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English (en)2/2010IK 5000QUADRA-CHEK(QC 5000)Operating InstructionsManual 3D Systems

ContentsTo construct a perpendicular line through a plane and a positional feature ... 110To construct

86Chapter 4 General MeasuringTo construct a point from 2 intersecting linesStep 1Use the mouse to highlight two intersecting lines on the features li

87Quadra-Chek® 5000To construct a closest point of approach pointStep 1Use the mouse to highlight two linear features on the features list.Step 2Click

88Chapter 4 General MeasuringTo construct points from intersecting circlesStep 1Use the mouse to highlight two overlapping circles on the features li

89Quadra-Chek® 5000To construct a midpoint from two circlesStep 1Use the mouse to highlight two circles on the features list.Step 2Click the point but

90Chapter 4 General MeasuringTo construct a point from the intersection of a line and a circleStep 1Use the mouse to highlight a circle and an inters

91Quadra-Chek® 5000To construct a midpoint from 2 positional featuresStep 1Use the mouse to highlight two positional (circles, spheres, cylinders, etc

92Chapter 4 General MeasuringTo construct a perpendicular point from a positional feature anda planeStep 1Use the mouse to highlight a plane and a po

93Quadra-Chek® 5000To construct a point from a linear feature and a planeStep 1Use the mouse to highlight a linear feature and a plane on the features

94Chapter 4 General MeasuringTo construct a point from the intersection of 3 planesStep 1Use the mouse to highlight 3 planes on the features list.Ste

95Quadra-Chek® 5000Line ConstructionsTo construct an axis line from a linear featureStep 1Use the mouse to highlight a linear feature in the features

Quadra-Chek® 5000Chapter 5: Advanced Measuring & Output... 161Datum Magic ...

96Chapter 4 General MeasuringTo construct a plane axis line (Normal Line)Step 1Use the mouse to highlight a plane on the features list.Step 2Click th

97Quadra-Chek® 5000To construct a midline from the sides of a slotStep 1Use the mouse to highlight a slot on the features list.Step 2Click the line bu

98Chapter 4 General MeasuringTo construct a 2 point line from two positional featuresStep 1Use the mouse to highlight two positional features on the

99Quadra-Chek® 5000To construct a tangent line from 2 radial positional featuresStep 1Use the mouse to highlight two radial positional features on the

100Chapter 4 General MeasuringStep 4Right click in the results window and select tangent 1 or tangent 2 from the list.

101Quadra-Chek® 5000To construct a line from the intersection of 2 planesStep 1Use the mouse to highlight two planes on the features list.Step 2Click

102Chapter 4 General MeasuringTo construct a bisector of 2 linear featuresStep 1Use the mouse to highlight two linear features on the features list.S

103Quadra-Chek® 5000To construct a perpendicular bisector of 2 linear featuresStep 1Use the mouse to highlight two positional features on the features

104Chapter 4 General MeasuringStep 4Right click in the results window and select bisector 2 from the list.

105Quadra-Chek® 5000To construct a closest point of approach line from 2 linearfeaturesStep 1Use the mouse to highlight two linear features on the fe

ContentsTo perform a parallelism tolerance ...

106Chapter 4 General MeasuringStep 4Right click in the results window and select closest from the list.

107Quadra-Chek® 5000To construct a line from a positional feature perpendicular to alinear featureStep 1Use the mouse to highlight a positional featur

108Chapter 4 General MeasuringTo construct a line parallel to a linear feature using a positionalfeatureStep 1Use the mouse to highlight a positional

109Quadra-Chek® 5000Step 4Right click in the results window and select parallel from the list.

110Chapter 4 General MeasuringTo construct a perpendicular line through a plane and a posi-tional featureStep 1Use the mouse to highlight a positiona

111Quadra-Chek® 5000To construct a rotated line from the leg of an angle and theangleStep 1Use the mouse to highlight an angle and a leg of an angle o

112Chapter 4 General MeasuringTo construct a gage lineStep 1Use the mouse to highlight 2 lines on the features list.Step 2Click the line button on th

113Quadra-Chek® 5000Step 4Right click in the results windowand select gage line from the list.Enter a length in the gage line dialog box and click OK

114Chapter 4 General MeasuringTo construct a line by projecting an existing line on a new pro-jection planeStep 1Use the mouse to highlight a line on

115Quadra-Chek® 5000Circle ConstructionsTo construct a circle from a sphereStep 1Use the mouse to highlight a sphere on the features list.Step 2Click

Quadra-Chek® 5000To create the sample formula ...

116Chapter 4 General MeasuringTo construct a circle from a coneStep 1Use the mouse to highlight a cone on the features list.Step 2Click the circle bu

117Quadra-Chek® 5000To construct a circle from an intersecting plane and cylinderStep 1Use the mouse to highlight a cylinder and a plane on the featur

118Chapter 4 General MeasuringTo construct a circle from an intersecting cylinder and coneStep 1Use the mouse to highlight a cylinder and a cone on t

119Quadra-Chek® 5000To construct a circle tangent to 2 intersecting linesStep 1Use the mouse to highlight 2 intersecting lines on the features list.St

120Chapter 4 General MeasuringTo change the location of a tangent circleStep 1Use the mouse to highlight the tangent circle on the features list.Step

121Quadra-Chek® 5000Plane ConstructionsTo construct a plane from the midpoint of a lineStep 1Use the mouse to highlight a line on the features list.St

122Chapter 4 General MeasuringTo construct a plane from a line and a positional featureStep 1Use the mouse to highlight a line and a positional featu

123Quadra-Chek® 5000To construct a midplane from 2 planesStep 1Use the mouse to highlight 2 planes on the features list.Step 2Click the plane button o

124Chapter 4 General MeasuringTo construct a perpendicular midplane from 2 planesStep 1Use the mouse to highlight 2 planes on the features list.Step

125Quadra-Chek® 5000Sphere ConstructionsTo construct a sphere from a coneStep 1Using the mouse to highlight a cone on the features list.Step 2Click th

ContentsTo add buttons to a toolbar ...

