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Improvements Metrosoft CM 3.80 Highlights, new functions, improvements

Improvements in Metrosoft CM 3.80 Highlights, new functions and improvements in Metrosoft CM 3.80 Please note that the release notes contain the detailed range of etrosoft CM 3.80.

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13. System ................................................................................................................................... 10 14. Data ....................................................................................................................................... 10 15. Probe ..................................................................................................................................... 11

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1. Expansion of offline programming, GRIPS

functionality of M

Expansion of offline programming, GRIPS ................................................ .. ... General ...................................................................................................... .. ... 3D Graphic window.................................................................................... .. ... Measurement of geometrical elements ...................................................... .. . Measurement of free-form surfaces........................................................... .. .

6 Processing ................................................................................................. .. ...7 Feature determination................................................................................ .. ...8 Coordinate system ..................................................................................... .. ...9 Inspection reports .................................................................................... .. ...10. Part inspection programming, DMIS ........................................................ .. .11. DMIS Interpreter ...................................................................................... .. .12. DMIS range of functionality ...................................................................... .. ...

16. Output .........................................................

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• Display of coordinate measuring machines The model of the measuring machine ca - Machine: Displa

- Quill: Displays the quill. - Probe head displayed as it has been selected in CmConfig. The probe head is built quill.. - Configuration: The configuration consists of all components of the cu as selected under "Show/modify probe system" or "Probe changer". All components

n now be displayed with several options:

ys the CMM defined in CmConfig.

: The probe head defined in CmConfig is displayed. The probe head is directly to the

rrent probe system

except the probe element will be faded out if the configuration is deactivated.

its original size independent

Place work piece The CAD model linked to the measurement can be rotated

ystick for traversing the probe withThe probe, respectively the CMM axis can be moved

te system respectively within the work are further functions of the

All traverse paths can now be recorded independently from the current PIP mode. In the

ptions one can define which traverse paths shall be drawn in:

ments > Position measuring machine > Intermediate points - Measuring movements > Measuring points, including lead points - Probe movement > Load probe system > Rotate probe head > Change probe

If "Draw in" is activated, the measuring sphere is displayed infrom the selected options.

•

and positioned on the virtual CMM.

• Virtual Jo in the 3D graphics

easily either using the virtual joystick or the cursor keys. Set intermediate points, enter target coordinates, step by step traversing, lock axis as well as traversing within the machine coordinapiece coordinate systemvirtual joystick.

• Draw in/record traverse paths

traverse path o - Positioning move

• Display of swivel/rotate range It is possible to display the complete rotate and swivel range of the curreincluding the appropriate body in polygon. Thus one can easily check if

nt probe head the probe head can

be rotated without collision at the current location.

With the execution of a PIP in offline mode the collision detection can now be activated. If a collision is calculated a corresponding message will be displayed. The user can now stop the execution and edit the part inspection program. Collisions are also detected with the measurement of geometrical elements using GRIPS.

• Collision detection

• Set intermediate point perpendicular to surface By graphically inserting an intermediate point in GRIPS using the V-key, the point created on the surface can be pulled with the mouse perpendicular to the surface respectively moved to the target position. Therewith the distance to the surface is displayed.

• Offline settings, Scatter probe points Now probe points can be afflicted with random errors (deviation to the target value) during the execution of a PIP in offline mode. The value of the deviation can be set using the distribution function and the range of scattering. With this functionality it is now possible to check probe strategies statistically and estimate task related measurement inaccuracies.


2. General

• SQL Server 2005 The new Microsoft SQL Server 2005 is supported. Compared to earlier SQL Servers a distinct improvement in performance is notable. With adequate hardware a multi user

measuring databases using a global quick selection table. The global quick selection table, which is stored in the system

execution. Thus s.

