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Easy access to axis data of geometric tolerance commands
Make it easy for the user to have access to all axis data inside the geometric tolerance command via variables.
We used to have the option to write "FCFLOC1.X.MEAS" while this syntax still works it only works if just one feature is selected inside the geometric tolerance command.
The new syntax is "FCFLOC1.SEGMENT[1].FEATURE[1].MEAS" while we can change the feature number to get the different measurement values there is no possibility to get the axis data of the features.
My proposal is to let the user add the axis letter(s) before the ".MEAS" or ".DEV" to indicate which axis he wants extracted. If no letter is indicated the syntax behaves as before.
The syntax should work with all available axis letters not only the ones shown on the report.
Examples:
"FCFLOC1.SEGMENT[1].FEATURE[2].X.MEAS"
"FCFLOC2.SEGMENT[1].FEATURE[5].Y.DEV"
"FCFLOC3.SEGMENT[1].FEATURE[3].PA.DEV"
Backwards compatability with Xact
Want backwards compatibility with Xact measure for GD&T. I have hundreds of programs that would need to be reviewed. I'm in a regulated industry and can just imagine the chaos that would happen with changing to the new scheme. I appreciate the effort and improvements in the update to the new scheme. However, the costs and headaches involved in ensuring that older programs will provide the same results are going to hold us back. I have gotten around updating previous release updates by arguing that the changes are relatively minor and are mainly programming aids. This is a major change.
Other alternative would be a way to not allow Xact measurement routines to not run at all.
Late to the party and realize it's probably not possible but still....
Add the option to report out postion of both start and end pts of a cylinder instead of only the worst end. Legacy had this option but the GD&T reporting does not.
By showing both it gives a good indication of how angled the cylinder may be.
Color code for tolerances
I suggest the software recognizes the color of the surfaces the points are applied to.
When we create dimentions, instead of adding the tollerance for each point (or group of points), we select a color code (that has been sorted out by our engenieering department) and the tolerances are applied considering the CAD surface color and which tolerance that color represents on my color code.
Excel Form Report - allow to change number of exported decimal places independent of report
Allow to change the number of exported decimal places independent of the report (see attached picture).
Or.. if this is too much to change -> force the excel export to always export at 6/7 (mm/inch) decimals.
This would allow to have an easy to read PDF/Print but still retain all the Data in the Excel Export.
At the moment if the PDF/Print is set to 3 decimals the export is also just 3 decimals.
This leads to PDF/Prints that are out of tolerance (shown red) but exports that are shown as in tolerance (wrongly)
Evaluation of Envelope Modifier (ISO 14405-1) In the Report
For reference: I'm using PC-DMIS 2020 R2 SP8.
I've been seeing the E modifier next to dimensions in recent drawings released to the ISO 14405-1 specification. When I go to look at the report to see what the two measurements (LP and GN) look like for a shaft, it appears that the lower limit is the only one that has been assigned a modifier (E) when it's clear that the upper limit was evaluated with the LP modifier and the lower limit was evaluated with the GN modifier.
My issue with the report is: it's not explicitly clear which modifier is being used. This isn't an issue for your average metrologist/CMM programmer, but to the outsider, it can be problematic and cause some confusion.
Can we have an update to the report so that when the E modifier is used, the report clearly states which modifier was used to evaluate the upper/lower limits of a shaft/hole?
I can easily work around this by reporting two separate dimensions with the appropriate modifiers for each, but I shouldn't have to do this.
INSPECT Slideshow - possibility to add additional lines for better assignment of e.g. distance features.
i am currently working in inspect 5.1
Currently, the slideshow does not display well angle, distances etc. that refer to more than one element.
Is it planned to imply the possibility of additional dimension lines?
Reporting the width of an o-ring groove ( or the difference between an I.D. and an O.D. )
True position tolerance add on - In Use Legacy Dimension
Dear Team,
During the position tolerance callout, we don't have the separate column for position tolerance update . Instead of that every time we modifying in report callout.
In addition to +/- tolerance, if you provide the position tolerance column it would be very useful.
If any other method available in current state, please let me know.
Regards
Srinivasan N
Inspect Pallet Playlist add multiple pallets with spacing controls
Many customers have large enough machines and smaller parts facilitating the ability to load multiple fixtures on the machine. It would be helpful to have the ability to specify spacing between fixtures to execute sequentially.
This could possibly be done with fixture alignments rather than spacing for provision where the spacing may not be uniform.
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