CMM to MCAMX

[New Job]

Our shop recently purchased a CMM (Manual not DCC). The Salesman assured the owner that it would check our 3D cavities. What he (salesman) failed to mention was the $$$$$$$.$$ software we would need to interpret the results.

 

Thus Boss hits roof, hard.

 

I now need to find a way to take point cloud from CMM, import into MCAM, make points and project onto 3-D Model, and report difference in points. I have been doing this manually (very tedious) and would like to have a C-hook or VB script to do this with unless there is another way? Expensive software is out of the question, especially when it cost's more than CMM.

Any thoughts are appreciated. TIA.

[LansB]

I'll be watching this thread too. Every time I want to merge points from the CMM to a model on Mastercam I have to print them out and manually enter them in. It seems there should be a relatively simple way of saving the points to a readable file for Mastercam and merging them without all of the typing. Good luck.

 

It would be nice If I could do this for UG too.

[Ocean Lacky™]

HighRES, Inc. has a program with plug-ins for V9. it came with our Faro Arm. I never used it, so I don't know if it'll do what you want.

 

www.Reverse-it.com 858-488-5231..is the info printed on the CD Label. HTH

[Gilberto]

We have a chook that takes points from CMM and projects on surfaces.

- changes the color of points based on tolerance

- makes a .txt report with point number and desviation.

[savagkd]

We broke down and sent up the request to purchase Verisurf. Hope it goes through soon. This manual entry sucks.

[Joe Glader]

Try saving the points you collected as an IGES file. Then import the IGES into Mastercam. I have done this several times on a Starret CM using there APOGEE software.

[New Job]

JOE: I don't have that option. I can only save a point cloud or X,Y,Z file.

[Storkman]

There was a point cloud c-hook created by Ernie, posted on here not long ago. Do a searh for it. BTW, Ernie works for verisurf.

[d00d]

Bump,....Very interested to see what's out there.

[Storkman]

I see the chook Ernie made was for Ver 9, but I am sure if you email him he might have something newer.

[heavyweather]

Try importing as an ASCII file

 

format of the file:

1.5,2.46,3.78

 

that line is read in as x value, y value, z value

[Todd Tracey from Fastech]

The newest download Ernie has on his site is the Version 91_R25

[New Job]

Todd: can you send me a link to that file.

[RandyN]

If I'm not mistaken, Ernie doesn't work for Verisurf, he owns it.

[John Summers]

You can import ASCII files even if it has letters and commas. They are ignored. If your CMM can take input data (in other words, if it has motors), you could make a drill toolpath of the points you want to examine, and the CMM would give you a list of the errors. It will take a little postprocessor work,

[Todd Tracey from Fastech]

dcapps4150,

Send me an e-mail and I can send you the file

[Todd Tracey from Fastech]

Actually, being here in the office today, I was able to put it on the FTP in the chooks folder

[90rsgnuguy42]

I've taken points from a CMM and imported them as an ASCI file into V9. I haven't done that with MCX yet but it worked great in V9.