• Quick selection table: Batch processing: Start PIP in new measurement ifferent work piece is started with the option "NO new measurement", it will efault in measurement 1. Now one can define with a registry entry that the

st existing measurement.

matically placed in the centre of the graphics window nges the current view (rotate, pan, zoom).

y distance The distance of the selected start point to the current position of the mouse pointer can now be display

• Display form error of geometrical elements chromatically The form error of geometrical elements can now be displayed chromatically in the geometric graphics. The connection of the actual points (with lines or surfaces) as well as the flowing color (color spectrum) is effective for the element in the left element window in the geometric graphics.

access to the CM database is now efficiently possible.

• Global, database overlapping quick selection table Now part inspection programs can be started from different

database, stores the currently used database and changes to it with the measurement data can be stored even more flexible in different database

If a PIP from a dbe executed by dPIP is started in the newe

3. 3D Graphic window

• Set rotation point automatically The centre of rotation is now autowhen using a graphics function that cha

• Mouse pointer coordinates: Displa

additionally in the field of the mouse pointer coordinates. Thus an easier distance measurement is possible. CAD elements as well as points are being captured.

• 3D Graphic settings: Invert color spectrum The color spectrum can now be inverted using the corresponding button. Thereby also a color gradient from blue (positive deviation) to red (negative deviation" can be defined.


• 3D Graphic settings: Enlarged display of CAD points In the point display an enlargement for the display of CAD points anelements can be set. Thus points on assembly parts with lar

d inserted auxiliary ge dimensions are better

ng Click'n'Measure.

nominal curve ve. If the button "Offset curve to plane nominal curve"

isplayed as hitherto as an offset curve to a spline curve through the nominal points.

F) – measuring point boxes:

olumn is possible.

me/Type the output of red in the inspection report template

- Now one can select in the tab sheet "Display" (View – statistic box) if the actual values nominal value shall be displayed in the fields

"Average", "Min" and "Max". This setting is stored in the inspection report template

ents

CAD files optimized start of a PIP if

e PIP is accelerated and the is reduced.

s on the CAD model can now be selected at the same time and be ed points using an area selection with

using the area selection will be sorted automatically for an optimal traverse path.

• Clicking direction (C'n'M) determines the moving direction If points inserted with Click'n'Measure or imported points (surface points, edge points, relative points, etc.) are clicked, the probing direction is now determined consistently through the direction of the click.

• Measure free-form curve directly on CAD curve 3D curves contained in the CAD can now be clicked directly (start and end point) and be measured as actual curves.

visible, which is an advantage for usi

• Display tolerance zone through offset curve Now one can select in the 3D settings if the tolerance band of a planeshould be displayed as an offset curis not activated, the tolerance band will be d

• Graphical reporting: Enhancement of labeling boxes

Actual element (SUR - The material thickness is now always displayed in the first column. Thus a display of the material thickness without a nominal value c Geometry – statistic boxes: - In the tab sheet "Display" (View – statistic box) in the field No./Na numbers can be oppressed. This setting is sto (GPL).

or alternatively the deviation to the

(GPL). - A nominal value column can now be displayed.

4. Measurement of geometrical elem

• Nominal element linkage in PIP: Loading of Now the CAD-file and the corresponding facets are only reloaded at the these data are not already in the memory. Thus the start of thwaiting time

5. Measurement of free-form surfaces

• Select multiple Click'n'Measure points at the same time Multiple measuring pointadded to or deleted from already selectClick'n'Measure. The points selected



• Store measured points with "Terminate PIP" If a PIP is terminated during a measurement of an actual surface (actalready mea

ual curve), the sured points are stored within the actual surface. Thus they will not be lost

anymore.

• Create Min/Max point: Separated element types entiate if it is a point min or a point max through the element type. This the min/max plane.

face) Depending on the button "Create feature for A/B deviation" the 3 lines with d A B are now

f the 4 lines with d X Y Z with edge point, circle, rectangle, slot, relative point and 3D curve point. With the Q-DAS export a d A B feature is split in 3 features

of several points: Lock coordinates during input With a new button (lock) RPS elements now can be selected without changing the coordinates. If this button is activated, the existing coordinates are not changed when selecting an element. This is, for example, useful if the actual coordinates calculated earlier are to be used as target coordinates in a new calculation with different elements. If data is loaded from a file, this button does not have any effect, which means that the coordinates are always refreshed.