126Chapter 4 General MeasuringCylinder ConstructionsTo construct a cylinder from to 2 co-axial circlesStep 1Use the mouse to highlight 2 co-axial cir

127Quadra-Chek® 5000Cone ConstructionsTo construct a cone from 2 co-axial circlesStep 1Use the mouse to highlight 2 co-axial circles (with different d

128Chapter 4 General MeasuringMeasuring RelationsThere are two types of relations used by the QC5000 software: distances andangles. Distances descri

129Quadra-Chek® 5000Distance ConstructionsTo construct the length of an axisStep 1Use the mouse to highlight a linear feature on the features list.Ste

130Chapter 4 General MeasuringTo construct a duplicate distanceStep 1Use the mouse to highlight a distance on the features list.Step 2Click the dista

131Quadra-Chek® 5000To construct a reverse direction distanceStep 1Use the mouse to highlight a duplicate distance on the features list.Step 2Click th

132Chapter 4 General MeasuringTo construct an absolute distanceStep 1Use the mouse to highlight a duplicate distance on the features list.Step 2Click

133Quadra-Chek® 5000To construct a center to center distanceStep 1Use the mouse to highlight 2 positional features on the features list.Step 2Click th

134Chapter 4 General MeasuringTo construct a farthest edge distanceStep 1Use the mouse to highlight 2 positional features on the features list.Step 2

135Quadra-Chek® 5000To construct a nearest edge distanceStep 1Use the mouse to highlight 2 positional features on the features list.Step 2Click the di

1Chapter 1OverviewWelcome to the QC5000The Quadra-Chek 5000 software suite is an advanced software applicationfor coordinate measurement machines (CMM

136Chapter 4 General MeasuringTo construct a distance from a positional feature perpendicularto a linear featureStep 1Use the mouse to highlight a po

137Quadra-Chek® 5000To construct the nearest to line distanceStep 1Use the mouse to highlight a circle (or arc) and a line on the features list.Step 2

138Chapter 4 General MeasuringTo construct the farthest to line distanceStep 1Use the mouse to highlight a circle (or arc) and a line on the features

139Quadra-Chek® 5000To construct a distance from a positional feature to a planeStep 1Use the mouse to highlight a positional feature and a plane on t

140Chapter 4 General MeasuringTo construct a center to plane distance from a sphereStep 1Use the mouse to highlight a sphere and a plane on the featu

141Quadra-Chek® 5000To construct the nearest plane distance from a sphereStep 1Use the mouse to highlight a sphere and a plane on the features list.St

142Chapter 4 General MeasuringTo construct the farthest plane distance from a sphereStep 1Use the mouse to highlight a sphere and a plane on the feat

143Quadra-Chek® 5000To construct a bounded line distance from 2 linesStep 1Use the mouse to highlight 2 lines on the features list.Step 2Click the dis

144Chapter 4 General MeasuringTo construct a nearest bounded line distance from 2 linesStep 1Use the mouse to highlight 2 lines on the features list.

145Quadra-Chek® 5000Step 4Right click in the results window and select nearest bounded line distance fromthe list.

Chapter 1 Overview2The QC5000 continues building the part in the part view window as fea-tures are added.It is easy to use the QC5000 because each mea

146Chapter 4 General MeasuringTo construct a farthest bounded line distance from 2 linesStep 1Use the mouse to highlight 2 lines on the features list

147Quadra-Chek® 5000Step 4Right click in the results window and select farthest bounded line distance fromthe list.

148Chapter 4 General MeasuringTo construct an unbounded distance from 2 linear featuresStep 1Use the mouse to highlight 2 linear features on the feat

149Quadra-Chek® 5000Step 4Right click in the results window and select unbounded distance from the list.

150Chapter 4 General MeasuringTo construct a distance between 2 co-axial planesStep 1Use the mouse to highlight 2 co-axial planes on the features lis

151Quadra-Chek® 5000Angle ConstructionsTo construct an angle from 2 linear featuresStep 1Use the mouse to highlight 2 linear features on the features

152Chapter 4 General MeasuringSaving Your WorkEach part file you create is an electronic record of the part and its inspectionresults. For this reas

153Quadra-Chek® 5000Step 3Select a storage location for the file using the folders box and/or drives box.Step 4Click OK in the dialog box.

154Chapter 4 General MeasuringTo export to a CAD fileStep 1Select export from the file menu.Step 2Type a name for the part file in the file name text

155Quadra-Chek® 5000Step 4Select a storage location for the file using the folders box and/or drives box.Step 5Click OK.

Quadra-Chek® 50003About This GuideThis guide is intended for end users of the QC5000 metrology software,supervisory, and installation personnel. A ba

156Chapter 4 General MeasuringTo export to SPC softwareStep 1Select export from the file menu.Step 2Type a name for the part file in the file name te

157Quadra-Chek® 5000Step 4Select a storage location for the file using the folders box and/or drives box.Step 5Click OK.

