[Lu...] Posted October 27, 2023 Share Posted October 27, 2023 Hello, I'm new to the CMM community, and these forums are a great source of information, it makes my job a lot easier, so thank you all for being so active on here. I've been tasked with finding out how to inspect a surface finish on our parts using our CMM's, one is Spectrum RDS VAST XXT, and the other one is O-Inspect 3/2/2 VAST XXT. I was wondering if they're even compatible to check surface roughness. What would be my first step in doing so? Thank you. Link to comment https://qualityforum.zeiss.com/topic/6818-surface-roughness/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
[Ke...] Posted October 27, 2023 Share Posted October 27, 2023 Neither is compatible with Surface finish on CMM. For Surface Finish on a CMM you would need a different CMM (Prismo) with has the appropriate hardware to support ROTOS. Outside of CMM work, Zeiss does have a number of Surface finish products such as the HandySurf https://www.zeiss.com/metrology/product ... ysurf.html or SurfCom https://www.zeiss.com/metrology/product ... amily.html https://www.zeiss.com/metrology/product ... rface.html Link to comment https://qualityforum.zeiss.com/topic/6818-surface-roughness/#findComment-27686 Share on other sites More sharing options...
[Je...] Posted October 27, 2023 Share Posted October 27, 2023 Please sign in to view this quote. While the ROTOS is an exquisite piece of hardware, unless you are in production w/ automation 24/7, the cost and effort required to implement typically exceeds the benefit over a separate profilometer. Link to comment https://qualityforum.zeiss.com/topic/6818-surface-roughness/#findComment-27688 Share on other sites More sharing options...
[Lu...] Posted October 27, 2023 Author Share Posted October 27, 2023 Thank you for quick response Kevin Link to comment https://qualityforum.zeiss.com/topic/6818-surface-roughness/#findComment-27690 Share on other sites More sharing options...
[To...] Posted October 27, 2023 Share Posted October 27, 2023 Please sign in to view this quote. Rotos is kind of like having a Tesla. Only the rich kids have 'em.... Link to comment https://qualityforum.zeiss.com/topic/6818-surface-roughness/#findComment-27692 Share on other sites More sharing options...
[Lu...] Posted November 3, 2023 Author Share Posted November 3, 2023 Please sign in to view this quote. 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣 Link to comment https://qualityforum.zeiss.com/topic/6818-surface-roughness/#findComment-27694 Share on other sites More sharing options...
[Da...] Posted November 3, 2023 Share Posted November 3, 2023 The best that can be done on a CMM without the ROTOS sensor would be waviness measurement. The Digital Metrolog website has a great write up on this (link below). https://digitalmetrology.com/can-i-meas ... -on-a-cmm/ Link to comment https://qualityforum.zeiss.com/topic/6818-surface-roughness/#findComment-27696 Share on other sites More sharing options...
[Gr...] Posted November 16, 2023 Share Posted November 16, 2023 So this one is still a sore spot for me with Zeiss. In the 2022 release video and release notes, they said a feature being released was "roughness evaluation with any type of sensor" It's listed as feature 219486 in the 2022 release notes. Naturally, I was pretty excited about this. One less step to do, and one less step for operators to miss. Unfortunately, it was a lie. It doesn't work with the Vast XT I've got on a Micura. Link to comment https://qualityforum.zeiss.com/topic/6818-surface-roughness/#findComment-27698 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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