Prerequisites

• Access to the File > CMM file configuration (SP029) menu. 
• File previously generated by a CMM. 

Introduction

Coordinate-measuring machines (CMMs) measure the geometric aspects of a part. That is, when placing a part in the machine, it will read the characteristics and generate an output file with the values of these readings.

The operation with coordinate-measuring machines has three steps. This article will focus on the first step, which is file configuration.

File formats supported by the template are .txt and .csv, and the output file of the machine must produce at least one of these file types.

Configuring the CMM

1. Access the File > CMM file configuration (SP029) menu.

2. Click on the button.

3. On the screen that will be opened, fill out the ID # field.

4. Click on the button.

5. Then, choose a field and select a CMM output file.

6. After doing that, click on the button. 
 

Conclusion

This article has taught you to configure a CMM file. Upon finishing this step, the system will open the screen to map the CMM characteristics. See further details in the Mapping CMM characteristics article.