6. Processing

Now one can differalso is effective for

7. Feature determination

• Position of a surface point (actual sur

put out instead o

analogue to a feature with vectorial position [X Y Z].

8. Coordinate system

• Define CS out

9. Inspection reports

• Load protocol header with preview Now a preview of the protocol header is displayed in the open dialogue. The preview can also be magnified. (double click on preview).

• Print out protocol header: Save/Load content of protocol header vNow the content of the protocol variables can be saved in a filetime with

• Print One now can select if the protocol header variables should be sper part inspection program (as hitherto) or if they should be 'taught / smeasurement. The alternative with the query of the protocol header variables is

; 0 -> wwwwpppp.DAT (wwww=work piece number pppp=P ; 1 -> WPwwww_m.DAT (wwww=work piece number m= meas ; +--> contains untaught variables (are queried several times ; WPwwww.DAT (wwww= work piece number) ; +--> contains taught variables (queried with the PIP creation/edition)

ariables and be reloaded at a later

the output of a protocol header.

out protocol header: More flexible query of protocol header variables aved within a work piece

aved' per

set in the CmWin.ini:

[output] IP-number)

urement number) )

; VarNameSchema=1 (0 as hitherto (default), 1 new)

Pwwww.dat".

ppressed within the same measurement by activating the button "retain" with the execution of the PIP. Thus the content of the protocol header

is is an advantage with the graphical reporting

Print test report: New initial sample report templates (VDA-EMPB) Additional test report templates are now available. With these it is now possible, amongst others, to adopt the name of the features into the initial sample report and to print them out: Hitherto templates: - EMPB_V3_de.rpt VDA-EMPB V3, German - EMPB_V3_en.rpt VDA-EMPB V3, English - EMPB_V3C_de.rpt VDA-EMPB V3, color with deviation, German - EMPB_V3C_en.rpt VDA-EMPB V3, color with deviation, English

If "VarNameSchema=1" is set, the 'taught' variables are saved in a file "WThe 'untaught' variables are saved in a file "<WPwwww_m.dat". The further query of protocol header variables can be su

variables has to be entered only once. Thusing multiples pages for example.

•



Added templates: - EMPB_V3CS_de.rpt VDA-EMPB V3, color with- EMPB_N_V3_de.rpt VDA-EMPB V3, with feat. name, German - EMPB_N_V3_en.rpt VDA-EMPB V3, with feat. name, English - EMPB_N_V3C_de.rpt VDA-EMPB V3, color with deviation and feat.

out deviation, German

name, German EMPB V3, color with deviation and feat. name, English

th feat. name, German

fterwards. The DMIS sired files. Else the sed for the features in

DMIS, it is possible to create several features with the same name. The button "Use IS settings can be used in that case. The DMIS easurement which should be exported. Else one

mber.

Part inspection programming, DMIS

Element numbers and names of measured elements can now be edited within a PIP using

ation / Edit PIP: Edit relative distances s can be edited continuously

Conditional Jump with exceeding / falling below the warning limit Two additional conditions can now be selected for the jump: - All features within +/- [ ]% of the tolerances - Feature(s) outside +/- [ ]% of the tolerance Thus a decision can be programmed with the exceeding of a warning limit, e.g. switch a signal to yellow.

- EMPB_N_V3C_en.rpt VDA-- EMPB_N_V3CS_de.rpt VDA-EMPB V3, color without deviation, wi

• Export measurement results as DMIS file It is now possible to create DMO files out of DMIS (sub) programs aprograms have to be free from syntax errors in order to create the deexport is aborted without message. As the name of the tolerance is u

numbers for feature search" in the DMprogram can not be altered after the maccesses a wrong feature due to a changed nu

10.

• Create or edit PIP: Edit PIP: Edit element number / name

Edit (right mouse button).