158Chapter 4 General MeasuringTo export to Microsoft AccessNOTENOTENOTENOTENOTEMake sure Access is open before exporting. QC5000 data cannotMake sur

159Quadra-Chek® 5000Step 3Select export from the file menu.Step 4Select the desired database as shown and click OK.NOTENOTENOTENOTENOTEThere are thr

160Chapter 4 General MeasuringStep 5Enter the table name as shown and click OK.NOTENOTENOTENOTENOTETTTTType the name featuresdata1 when using the pre

161Chapter 5Advanced Measuring & OutputDatum MagicDatum magic is an automated tool designed to help the user create a datum. Aseries of dialog bo

162Chapter 5 Advanced Measuring & OutputStep 4Probe two points on the secondary line as shown.Step 5Click OK in the dialog box.Step 6Probe two poi

163Quadra-Chek® 5000Measure MagicMeasure magic is an automated tool designed to help the user measure features.Activate measure magic by probing a fea

164Chapter 5 Advanced Measuring & OutputTo measure a line using measure magic (2 points)Step 1Probe two points on the line as shown.Step 2Click OK

165Quadra-Chek® 5000To measure a circle using measure magic (3 points)Step 1Probe three points on the circle as shown.Step 2Click OK in the dialog box

Chapter 1 Overview4Icons and Type FacesThis guide uses the following icons and type faces to highlight informa-tion:WarningThe lighting bolt icon war

166Chapter 5 Advanced Measuring & OutputTo measure a cone using measure magic (6 points)Step 1Probe six points on the cone as shown.Step 2Click OK

167Quadra-Chek® 5000To measure a cylinder using measure magic (6 points)Step 1Probe six points on the cylinder as shown.Step 2Click OK in the dialog b

168Chapter 5 Advanced Measuring & OutputTo measure a sphere using measure magic (4 points)Step 1Probe four points on the sphere as shown.Step 2Cli

169Quadra-Chek® 5000LayersThe part view window is made up of layers similar to a CAD drawing. Eachlayer contains features and can be displayed alone

170Chapter 5 Advanced Measuring & OutputStep 3Type the desired name of the new layer in the text box and click OK.NOTENOTENOTENOTENOTEThis demonst

171Quadra-Chek® 5000Step 3Click the set current button. A checkmark indicates that the layer is now thecurrent layer.Step 4Click OK in the dialog box

172Chapter 5 Advanced Measuring & OutputTo assign features to new layersStep 1Select the desired features from the features list.NOTENOTENOTENOTEN

173Quadra-Chek® 5000Step 4Click OK in the dialog box.

174Chapter 5 Advanced Measuring & OutputDisplaying LayersHiding a layer allows the user to remove a layer (and its features) from the partview win

175Quadra-Chek® 5000Step 4Click OK in the dialog box.To show a hidden layerStep 1Select layer control from the view menu.Step 2Highlight the desired l

Quadra-Chek® 50005Starting The QC5000To open the QC5000Step 1Double-click the QC5000 icon on the Windows NT desktop.The following screen indicates tha

176Chapter 5 Advanced Measuring & OutputStep 3Uncheck the hide in part view box as shown.Step 4Click OK in the dialog box.Turning a layer off comp

177Quadra-Chek® 5000To turn off a layerStep 1Selct layer control from the view menu.Step 2Highlight the desired layer as shown.Step 3Check the off box

178Chapter 5 Advanced Measuring & OutputStep 4Click OK in the dialog box.

179Quadra-Chek® 5000To turn on a layerStep 1Select layer control from the view menu.Step 2Highlight the desired layer as shown.Step 3Uncheck the off b

180Chapter 5 Advanced Measuring & OutputStep 4Click OK in the dialog box.Assign colors to distinguish layers from one another. For example, featu

181Quadra-Chek® 5000To assign a color to a layerStep 1Select layer control from the view menu.Step 2Highlight the desired layer as shown.Step 3Click t

182Chapter 5 Advanced Measuring & OutputStep 3Select the desired color.Step 4Click OK.Step 5Click apply .

183Quadra-Chek® 5000Step 6Click OK.

184Chapter 5 Advanced Measuring & OutputAlternate DatumsUse the rotate function to rotate the current reference frame. Note the positionof the re

185Quadra-Chek® 5000Step 4Click OK in the dialog box.

Chapter 1 Overview6Windows and ToolbarsThe QC5000 uses a graphical user interface which means that instead oftyping in a bunch of complicated commands

186Chapter 5 Advanced Measuring & OutputOffset AlignmentsOffset alignments require the nominal location of three points. Use non-pro-jected (pro

187Quadra-Chek® 5000Step 4Select the desired plane (XY, YZ, ZX) as shown.Step 5Enter the offset value for each of the features as shown.

188Chapter 5 Advanced Measuring & OutputStep 6Click OK in the dialog box.Step 7Highlight the three points (features) in the features list.Step 8Cl

189Quadra-Chek® 5000To perform an offest alignment (secondary line)Step 1Click the secondary line button on the datum toolbar.Step 2Click on create.St

190Chapter 5 Advanced Measuring & OutputStep 4Set the axis as shown.Step 5Enter the nominal values for two of the points (features).NOTENOTENOTENO

191Quadra-Chek® 5000Step 6Click OK in the dialog box.Step 7Highlight the skew points (entered in Step 4) in the features list.Step 8Click OK in the se

192Chapter 5 Advanced Measuring & OutputTo perform an offest alignment (zero point)Step 1Click the zero point button on the datum toolbar.Step 2Hi

193Quadra-Chek® 5000Step 6Click the create button.Step 7Click OK in the dialog box.Step 8Click the zero button on the datum toolbar.Step 9Highlight th

194Chapter 5 Advanced Measuring & OutputTolerancingTolerance is the acceptable amount of deviation from the perfect, or nominal,values of a part.

