Calypso - Point Recall with LOOP

 

This will create a wall thickness 360° around the part top and bottom 8 points each.

Point Recall with LOOP

The CMM Handbook v7

 The CMM Handbook v7 is the newest version of the book. This book has been sold around the world. It is a CMM companion explaining technical topics in an easy simple manner. This book is not a training manual but a reference manual for technical applications that apply to the CMM. We cover multiple topics including measurement uncertainty, Probe types and their applications, coordinate systems, measurement strategies, GD&T, CAD, and much more.

This is a digital download .pdf copy of the CMM Handbook V7.

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The CMM Handbook Revision 6

CMM Quarterly announces the new release of The CMM Handbook Revision 6. This version comes with a USB drive containing video with explanations of specific topics. Below are listed some of the topics covered in The CMM Handbook. This spiral bound handbook is a must have for all CMM programmers and operators.

What this book is: This book is not a training manual but educational manual on how to apply CMM techniques across all CMM software platforms.

Common Conversion Factors
Environment Settings
Coordinate-Measuring Machine (CMM) Probes
Touch Trigger Probes

• Resistive 
• Strain-gauge 
• Piezo 

Scanning Probes
Passive Sensors

• Simplicity 
• Dynamic Response 

Active Sensors

• Complexity 
• Dynamic Response 

Accuracy
CMM Stylus Selection
Stylus Variables

• Stylus Sphericity (roundness) 
• Stylus Bending 
• Thermal stability 
• Coefficient Expansion 

DMIS Probe Command Set
Measurement Uncertainty
Measurement Uncertainty and your CMM System

• MPE = Maximum Permissible Error 
• MPEE - Maximum Permissible Error for length measurement 
• MPEP - Maximum Permissible Error for probing 
• ISO 10360-2 Where do E and P apply? 
• MPERONt(MZCI) - Maximum Permissible Error for form measurement (roundness) 
• MPETHP and MPEτ - Maximum Permissible Error for scanning probing 

Projection Planes and Plane Normal Vectors
Understanding the 6 Degrees of Freedom

• Using The Correct CMM Alignment Principles 

Words To Be Familiar With

• Alignment 
• Datum 
• Origin 
• Coordinate System 
• 3-2-1 Setup 
• Coordinate Systems 

• What is a Coordinate System? 
• How Do I Create A Coordinate System? 
• Myths And Truths About Establishing Coordinate Systems 
• Cartesian Coordinate System 
• Polar Coordinate System 
• Spherical Coordinate System 
• Datum Definition When the Datum Is a Cylinder 
• Basic Alignment Strategies
• Sample Alignments 
• Plane/ Line/ Line 
• Plane/ Line/ Point 
• Plane/ Circle/ Line 
• Plane/ Circle/ Circle
• Advanced Alignment Strategies
• Best-Fit Alignment
• RPS Alignment
• CAD Alignment 

Feature Types

• Circle 
• Cylinder 
• Line 
• 2d Line 
• 3D Line Spatial Vector 
• Cone 
• Partial Arcs 
• Measurement Methods
• Measurement Strategies 
• Diameters 

Filtering of Scanned Data

• Data from Scanning 
• Filtering – What is it? 
• Filter Methods
• Filtering Types 

Direction Vectors

• What Are Direction Vectors .
• How To Calculate Direction Vectors 
• Direction Vectors for Common Angles 

Gage R&R

• Terminology of R&R 
• Variability 
• How to perform a Gage R&R 
• Gage R&R Method 
• The 10% Rule 
• Calculating Gage R&R 
• What If the Gage R&R Is Not Good? 

DMIS Commands

• General Setup Commands 
• Machine Settings 
• Operator Prompts 
• Sensor Select

Datum Alignment Commands

• Three Step Method 
• One Step Method 
• Measurement Features 
• Work Plane 

Trigonometry Calculations

• Angle Measurement 
• The concept of angle 
• Right Hand Triangles 
• Oblique Triangles 
• How to Calculate Chord Length 

Bolt Hole Circle Calculations
Create Your Own Bolt Hole Calculator in Excel

• Getting Started 
• The Formulas 

Geometric Dimensioning & Tolerancing

EXPANDED GD&T SECTION

• GD&T Resources 
• GD&T printed or web materials 
• GD&T Training Companies 
• Datum Feature Constraints 
• Profile 
• Changes to GD&T 
• New and Refined Modifiers
• Expanded Profile of Surface and Line 

CAD

• Data Exchange 
• IGES and Step 
• Issues When Programming From CAD 
• Surface Normals 

CAD Modeling

• The Basics 
• Reverse Engineering 
• CMM Scanning Options 

Higher Level Language Examples

• Common HLL Usages 
• Jump To 
• If-Then-Else Statement 
• Relational Operators 
• Call External Program 
• Write a program to calibrate a disc, cylinder, or shaft styli .
• Save results and increment serial numbers 
• Write a program to query if a fixture alignment needs run .
• Write a program to add date and time stamping 
• Write a program to add operator input 

CMM Glossary

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The CMM Handbook

Announcing the most comprehensive CMM Handbook. The CMM Handbook is now available. This book will put the best CMM resource material at your fingertips. Never before has this data been collected and placed in one resource book.

This book is the resource book you want in your library of books.

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