CMM output in MasterCam

[JAMES GABEL]

Can mastercam put anything for a zeis cmm?

[drafting3]

i have no input, but this interests me.

 

i've been using a Faro arm to record measurements from an engine head, then exporting to iges, then importing into mastercam where i can tweak the geometry.

 

it's not as 'cool' as i thought it would be.

[kccadcam]

The verisurf add-on can do that...

 

http://www.verisurf.com/products_basic.php

[Aaron Eberhard]

Drafting3 - You really need to check out Verisurf if you want to import and edit point clouds nicely, as Kevin mentioned.

 

James - What does the output from the Zeiss look like? Mastercam wants to import ASCII text files, formatted like this:

 

3.2332 1.234 8.6544

4.2332 1.234 8.6544

5.2332 1.234 8.6544

6.2332 1.234 8.6544

 

It's just X Y Z positions, repeated for each point. Then you can import it as points, lines (just straight lines drawn between the points, really), or, my personal favorite depending on the application, Splines.

 

If you bring it in as splines, it will recognize breaks as the end of a spline/beginning of a new one. If your editor/converter allows it to, have it copy the first point to the end of the group, and Mastercam will close the spline for you, like so:

 

3.2332 1.234 8.6544

4.2332 1.234 8.6544

5.2332 1.234 8.6544

6.2332 1.234 8.6544

3.2332 1.234 8.6544

 

3.2332 1.234 7.6544

4.2332 1.234 7.6544

5.2332 1.234 7.6544

6.2332 1.234 7.6544

3.2332 1.234 7.6544

 

Or use Verisurf

 

Hope this helps!

[Ron Branch @ 5th Axis]

Check out what we can do with something like this in Mastercam. This is the Master3DGage, but we can do this with any arm on the market as well as Tracker. For the CMM we are working on something down the road to program the Ziess.

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sc10x5Hv1SE

 

HTH

[Niezingerly]

So, my co-worker Jim posted this up here yesterday for me. Thanks Jim...

 

What I am trying to do is to pick points, on my Solid Model, inside Mastercam X3, and then these points would be output to a Zeiss CMM which is running Calypso, and the same exact points as I picked on my Solid Model would be the points that the Zeiss CMM would check on the part I have machined, and placed on the CMM.

 

Just to be clear, I am not trying to reverse engineer FROM an existing part, on the CMM, and then import point cloud info INTO Mastercam.

 

I have programmed my CNC code, cut a part, and I want to be able to generate the points inside Mastercam, the points I want to have the CMM check, and then have a software like Vericut output those points in the correct format, so that Calypso could import these points in and these points would be what the CMM inspects.

 

We do have the CMM programming seat, in Calypso, but for certain situations, I want to be able to determine these points within Mastercam, and then have these points sent out to Calypso.

 

Thanks very much...

 

 

 

Thanks very much for the help.

[GoetzInd]

Take a look at create point, dynamic. That will allow you to create point along a surface or solid face. Is that what youre looking for?

 

Mike

[Niezingerly]

I was using Create Point Dynamic, and it is nice. I just need now to be able to get the point info and the vector info output to Calypso, with as little "human" intervention as possible...

 

Thanks.

[crazy^millman]

Yes I understand you were not trying to reverse it was just an example for the Faro arm.

 

Look at the Verisurf Free Tools there is the create point dynamic that gives you the Vector information in IJK.

 

Might be able to make a Vector post that will give you some help. What language can the machien read in? Dmis or something else?

 

See Pic:

[mayday]

Ron, that's an intake for a Harley isn't it?

no need to check them, they are perfect

[Niezingerly]

Sounds good,

 

Thanks.

[X-L Engineering Corp]

What about for Pc-DMIS?

[crazy^millman]

Pc-Dmis can be done in certian flavors. Shoot me an email and I will see what we can do to help you out.