195Quadra-Chek® 5000Step 2Highlight tolerance as shown.Step 3Click the show button. An 'X' appears next to tolerance.Step 4Click OK in the

Quadra-Chek® 50007Toolbar contains buttons that execute common tasks. For example, themeasure toolbar contains buttons for various measurement functi

196Chapter 5 Advanced Measuring & OutputBi-directional tolerance (circles, points, arcs, spheres)Use bi-directional tolerance to specify nominal p

197Quadra-Chek® 5000Step 4Type in the nominal + and nominal - values for your feature as shown.NOTENOTENOTENOTENOTENominal + and - values are the s

198Chapter 5 Advanced Measuring & OutputThe tolerance result window appears as shown.

199Quadra-Chek® 5000Pass/ Fail DisplaysA green pass symbol in the features list indicates the feature is within its toler-ances.Red symbols indicate t

200Chapter 5 Advanced Measuring & OutputStep 3Type the nominal X and Y values for your part in the boxes as shown.Step 4Enter the specified diamet

201Quadra-Chek® 5000CACACACACAUTIONUTIONUTIONUTIONUTIONEnter tolerance values in the appropriate units of measurement.Enter tolerance values in t

202Chapter 5 Advanced Measuring & OutputMMC/LMC (maximum material condition/least material condi-tion) tolerance (circles, points arcs, spheres)Us

203Quadra-Chek® 5000Step 4Enter the specified diameter as shown.Step 5Type in the nominal + and nominal - values for your feature as shown.NOTENOTENOT

204Chapter 5 Advanced Measuring & OutputStep 6Select boss or bore as shown.Step 7Click OK in the dialog box.The tolerance result window appears as

205Quadra-Chek® 5000To perform a LMCStep 1Highlight the desired feature in the features list.NOTENOTENOTENOTENOTEUse only a circle, point, arc, or

Chapter 1 Overview8QC5000 WindowsThe QC5000 desktop has four windows: DRO (digital readout), results,part view, and features list.DROThe DRO window di

206Chapter 5 Advanced Measuring & OutputStep 4Enter the specified diameter as shown.Step 5Type in the nominal + and nominal - values for your feat

207Quadra-Chek® 5000Step 6Select boss or bore as shown.Step 7Click OK in the dialog box.The tolerance results window appears as shown.

208Chapter 5 Advanced Measuring & OutputConcentricity tolerance (circles, arcs)Use concentricity tolerancing to compare the measured position of a

209Quadra-Chek® 5000CACACACACAUTIONUTIONUTIONUTIONUTIONEnter tolerance values in the appropriate units of measurement.Enter tolerance values in t

210Chapter 5 Advanced Measuring & OutputThe tolerance results window appears as shown.

211Quadra-Chek® 5000Straightness tolerance (lines)Use straightness tolerancing to calculate the straightness of a line and pass/failresults. Each poi

212Chapter 5 Advanced Measuring & OutputCACACACACAUTIONUTIONUTIONUTIONUTIONEnter tolerance values in the appropriate units of measurement.Enter

213Quadra-Chek® 5000Circularity/sphericity tolerance (circles, spheres)Use circularity/sphericity as form tolerance for circles and spheres. This tol

214Chapter 5 Advanced Measuring & OutputStep 4Click OK in the dialog box.The tolerance results window appears as shown.

215Quadra-Chek® 5000To perform a sphericity toleranceStep 1Highlight the desired feature in the features list.NOTENOTENOTENOTENOTEUse a circle onlyUs

Quadra-Chek® 50009To move information from the results window to the featureslistStep 1Highlight the desired information in the results window.Step 2H

216Chapter 5 Advanced Measuring & OutputThe tolerance results window appears as shown.

217Quadra-Chek® 5000Cylindricity tolerance (cylinders)Use cylindricity to compare the measured form of a cylinder to a specifiectolerance zone and ca

218Chapter 5 Advanced Measuring & OutputStep 4Click OK in the dialog box.The tolerance results window appears as shown.

219Quadra-Chek® 5000Flatness tolerance (planes)Use flatness to specify form tolerance for planes. Flatness tolerances require aminumum of four points

220Chapter 5 Advanced Measuring & OutputStep 4Click OK in the dialog box.The tolerance result window appears as shown.

221Quadra-Chek® 5000Perpendicularity tolerance (lines, cylinders, cones)Use perpendicularity to establish an orientation tolerance between linear fea-

222Chapter 5 Advanced Measuring & OutputStep 4Select a reference feature from the pull down list.Step 5Click OK in the dialog box.The tolerance re

223Quadra-Chek® 5000Parallelism/Co-planarity tolerance (linear features)Use parallelism as an orientation tolerance for cylinders, cones, and lines.