• Execute PIP with parameter modificNow the distances from relative probe and intermediate point(in Geometry as well as in free-form PIP) with ExeVar or Edit.

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• Warning with the start of a DMIS program out of the PIP display window A warning dialogue that the DMIS program is started either from the beginning or from the start mark set in the DIP, is now displayed if a DMIS program is started out of the PIP window.

11. DMIS Interpreter

• Further development of the DIP Working within the DIP has become more comfortab

• Edit: Comfortable editing using the corresponding CM dialog A DMIS command can now be edited comfortably with the correspond

le with the following new functions:

ing CM dialog. With editing the CM dialog will be displayed which corresponds to the DMIS command the

be points, intermediate points, machine

g CM dialog will be displayed and the nfirming the dialog n be inserted.

n the DIP. The IS commands are

s can be edited. This is possible for DMIS commands for probe

e with parameter ng DMIS commands a parameter modification

shall be applied: PTMEAS, GOTO, SNSET, ACLRAT, FEDRAT, SNSLCT, RECALL

Thereby actions ed using functions of the CM user interface are taught directly into the

DMIS program using the corresponding DMIS command.

ode ettings for the execution

arameter modification" are also available in the pause mode. In the pause mode one can select if the DMIS program shall be executed normally or with

ity planes are

DEVICE, DID, OPEN, READ, WRITE, CLOSE for file handling operations are supported.

• OBTAIN/S() and OBTAIN/SA() in order to read the probe head angles and the probe sphere diameter are supported.

• DMESW/COMAND,’JOB,NUMBER,nnn' und DMESW/COMAND,’JOB, NAME,sss’ for loading or creation of a measurement have been implemented.

• FEDRAT/SCNVEL,var2: Now MPM, IPM and IPS as minor word var2 are also supported besides MMPS.

cursor is located at that time. This applies for prosettings and "Load probe system".

• Edit: Insert command using the corresponding CM dialog With the insertion of a command the correspondincommand will be inserted at the current location of the cursor after cowith "OK". Probe points, intermediate points and load probe system ca

• Execute: New mode "Execute with parameter modification" Now DMIS programs can be executed with parameter modification withiDMIS program is executed step by step. Before certain specific DMexecuted their parameterpoints, intermediate points, machine settings and load probe system. In order to edit only certain commands, one can define under "Executmodification settings" for which of the followi

• Execute: Learning with Teach-in

DMIS programs can now be created or edited using the teach-in mode.which are execut

• Execute: Edit with pause m

The functions "Edit command" and "Insert command" as well as "Swith p

parameter modification.

12. DMIS range of functionality

• SNSET/CLRSRF,FA(),dist and SNSET/CLRSRF,DAT(),dist for secursupported.

• SCSNS( ) for the read out of the current probe system is supported.

•


• FLY/Radius and FLY/OFF are ignored in the syntax check which means they are not put out as syntax errors anymore.

enhanced with the rotary table functionality. In additional to the I++ DME versions 1.4.1, 1.4.2, 1.4.3, the versions 1.5 and 1.6 are now

orted too.

latively to the current database path. With work piece, entered as source or target number. With

l be inserted. Thus, as an possible to copy the elements or the actual values of the current

Data management: Additional displays of database tables g additional columns are now available in the database tables:

tual surface

faces can be exported into s made in the I++ DMS format.

um Material Conditions (MMC/LMC) MMC/LMC) are exported into the Q-atures with MMC/LMC conditions is

olerance. Therefore the ted statistically.

- Parasolid: Formats up to version 18 are now supported. - ProEngineer: Formats up to version WildFire3 are now supported. - Unigraphics: Formats up to version NX5 are now supported.

• Statistics: Statistical evaluation of features with Maximum Material Conditions (MMC/LMC) The tolerance bonus of features with MMC/LMC conditions is now subtracted from the deviation instead of adding it to the tolerance. Therefore the tolerance remains stable and the MMC/LMC feature can be evaluated statistically.

