PC-DMIS Tooling Ball Alignment | PC-DMIS Tech Tips - CMMXYZ

This Tech Tip from CMMXYZ shows you how to use the Tooling Ball Alignment function in PC-DMIS So I&going to use that as an example. So the numbers I have for my sphere I&be typing in right now. This will be my first sphere of my alignment. The Diameter. Now most diameters for tuning ball fixtures, if they&metric, will generally be 12 millimeters in size, or if it&an inch ball, will be half an inch, which would be 12.7. The example spheres I have on my table example is 16. So I will type in 16 for my size, and make sure your sphere is set to Outside. Now, when it comes to defining the measurement method, we have to look at our Start and our End Angles. If I click on my View Normal Toggle, that is the top down view. I want to zoom in here, you will see it move around the sphere. This is our Start and End Angle top view perspective. Zero to 0 or 0 to 360 ultimately gives you all the way around the sphere. I want to turn on Circular Moves, so it will arc its way around the sphere. That&an excellent option so I don&crash into the sphere. Turn off the Normal Toggle and click on the View Perpendicular Toggle. This is the side perspective. This is where Start Angle 2 and End Angle 2 gets used. Normally, I set 0 to go on the equator and 90 to get a point on top when I&finished. So most of your spheres for tooling balls will start at 0, end at 360 for End Angle 1 and Start Angle 1, and Start Angle and End Angle 2 will be set to 0 and 90. With this being created, and your contact...