224Chapter 5 Advanced Measuring & OutputStep 4Select a reference feature from the pull down list.Step 5Click OK in the dialog box.The tolerance re

225Quadra-Chek® 5000To perform a co-planarity toleranceStep 1Highlight the desired feature in the features list.NOTENOTENOTENOTENOTEUse a plane onlyU

Chapter 1 Overview10Locked/unlocked featuresSome parts use more than one reference frame to measure all its features.Locked features are displayed in

226Chapter 5 Advanced Measuring & OutputStep 4Select a reference feature from the pull down list.Step 5Click OK in the dialog box.The tolerance re

227Quadra-Chek® 5000Circular runout toleranceUse circular runout to set a tolerance of how far circular features may deviatefrom the center of a refer

228Chapter 5 Advanced Measuring & OutputStep 4Select a reference feature from the pull down list.Step 5Click OK in the dialog box.The tolerance re

229Quadra-Chek® 5000Angle toleranceUse angle tolerance to set tolerance values for angles in a specified plane. Enterthe respective nominal values fo

230Chapter 5 Advanced Measuring & OutputStep 4Enter the nominal + and nominal - values as shown.Step 5Click OK in the dialog box.The tolerance res

231Quadra-Chek® 5000Width toleranceUse the width tolerance to establish the amount of deviation in the distancebetween two linear features.To perform

232Chapter 5 Advanced Measuring & OutputStep 4Enter the nominal + and nominal - values as shown.Step 5Click OK in the dialog box.The tolerance res

Chapter 6TemplatesTemplatesTemplates control the format of output. There are four templates used by theQC5000:• Features Template• Report Template• P

234Chapter 6 TemplatesCompare program results from one run to the next using the runs template.

235Quadra-Chek® 5000Features TemplateUse the features template to create the features list. The features list displaysfeature data and prepares it fo

Quadra-Chek® 500011Feature type diagram /feature stampClicking on the feature stamp icon opens the feature stamp window. Thefeature stamp window show

236Chapter 6 TemplatesStep 1Select features.5ft from the windows menu.

237Quadra-Chek® 5000Adding Data toTemplatesAdd data to the features list by dragging and dropping information from theresults window.To drag and drop

238Chapter 6 TemplatesTo drag and drop a multiple results window fields into thefeatures listStep 1Highlight the desired fields in the results window.

239Quadra-Chek® 5000Sorting the Features ListSort data in the features list by clicking on the column header. Each data col-umn can be arranged from

240Chapter 6 TemplatesReports TemplateUse the reports template to prepare data in a standard print format. The reportstemplate displays the same feat

241Quadra-Chek® 5000Step 1Select reports.5ft from the windows menu.

242Chapter 6 TemplatesAdding Data to the Reports TemplateAdd data to the reports template by dragging and dropping information fromthe results window.

243Quadra-Chek® 5000To drag and drop a multiple results window fields into thereports templateStep 1Highlight the desired fields in the results window

244Chapter 6 TemplatesSorting Data in the Reports TemplateSort data in the reports template by clicking on the column header. Each datacolumn can be

245Quadra-Chek® 5000Report HeadersReport headers contain additional information that is placed at the top of thefirst report page. Users can customiz

Chapter 1 Overview12The Part View WindowThe part view window displays a graphical representation of the part andits features. Use the view toolbar to

246Chapter 6 TemplatesStep 4Click OK in the dialog box.

247Quadra-Chek® 5000Customizing Report HeadersUsers can edit report headers to suit individual needs. Report headers can in-clude text and graphics.T

248Chapter 6 TemplatesTo arrange text and graphics in a report headerStep 1Click on the text or graphic to be moved.Step 2Hold down the mouse button a

249Quadra-Chek® 5000Automated Text Input& PromptingUse automated text input and prompting to automatically supply text input orto request it from

250Chapter 6 TemplatesOverlaysSave headers for repeated use as overlays. Using an overlay saves the time andtrouble of creating the same header for e

251Quadra-Chek® 5000To place an overlay in a report headerStep 1Right click on the report header and select open overlay from the list.Step 2Select th

252Chapter 6 TemplatesProgram TemplateUse the program template to monitor the steps of a parts program. Greencheckmarks indicate steps succesfully co

253Quadra-Chek® 5000Step 1Select program.5ft from the windows menu.

254Chapter 6 TemplatesTemplate PropertiesStandard template features can be modified by the user. Use the template prop-erties dialog box to modify QC

255Quadra-Chek® 5000Template Features Dialog BoxThe template features dialog box contains three tabs: display, filters, and misc(miscellaneous). Clic

Quadra-Chek® 500013View RotatorChange the display angle of the part view window with the view rotator.To use the view rotatorStep 1Click the view rota

256Chapter 6 TemplatesDisplay partview/image features in a template by checking the expand imagesbox.Check the snap to grid box to activate the alignm

257Quadra-Chek® 5000Display a report header at the top of a template by checking the show reportheader box. The report header can include custom text

258Chapter 6 TemplatesCreate a page footer at the bottom of each report page by checking the show pagefooter box. Page footers can include custom tex

259Quadra-Chek® 5000Click on the set line color button to change the color of horizontal and verticallines in the template.Select a color from the col

260Chapter 6 TemplatesFilters tabFilters are conditions (or sets of conditions) that determine what features appear(or do not appear) on a template.

261Quadra-Chek® 5000To create a filterNOTENOTENOTENOTENOTEThis filter is based on the example above but steps can be variedThis filter is based on the

262Chapter 6 TemplatesStep 4Click on the that meet any conditions button.Step 5Click the add button.Step 6Click the fields> button in the filter di

263Quadra-Chek® 5000Step 7Select diameter from the list.Step 8Click the other> button.Step 9Select the < (less than) symbol from the list.

264Chapter 6 TemplatesStep 10Type 0.370 in the text box as shown.Step 11Click OK in the filter dialog box.Step 12Click the add button.Step 13Click the

265Quadra-Chek® 5000Step 14Select diameter from the list.Step 15Click the other> button.Step 16Select the > (greater than) symbol from the list.

