CMM Quarterly Publications

Calypso 5.2 Basic Training Manual

2011-11-23T11:58:00.003-05:00

This book allows you to teach yourself the basics of Zeiss Calypso. Through this manual you learn such topics as alignment setups, probe qualification, measuring features, defining characteristics, and much more

This manual covers the changes made in 5.2

We do offer Over the Web training to assist in any questions you have.

Discounts are available for multiple purchases. Please contact us directly at info@cmmquarterly.com for more information.

This book sells for $250.00 USD plus $10.00 shipping

Calypso Basic Training Book

2011-09-03T11:41:00.002-04:00

WRITTEN BY mark boucher consulting

This book allows you to teach yourself the basics of Zeiss Calypso. Through this manual you learnsuch topics as alignment setups, probe qualification, measuring features, defining characteristics, and much more

This book covers all revisions up to and including 5.0

We do offer Over the Web training to assist in any questions you have.

Discounts are available for multiple purchases. Please contact us directly at info@cmmquarterly.comfor more information.

This book sells for $250.00 USD plus $10.00 shipping

Calypso Plan Menu Mini Book

2010-12-12T18:15:00.005-05:00

CMM Quarterly Publications "mini books" cover software features in more detail and this mini book is no different. Learn more about the Plan Menu and all the menu options of the menu in greater detail.

Learn from Mark Boucher, publisher of CMM Quarterly, The CMM Handbook, and CMM programmer and trainer for over 30 years.

Table of Contents

CNC Start
Base Alignment
Manual Alignment
Current Alignment
All Characteristics
Current Selection
Result Selection
Use Custom Printout
Compact Printout
Display Plots
Print Plots
Send Results to Printer
Clear Existing Results
Order of Run
From Feature List
From Characteristic List
Navigation
Clearance Planes
Create Base Alignment
Clearance Planes: How to setup Clearance Planes
Update Clearance Settings for Defined Features
Verifying Clearance Plane Boundaries
Clearance Plane and Sub Clearance Plane
Clearance Planes and Features
Clearance Plane Navigation
Display Clearance Plane
Block Edges
Clearance Plane and Intermediate Points
Clearance Distance
Movement Choices
Clearance Plane Workflow
Creating Sub-Clearance Planes
Sub-clearance Planes
Building your Own Sub-Clearance Plane
CNC Park End Position
Rotate/ Swivel Position
Navigation Paths List
Outer Clearance Plane
Navigation Check
Narrow Navigation Paths
Redefine Clearance Plane Settings
Sort
Sort feature group acc. to navigation
Mini Plan
Define
Additional mini-plans
Show
Modify
Change Several
Form from Characteristics Groups
Form from Group Hierarchy
Clear
Run Mini-Plan
Repeat Measurement
Subsequent evaluation
User-definable Measurement Run Info for CNC Start
Advanced
Mirror Measurement Plan
Mirror Plane
Change Stylus System Data
Parameter
Find PCM Text
PCM-test settings
Convert cylinder to circles
Auto-Run
Getting Started
Desk
Branch Method
Pallet
Menu Options
File
Configuration
Edit
Pallet
Desk Link
Background Image
Replace paths for Measurement Plans
Copy
Paste
Delete Icon
Desk
New
Rename
Delete
List
Measurement
Sequence
Run
Stop
Stylus System
Change
Qualify
Navigation
Previous
Next
Archive
Tools
Looking for icons
Display alignment
Traffic light
Error Report
Close Additional Window
Execute Program
Travel to Nominal Position
Preassign CNC Start Values
Index

Price: $100.00 plus $10.00 shipping (U.S. dollars)

The CMM Handbook Revision 5

2010-12-02T07:33:00.003-05:00

CMM Quarterly announces the new release of The CMM Handbook Revision 5. Below are listed some of the topics covered in The CMM Handbook. This spiral bound handbook is a must have for all CMM programmers and operators.

Learn from Mark Boucher, publisher of CMM Quarterly, The CMM Handbook, and CMM programmer and trainer for over 30 years.

