is that it is a self-contained installation of Python, so I'm not a fan of how you go about adding packages (maybe I'm just doing it wrong though - hahahaha). My first Python script in Inspect was to prompt for the STL file to load, use Auto-Surfacing, and export the .step file based on the name of the input STL. It's great for teadius/repetitive tasks. What I really liked about it are two things, it's Python so the documentation is amazing, and it has a built in macro recorder (similar to how you record macros in Excel) so it makes it easy for anyone to create a custom script. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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