Cylinder(Mutiple circles path) diameter results

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I use 2 circles path for cylinder feature. How do I get diameter result from both circles?

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You will need to create 2 circles, and for each use “recall feature points”. In the recall menu you will be able to select the cylinder then right click to expand it, allowing you to choose each of the circle path individually, then report the diameter of those recall circles.

[[Mi...]]

6 of 1 half a dozen of another...


I prefer to do the opposite, because in our process we more often evaluate size, roundness, runout at each level. But Perpendicularity/Postion/Profile over the whole length. It also allows us to be flexible if the whole cylinder cannot be measured with 1 probe.

Create your Circles at whichever heights, strategies, etc apply.

Create a Cylinder, Recall Feature Points from the circles you created.

Don't forget Filter/Outlier and the paintbrush will NOT copy Filter/Outlier settings from Circle to Cylinder.

Use the Circles to evaluate the characteristics that apply, and the Cylinder for the ones that apply to that. You can use a sub clearance plane to prevent unwanted movement from one circle to another.

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The downside to this, is the cylinder depth (length) will only be the distance between the 2 circles. However, when working with a CAD model, you can extract the cylinder first. Then, when recalling the feature points, un-check "Re-calculate Nominal Geometry" and then select the circles. This way, the cylinder has all of its proper nominal data.

Make sure to un-check "Re-calculate Nominal Geometry" first. If you don't, the instant you select the first circle, it will corrupt the nominal data of the cylinder. You can reset the cylinder feature is you forget.

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Good point. The depth and 1 of the origin values will not be correct with my method, you also have to be careful watching the A1/A2 Angles they are easy enough to adjust.

The incorrect length will effect results in something like a Perpendicularity if you do not have a reference length specified in the callout.

[[Ow...]]

I submitted a wish several years ago (on the old forum) to have the option of reporting each diameter within each specified strategy depth of the cylinder feature but, it got rejected.
I did get a call from them on it but, the guy/gentleman I talked to didn't think it was feasible because of other strategy's (helix and lines) within the cylinder feature but, I couldn't convince him otherwise. 🙄 He explained how to do it (which I already knew) just like discussed in the aforementioned here.
However,
I believe Richard Shomaker's suggestion/wish submitted back in July of 2022 would resolve or make this easier as well?
You can vote for it here.
https://portal.zeiss.com/my-voice/softw ... e1e97f375c

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I almost always use circles recalled into cylinders. While the initial cylinder will use the end points of the recalled circles, you can adjust the nominals of the constructed cylinder (z location and depth of the cyl) to whatever you would like. Then perpendicularity will work correctly.