Chapter 1 Overview14Template WindowsTemplate windows display data output from QC5000 measurements andprograms. See Chapter 4: Advanced Measuring &am

266Chapter 6 TemplatesStep 17Type 0.381 in the text box as shown.Step 18Click OK in the filter dialog box.Step 19Click OK in the template properties d

267Quadra-Chek® 5000To modify a filterStep 1Highlight the desired filter.Step 2Click the modify button on the filters tab (template properties dialog

268Chapter 6 TemplatesStep 5Click OK in the template properties dialog box.

269Quadra-Chek® 5000To remove a filterStep 1Highlight the desired filter on the filters tab (template properties dialog box).Step 2Click the remove bu

270Chapter 6 TemplatesMisc tab (miscellaneous)The miscellaneous tab contains three check boxes.Place a check in the locked box to require the supervis

271Quadra-Chek® 5000Column PropertiesColumns in each template have properties that can be modified to suit specificapplication needs. Standard column

272Chapter 6 TemplatesThe same equation without the parantheses is as follows:6*4+2 = 26Here 6 is multiplied by 4 then added to 2.Work from the innerm

273Quadra-Chek® 5000Here the "Small" is printed if the radius of Circle 1 is less than or equal to 2.0and "Big" is printed if it i

274Chapter 6 TemplatesSample FormulaThe following example creates a formula to group circle features into by size.Use the formula:If(Diameter<0.381

275Quadra-Chek® 5000Step 4Click add.Step 5Type ‘size group’ in the label text box.Step 6Click on the fields> button.

Quadra-Chek® 500015Step 3Release the left mouse button.

276Chapter 6 TemplatesStep 7Select diameter from the list.Step 8Click on the other> button.Step 9Select the < (less than) symbol from the list.

277Quadra-Chek® 5000Step 10Type 0.381 in the text box as shown.Step 11Type in the rest of the formula as follows:If(Diameter<0.381,”Small”,”Large”)

278Chapter 6 TemplatesStep 13Click OK in the formula dialog box.

279Quadra-Chek® 5000To modify a formulaStep 1Highlight the desired formula.Step 2Click the modify button on the formulas tab (column properties dialog

280Chapter 6 TemplatesStep 5Click OK in the column properties dialog box.

281Quadra-Chek® 5000To remove a formulaStep 1Highlight the desired formula in the text box on the formula tab (column prop-erties dialog box).Step 2Cl

282Chapter 6 TemplatesRuns TemplateUse the runs template to track critical features from one program run to thenext. Data in the runs is restricted t

283Quadra-Chek® 5000To add data to the runs templateStep 1Highlight a feature in the features list.Step 2Click on the desired fields in the results wi

284Chapter 6 TemplatesNesting TemplateWindowsUp to ten can be open at one time. Nest templates within a single window toorganize the desktop. Use th

285Quadra-Chek® 5000Step 2Hold down the left mouse button and drag the template out of the window.Step 3Release the mouse button.

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Chapter 1 Overview16To nest template windowsStep 1Place the cursor over the desired template window as shown.Step 2Hold the left mouse button and drag

286Chapter 6 TemplatesCreating New TemplatesCreating a new template allows you to customize report formats and informa-tion in the features list. For

287Quadra-Chek® 5000Step 4Click OK in the new template name dialog box.Step 5Select type of template to create in the dialog box.

288Chapter 6 TemplatesExportTo export a tab delimited file to a spreadsheetStep 1Select the features to be exported from the features list.NOTENOTENOT

289Quadra-Chek® 5000Step 4Type the name of the file in the file name text box.Stpe 5Use the folders box and drives list to select the storage location

290Chapter 6 TemplatesStep 7Open the spreadsheet application and open the saved file.To export a CSV (comma separated value) file to a spreadsheetStep

291Quadra-Chek® 5000Step 3Select CSV from the save file as type list in the export dialog box.Step 4Type the name of the file in the file name text bo

292Chapter 6 TemplatesStep 6Click OK in the export dialog box.Step 7Open the spreadsheet application and open the saved file.

293Chapter 7ProgrammingThe QC5000 is user programmable. Users can enter a series of steps andsave it as a program for later use. When the program is

Chapter 7 Programming294The Program ToolbarTo display the program toolbar select ‘toolbars’ from the View pull downmenu. In the Toolbars dialog box,

Quadra-Chek® 5000295Recording a ProgramTo create a programStep 1Select new from the file menu. Then select part.Step 2Click the record/edit button o

Quadra-Chek® 500017Status BarThe staus bar runs across the bottom of the screen and displays such as:• Date• Type of coordinates (Polar/Cartesian)• Se

Chapter 7 Programming296Step 4Click OK.Step 5Perform the desired steps.

Quadra-Chek® 5000297To open a saved programStep 1Select open from the file menu.Step 2Highlight the desired program as shown.Step 3Click the OK butto

Chapter 7 Programming298Running A ProgramRunning a saved program is easy. Open the part file using the method shownin above.To run a programStep 1Sele

Quadra-Chek® 5000299Sample ProgramThe following demonstration shows the entire programming process fromstart to finish. Use the QC5000 demonstration

Chapter 7 Programming300Step 4Click the datum magic button on the datum toolbar.• create the primary plane• create the secondary line

Quadra-Chek® 5000301• create the zero pointStep 5Click the cone button on the measure toolbar.• measure the cone using 9 pointsStep 6Click the cylind

Chapter 7 Programming302Step 7Click the plane button on the measure toolbar.• measure the plane using 6 pointsStep 8Click the circle button on the mea

Quadra-Chek® 5000303• measure the circle using 6 pointsStep 11Construct a center-to-center distance between the circles 8 and 9.• Highlight circles 8

