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Course Outline

Introduction to PC-DMIS and Dimensional Metrology

  • Overview of the PC-DMIS interface and core capabilities
  • Initializing projects and part files within PC-DMIS

CAD Integration and Part Preparation

  • Importing CAD models and linking features
  • Defining datums, coordinate systems, and geometric features
  • Best practices for model refinement and inspection planning

Fundamentals of PC-DMIS Programming

  • Creating and refining measurement sequences
  • Utilizing variables, loops, and conditional logic within programs

Advanced Measurement Methods

  • Feature extraction, fitting, and GD&T-aligned measurements
  • Alignment strategies: best-fit, datum-based, and multi-stage approaches
  • Measuring complex freeform and surface geometries

Inspection Reporting and Data Handling

  • Customizing and configuring PC-DMIS reports
  • Exporting data to SPC and quality management platforms
  • Ensuring traceability, maintaining audit trails, and upholding data integrity

Troubleshooting and Error Analysis

  • Identifying measurement errors and assessing uncertainty
  • Probe calibration and verification procedures
  • Resolving common issues in part setup and programming

Practical Lab: Complete Inspection Workflow

  • Developing a full inspection program from CAD model to final report
  • Executing the program in simulation or on physical CMM hardware
  • Evaluating results and refining measurement strategies as needed

Recap and Future Directions

Requirements

  • A solid grasp of dimensional metrology principles
  • Proficiency in reading and interpreting engineering drawings

Target Audience

  • Quality Engineers
  • Metrology Technicians
  • Manufacturing Engineers
 21 Hours

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