Connect Hardware to the CMM

Connect this part to your CMM. You need to elevate it above the table so that the probe body can measure features on the side faces without hitting the CMM table. Also, be sure to connect a probe with a wrist to your CMM.

The CAD model comes with this version of PC-DMIS. Also, the tutorial assumes that you have the following:

A baseplate fixture
A post-like cylindrical fixture that can connect to the Hexagon test block

You can place the part directly on the table and ignore the fixture if you like. However, your probe may not have enough clearance to measure features on the side faces.

Connect the Fixture and Part

If you do not have this actual part, you can use a similar part that has several circles and a cone that you can measure.

Connect a cylinder fixture into a threaded base plate fixture or into the CMM table itself.
Connect the Hexagon test block to the top of the threaded cylinder fixture.
Orient the test block on your CMM table so that your probe can easily access the top and front faces.

For Offline Users

Connect a cylinder fixture into a threaded base plate fixture or into the CMM table itself.
Connect the Hexagon test block to the top of the threaded cylinder fixture.
Orient the test block on your CMM table so that your probe can easily access the top and front faces.

Connect the Probe

Attach a probe body, with any extensions, and a ruby tip for a contact probe onto the CMM's vertical ram. Make note of the hardware components you use, so that you can define the probe in PC-DMIS later.

If your CMM is NOT powered on, continue with the "Start Up and Home the CMM" topic.
If your CMM is already powered on, homed, and you've started PC-DMIS, continue on "Create a New Measurement Routine".

Step 1: Connect Hardware to the CMM

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