Chapter 7 Programming304• Click OK in the dialog boxStep 13Construct an angle between the primary plane and plane 7.• Highlight the primary plane and

Quadra-Chek® 5000305• enter the tolerance data as shown• Click OK• Click OK in the tolerance results windowStep 15Enter a width tolerance for the dis

Chapter 1 Overview18Step 3Highlight the desired item as shown.NOTENOTENOTENOTENOTEItems currently in the status bar have an 'X' in the box n

Chapter 7 Programming306• click the width button on the tolerance toolbar• enter the tolerance data as shown• click OK• click OK in the tolerance resu

Quadra-Chek® 5000307• enter the tolerance zone (0.008 inches) as shown• select the cylinder from the reference feature list• click OK• click OK in th

Chapter 7 Programming308Creating User MessagesA user message is an onscreen message that is a part of a program. Forexample, it may be useful to remi

Quadra-Chek® 5000309Expanding theProgram ToolbarThis section describes buttons commonly added to the program toolbar byQC5000 users. A procedure fo

Chapter 7 Programming310ElseClick to place an Else statement in a program, see the Conditional State-ments section for more information.Else-IfClick t

Quadra-Chek® 5000311Program CommentClick to enter a note into the program for future reference. Program com-ments are simply to explain a step or ad

Chapter 7 Programming312Super StepClick to group a selection of steps into a collapsible group (SuperStep). Thisorganizes and shortens the display o

Quadra-Chek® 5000313To add buttons to a toolbarStep 1Select customize from the tools down menu.Step 2Select the toolbars tab.Step 3Highlight the de

Chapter 7 Programming314Step 4Click on the desired button in the all possible buttons list.Step 5Click the copy button.Step 6Click OK. The new button

Quadra-Chek® 5000315To delete buttons from a toolbarStep 1Select customize from the tools down menu.Step 2Select the toolbars tab.Step 3Highlight th

Quadra-Chek® 500019To delete items from the status barStep 1Select customize from the tools menu.Step 2Select the status bar tab as shown.Step 3Highli

Chapter 7 Programming316Step 4Click on the desired button in the buttons in toolbar list.Step 5Click the remove button.Step 6Click OK.The button is re

Quadra-Chek® 5000317Conditional StatementsConditional statements can be a handy way to handle many inspection tasks.For example, if a feature fails

Chapter 7 Programming318Arithmetic OperatorsTest conditions are essentially mathematical equations. The chart below liststhe arithmetical operators u

Quadra-Chek® 5000319If-Goto StatementIf-Goto statements check the test condition and, if it is true, go to a labeledline within the program. Use an

Chapter 7 Programming320If-Then StatementIf-Then statements check the test condition and, if it is true, carries out theaction and proceeds to the nex

Quadra-Chek® 5000321Else StatementElse statements are used in conjunction with an If-Then statement. If thetest condition for the If-Then statement

Chapter 7 Programming322Else-If StatementElse-If statements are also used in conjunction with an If-Then statement. Ifthe test condition for the If-T

Quadra-Chek® 5000323Test conditions are constructed as formulas. Use the following informationto help construct useful test conditions.Parantheses(

Chapter 7 Programming324Quote marks ""Use quote marks to indicate an output in a formula. For example,If([Circle1]radius<=2.0,"Smal

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Chapter 1 Overview20Step 4Click the hide button.Step 5Click OK.

Chapter 7 Programming326

Chapter 8System Setup & ConfigurationBefore You BeginYou will rarely need to alter settings in the system and encoder setups. Theinformation in t

328Chapter 8 SetupEncoder SetupUse the encoder setup program to detect scale errors and calibrate encoders.Double click on the encoder setup icon to o

329Quadra-Chek® 5000Step 5Select the scale type as shown.NOTENOTENOTENOTENOTEConsult your distributor/OEM for scale type.Consult your distributor/OEM

330Chapter 8 SetupStep 8Move the encoder back and forth along the selected axis.The custom encoder setup window indicates that the calibration is comp

331Quadra-Chek® 5000Encoder reader heads may need re-alignment if the wave display appears correctbut the phase display does not.Use the freeze button

332Chapter 8 SetupTroubleshootingEncoder SetupEncoder setup shows continual errors, beeps, or inconsistentwave outputStep 1Make sure the QC5000 is clo

333Quadra-Chek® 5000Encoder setup show one or two errors after calibrating an axisMove the axis in a smooth, continuous, back-and-forth motion while c

334Chapter 8 SetupEncoder setup shows numerous errors after calibrating an axisNOTENOTENOTENOTENOTECheck the Windows NT taskbar to be certain no ot

335Quadra-Chek® 5000Step 3Turn off the QC5000 computer.CACACACACAUTIONUTIONUTIONUTIONUTIONDo not disconnect QC5000 cables while the computer is on. T

Quadra-Chek® 500021Main Menu BarThis section shows the content of the QC5000 pull-down menus. Adiscussion of the various menu commands follows in lat

336Chapter 8 SetupStep 5Disconnect the malfunctioning axis cable and connect it to one of the properlycalibrating axis ports. For example, if the X a

337Quadra-Chek® 5000Wave (amplitude) calibrates, phase does not calibrateNOTENOTENOTENOTENOTEIf the phase display appears not to calibrate but the

338Chapter 8 SetupTTL encoders will not calibrateNOTENOTENOTENOTENOTETTTTTTL encoders do not require encoder setup. Use the followingTL encoders

339Quadra-Chek® 5000Step 4Select the encoders tab.Step 5Select TTL as shown.