13. System

• DME Modus (Server): I++ DME Server The interface has been

supp

14. Data

• Data management: Relative copying (from/to) in a PIP Now one can copy in a PIP remeasurement and actual value a zero (0) can bea zero (0) the current work piece/measurement number wilexample, it is nowmeasurement in an external database.

• The followin - Range with elements - Deviation with features - A/B-deviation with edge point, circle, rectangle, slot within an ac - Dimensions with circle, rectangle, slot within an actual surface

• Export: I++ DMS Now target and actual values of points from measured actual sura XLM file. The export i

• Export: Q-DAS: Export features with MaximNow also features with maximum material conditions (DAS file. With these features the tolerance bonus of fenow subtracted from the deviation instead of adding it to the ttolerance remains stable and the MMC/LMC feature can be evalua

• Import – surface data (CAD): - ACIS: Formats up to version 17 are now supported. - CATIA V5: Formats up to version 17 are now supported.


15. Probe

• Calibrate probe system: Faster calibration time with scanniThe calibration of scanning probe syst

ng probe systems ems has been accelerated. With the use of a new

nned, which reduces the

ew probe systems can be generated automatically when calibrating via the matrix. If the checkbox "Generate name automatically" is activated, the name of the reference probe system is supplemented with the angle position Axx.x_Bxx.x and used as probe system name.

Renishaw scanning DLL less scan paths have to be scacalibration time while keeping the same accuracy.

• Automatic calibration of probe system: Now with name generator The name of n

• Styli offset inputs teachable in the PIP The offset values (X, Y, Z, in stylus direction) entered in the "Show/moddial

ify probe system" ogue can be taught into a part inspection program. Thus probe systems for the shaft

probing in calibration programs can be created and stored automatically.

• Load probe system: Improved security by display of the current configuration In the dialogue "Load probe system", the current probe changer configuration is now also displayed. This information, together with the already displayed information as to which probe changer units (configurations) the probe system to be loaded consists of, allows the user to check if the CMM will move to the probe changer or not when loading a probe system.



• Multiple probe changers: Define start point for the probe change Additional to the traverse paths also a change starting point can be defincalibration of a probe changer. This point will be moved to before each pr

ed with the obe change and

thereby collisions with several slightly shifted probe changers can be avoided. The change g point is stored in machine coordinates.

of a graphics report template A confirmation dialogue will be displayed if one tries to save an edited graphics report

nder its original name. Therefore overwriting of the original graphics report error can be better avoided.

er s from the API Laser

unction, as for example the calibration of the measuring machine, are

t Romer CimCore measuring arms are supported. Therefore a new CimCore

, 1.4.3 the version 1.5 and 1.6 are now

Probe head – Renishaw RTP20 The new compact probe head RTP20 with integrated TP20 probe is supported.

e traverse paths

• Probe head – Renishaw REVO

Head Touches, Sweep- and Surface-Scans in CM as I++ DME Client are supported now.

• Phoenix Sensor The exposure times for laser lines and grey tone images can be set on a reference surface. The exposure times which were optimized that way will stay active until the values in the machine setting dialog are changed.

startin

16. Output

• Warning with the overwriting

template utemplate by

17. Periphery

• Machine – API Laser TrackAPI Laser Tracker are supported. The new driver adopts probe pointTracker. Any other fexecuted within the API software.

• Machine – CimCore measuring arm All currendriver has been integrated.

• Machine – I++ DME Server (CM as I++ DME Client) Pallet Coordinate Systems (PLCS) can now be used. Additional to the I++ DME version 1.4.1, 1.4.2supported too.

•

This probe head offers the functionality of a motorized swivel / probe head on CNC controlled coordinate measuring machines. For the automatic indexing thof the axis of the coordinate measuring machine are used.

Note Please note that all Metrosoft CM 3.80 functions and their description are available in the release notes.

Subject to change without notice. Wenzel Metromec AG Rheinfelsstrasse 1 CH-7007 Chur / Switzerland

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