Table of Contents

Common Conversion Factors
Environment Settings
Coordinate-Measuring Machine (CMM) Probes
Touch Trigger Probes
Resistive
Strain-gauge
Piezo
Scanning Probes
Passive Sensors
Simplicity
Dynamic Response
Active Sensors
Complexity
Dynamic Response
Accuracy
CMM Stylus Selection
Stylus Variables
Stylus Sphericity (roundness)
Stylus Bending
Thermal stability
Coefficient Expansion
DMIS Probe Command Set
Measurement Uncertainty
Measurement Uncertainty and your CMM System
MPE = Maximum Permissible Error
MPEE - Maximum Permissible Error for length measurement
MPEP - Maximum Permissible Error for probing
ISO 10360-2 Where do E and P apply?
MPERONt(MZCI) - Maximum Permissible Error for form measurement (roundness)
MPETHP and MPEτ - Maximum Permissible Error for scanning probing
Projection Planes and Plane Normal Vectors
Understanding the 6 Degrees of Freedom
Using The Correct CMM Alignment Principles
Words To Be Familiar With
Alignment
Datum
Origin
Coordinate System
3-2-1 Setup
Coordinate Systems
What is a Coordinate System?
How Do I Create A Coordinate System?
Myths And Truths About Establishing Coordinate Systems
Cartesian Coordinate System
Polar Coordinate System
Spherical Coordinate System
Datum Definition When the Datum Is a Cylinder
Basic Alignment Strategies
Sample Alignments
Plane/ Line/ Line
Plane/ Line/ Point
Plane/ Circle/ Line
Plane/ Circle/ Circle
Advanced Alignment Strategies
Best-Fit
RPS Alignment
CAD Alignment
Feature Types
Circle
Cylinder
Line
2d Line
3D Line Spatial Vector
Cone
Partial Arcs
Measurement Methods
Measurement Strategies
Diameters
Filtering of Scanned Data
Data from Scanning
Filtering – What is it?
Filter Methods
Filtering Types
Direction Vectors
What Are Direction Vectors .
How To Calculate Direction Vectors
Direction Vectors for Common Angles
Gage R&R
Terminology of R&R
Variability
How to perform a Gage R&R
Gage R&R Method
The 10% Rule
Calculating Gage R&R
What If the Gage R&R Is Not Good?
DMIS Commands
General Setup Commands
Machine Settings
Operator Prompts
Sensor Select
Datum Alignment Commands
Three Step Method
One Step Method
Measurement Features
Work Plane
Trigonometry Calculations
Angle Measurement
The concept of angle
Right Hand Triangles
Oblique Triangles
How to Calculate Chord Length
Bolt Hole Circle Calculations
Create Your Own Bolt Hole Calculator in Excel
Getting Started
The Formulas
Geometric Dimensioning & Tolerancing
G,D&T Resources
G,D&T printed or web materials
G,D&T Training Companies
Datum Feature Constraints
Profile
Changes to G,D&T
New and Refined Modifiers
CAD
Data Exchange
IGES and Step
Issues When Programming From CAD
Surface Normals
CAD Modeling
The Basics
Reverse Engineering
CMM Scanning Options
Higher Level Language Examples
Common HLL Usages
Jump To
If-Then-Else Statement
Relational Operators
Call External Program
Write a program to calibrate a disc, cylinder, or shaft styli .
Save results and increment serial numbers
Write a program to query if a fixture alignment needs run .
Write a program to add date and time stamping
Write a program to add operator input
CMM Glossary

CMM Quarterly Publication Releases a New Calypso Mini Book

2010-12-02T07:21:00.001-05:00

CMM Quarterly Publication announces the release of a new Calypso Mini Book. These mini books cover several topics in greater detail than you would have in a standard training book.

The new mini book covers Clearance Planes, Mini-Plans, and Pattern Measurement functionality. This book sells for $50.00 USD plus shipping.

This book covers all versions up to and including 5.0

Click here to order.

Here are Table Of Contents

About The Manual
Clearance Plane Basics
Create Base Alignment
Clearance Planes: How to setup Clearance Planes
OPTION 1
OPTION 2
OPTION 3
OPTION 4
OPTION 4a
Update Clearance Settings for Defined Features
Verifying Clearance Plane Boundaries
Clearance Plane and Sub Clearance Plane
Clearance Planes and Features
Clearance Plane Navigation
Display Clearance Plane
Block Edges
Creating Sub-Clearance Planes
Sub-clearance Planes
Building your Own Sub-Clearance Plane
Clearance Plane and Intermediate Points
Clearance Distance
Movement Choices
Clearance Plane Workflow
Pattern Measurements
Polar Pattern Offset
Rotational Pattern
1-D Linear Pattern
2-D Linear Pattern
Pattern with Position List
Edit a Pattern
Mini Plan
Define
Additional mini-plans
Show
Modify
Change Several
Form from Characteristics Groups
Form from Group Hierarchy
Clear
Run Mini-Plan
Index