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+6

Allow tolerance warning threshold to be configured

neil kay 8 years ago in Metrology Software / Inspect • updated by Neil KAY (Hexagon) 4 months ago • 3

UK customer has requested a way in Inspect to specify a % of tolerance, and if dimensions are within tolerance, but above the % of tolerance, they would be marked in yellow on the dimension summary screen at the end of execution.

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Completed

See CAD model inside Inspect Interface.

cdsuttles 10 years ago in Metrology Software / Inspect • updated by neil kay 7 years ago • 11

Would like to be able to view the CAD model within the Inspect user interface while the program is executing. Similar to the current Operator mode functionality.

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Completed

Remembering past measurements

Mitja Smrekar 10 years ago in Metrology Software / PC-DMIS • updated by Neil Challinor 4 months ago • 5

Now PC-DMIS remembers only measurements made on the last part. A lot of time I need a complete data of part that was measured in past. It could be set to remember last xx measured parts. I know that Calypso has this feature.

Answer
Neil Challinor 4 months ago

Please take a look at the Package Measurement Routine functionality in PC-DMIS 2026.1.

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Completed

DRF feature construction option(s) - relative to other features/datums

Jon Wood (NinjaBadger) 10 years ago in Metrology Software / PC-DMIS • updated by neil kay 7 years ago • 19 • 1 duplicate

Add options to construct Datum features in such a way that they reflect the standard.


Example - Datum A is a Plane, and Datum B is a cylinder bore nominally perpendicular to the plane.


As per both ISO and ASME standards, Datum B would be a Max Insc Cylinder Perpendicular to Dat A.


It's easy enough to construct a Max Insc cylinder, but this wouldn't be forced perpendicular to the plane, currently you'd have to measure it as a series of circles, then construct a Max Insc Circle in the correct workplane after levelling to Dat A.


See bottom image for example (image shows shaft not bore but principle is the same).


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Like wise construct a datum plane from a measured plane relative to another feature (Top image)

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Completed

Make it possible to re-enumerate feature numbers after program is written/edited.

hellcatrydr 10 years ago in Metrology Software / PC-DMIS • updated by Neil Challinor 2 months ago • 2

Your program is finished but some points or features were added and their out of numerical order.

A Re-number feature would put them all in ascending order.

+5

Save the PC-DMIS version/SP/Schema so that we can identify what version of PC-DMIS is needed to open this file.

Matt Beecher 2 years ago in Metrology Software / PC-DMIS • updated by Neil Challinor 1 year ago • 2

Can we get some way to record what version/schema of PC-DMIS is required to open a particular PC-DMIS file?  With the rolling cutoff and some users having a mix of schema for their routines, I fear difficulties with using the migration utilities in the future. 

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Add UPR as smart parameter in the measurement strategy editor

Stan Deenen 2 years ago in Metrology Software / PC-DMIS • 0

As more and more customers are asking us to scan (with a probe) all features, they also got their standards for using the filters in scanning. In those standards, they also ask for a specific UPR which relates to the current diameter. For example, Ø8 and smaller require a UPR setting of 15. Ø8-Ø25 require UPR 50 etc.

I'd like to add this as a smart parameter in the Measurement Strategy Editor to make sure we also use the correct settings.

+5

Have the clearance cube wrap around the form of the part instead of a cube that has deadspace in it

Richmond 2 years ago in Metrology Software / PC-DMIS • updated by damonh 4 months ago • 2

This would save lots of time for some parts. Think of it like the shield from the Dune movies. The clearcube should form around the part

+5

Show constrained degrees of freedom in the geometric tolerance dialog window

Jacob Cheverie 4 years ago in Metrology Software / PC-DMIS • updated 3 years ago • 4

It would be helpful to see the actively constrained degrees of freedom as the feature control frame is being built in the geometric tolerance dialog window. As an example, assume I have a primary datum plane (normal Z+), a secondary datum cylinder (axis along Z), and a tertiary datum cylinder (axis along Z). Then, as I build my feature control frame, the geometric tolerance dialog window shows me which degrees of freedom become constrained as the images below show: 

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Ability to Assign a Dimension as Attribute

JIM 4 years ago in Metrology Software / PC-DMIS • 0

I would like the ability to create an attribute dimension, similar to a "Keyed In" dimension that has a non-numerical value of either "PASS" OR "FAIL" and the ability to pass that result to reports or Excel exports.  Currently, all defined dimensions are numerical.