Similar Parts same measurement technique

[[Jo...]]

Hi all, I haven't really been able to find a great answer on this but we have a product with, let's say 100 variations, and the style doesn't change but the width/length/height & a few diameters change from part to part. We're looking for a quick way for operators to come up and type in the varied dimensions and have the program be able to run. I know there are ways to do this with PCM, but we do not have it nor is it in the budget to get it. Are there any tips & tricks others can recommend to be able to do this?

FYI, I'm relatively new to ZEISS but ran another brand of CMM for years, so I understand capabilities but not always the 'how'.

[[Ma...]]

Miniplans are easiest way. But this can bring copies of features. If noone will bring better solution i'll try some conditions with miniplan or input parameter. I don't have PCM either

[[No...]]

Well, that's exactly what PCM was made for, so it's no surprise Calypso doesn't provide an easy means to accomplish this another way 😉

If it's not too many parameters, you could define a number of custom protocol header fields and input the values there. In the features you'd insert a formula like getRecordHead("u_field1") to get the value. Thinking about it, I guess it would rather be val(getRecordHead("u_field1")) to turn it into a number or you might get an error.

I never tried if this would work and it has a lot of drawbacks aside from being tedious, but hey, you asked for it...

[[Ma...]]

I will add to Norbert's answer. I've used "ord" to get true/false and multiply with needed number.

So i had: ord( valA = 1 )*25+ord( valA = 2 )*26+ord( valA = 3 )*27 - based on valA was result as 0+26+0
( written from head, so maybe it's written wrong, but here is idea )

[[Jo...]]

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Awesome, this is what i need! i know it's not the proper way, but it'll do 😃

[[Jo...]]

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thanks! ill give this a try as well!

[[Je...]]

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Hey Josh. I totally understand the budget constraints challenge. I wish PCM functionality were provided as default in Calypso. I wonder if there is a way to argue Return on Investment from the programming time saved and get your company's finance people to make a PCM purchase happen.

I'd be excited to hear any updates on progress you make using Norbert and Martin's ideas for programming.

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[[Jo...]]

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Same. I'm used to the other CMM software being inclusive of PCM type features. But they had a totally different business model and I honestly like the functionality of Calypso way better anyway. Everything comes with a cost!
Yeah, PCM might be an investment down the road and i might be able to run it through with ROI but might have to wait a bit.
Anyway, I tried out the report header variables and it does seem to work! I just had to figure out how to do it. The main issue i ran into was pushing the variables to the element. (Right-click in the field and select "formula" for future reference). Now i just need to get with Design to see how many variables we'll need and hopefully not have to think too hard on alignments 🤣