340Chapter 8 SetupStatus bar freezes during calibration or other error messageStep 1Close encoder setup.NOTENOTENOTENOTENOTECheck the Windows NT task

341Quadra-Chek® 5000NOTENOTENOTENOTENOTEDiscontinue troubleshooting and contact your distributor/OEMDiscontinue troubleshooting and contact your d

342Chapter 8 SetupEncoder setup icon is missingStep 1Click the Windows NT start button.Step 2Select find.Step 3Type in the name encsetup.exe and click

343Quadra-Chek® 5000Step 4Highlight the encsetup.exe file.Step 5Right click and select create shortcut.Step 6Click yes in the dialog box.

344Chapter 8 SetupQC5000 counts double, half, or wrongNOTENOTENOTENOTENOTEThis process requires the EXACT resolution of the scales. ContactThis proce

345Quadra-Chek® 5000Step 3Check the mm check box if the encoder resolution is metric. Remove the checkif encoder resolution is english.Step 4Enter th

Chapter 1 Overview22EditUse the edit menu to access the following commands:• Cut• Copy• Paste• Paste Special• Delete Selection• Select All• Select Non

346Chapter 8 SetupStep 5Select the proper encoder type.Step 6Select the display tab.

347Quadra-Chek® 5000Step 7Set display resolutions the same as the encoder resolutions.Step 8Click OK.NOTENOTENOTENOTENOTEMeasure a gage block to check

348Chapter 8 SetupSupervisor PasswordSystem level functions in the QC5000 are password protected. The supervisorpassword must be entered before chang

349Quadra-Chek® 5000Step 3Enter the password as shown.Step 4Click OK in the dialog box.NOTENOTENOTENOTENOTEClick the verify button and place a chec

350Chapter 8 SetupSupervisors may restrict access to any portion of the options window.To restrict access to general options tabsNOTENOTENOTENOTENOTET

351Quadra-Chek® 5000Step 3Click OK.

352Chapter 8 SetupGeneral OptionsUse the general options window to manage and change QC5000 settings. Tabsin the general options windows are:• Button

353Quadra-Chek® 5000Select one of the following functions to be executed by external devices:• Measure: OK• Measure: Enter• Measure: Remove Last• Meas

354Chapter 8 SetupTo set a button functionStep 1Select the desired function from the pull down list.Step 2Click OK.

355Quadra-Chek® 5000DisplayUse the display tab to manage display resolutions, time/date display, and angleunits display.Enter the resolution of the CM

Quadra-Chek® 500023MeasureUse the measure menu to access the following commands:• Measure Magic• Point• Line• Arc• Circle• Slot• Distance• Angle• Plan

356Chapter 8 SetupSelect the time and date display from the radial button options.Select angle units to be displayed as degrees/minutes/seconds OR dec

357Quadra-Chek® 5000Check the lock windows position box to lock QC5000 windows in their currentlocations.

358Chapter 8 SetupEncodersUse the encoders tab to enter the encoder resolution. Enter the resolution val-ues carefully; incorrectly entered resolutio

359Quadra-Chek® 5000Check the reverse box to reverse the count direction of an axis.

360Chapter 8 SetupTo enter encoder resolutionStep 1Type the encoder resolution for the desired axis box as shown.Step 2Click OK.

361Quadra-Chek® 5000GeneralUse the general tab to save option settings without exiting the options windowand specify machine zero method.To set machin

362Chapter 8 SetupStep 2Click the set now button.Step 3Move the axes of the CMM to the machine zero position.Step 4Click OK in the dialog box.Step 5Cl

363Quadra-Chek® 5000MeasureUse the measure tab to establish the default display characteristics in the partview window. Defaults established on this

364Chapter 8 SetupCheck hidden to remove a feature from the part view window; hidden featuresstill appear in the features list.Display the feature nam

365Quadra-Chek® 5000Check start measure magic on a probe hit to start measure magic at the first pointprobed.Check allow pre-selection of features for

Chapter 1 Overview24ProbeUse the probe menu to access the following commands:• Contact Probes• Probe Compensation• Teach• Probe Library• Auto EnterToo

366Chapter 8 SetupCheck always display distance values as positive to show distance measurementsin positive numbers regardless of the actual direction

367Quadra-Chek® 5000Check automatically finish a point measurement after the 1st point to limit pointmeasurements to one probe hit.

368Chapter 8 SetupPart viewUse the part view tab to toggle the part view window between 1 pane and 4 panemode, set the pixel size of points in the par

369Quadra-Chek® 5000Enter a value for the size of a point (in pixels) in the part view window.Enter the distance the probe must move for the part view

370Chapter 8 SetupProbesUse the probes tab to enter the diameter of qualification spheres, set probe hitde-bounce time, and set probe direction thres

371Quadra-Chek® 5000To enter the diameter of a qualification sphereStep 1Type the resolution in as shown.Step 2Check the mm box if units are metric, o

372Chapter 8 SetupStep 3Click OKCheck require re-qualification of reference tip across sessions to prompt the user toteach the reference tip at startu

373Quadra-Chek® 5000Check record automatically initiated probe teach to record a teach program whenan unqualified probe tip is selected.

374Chapter 8 SetupPoint FiltrationUse the point filtration tab to remove outlier points from measurements. Enterthe following values on this tab:• qu

375Quadra-Chek® 5000• sigma factor (number of standard deviations points must lie within)• proportion factor (percentage of original points that must

Quadra-Chek® 500025HelpUse the help menu to access the following commands:• What’s New?• Backup Settings• Restore Settings• About QC5000

376Chapter 8 SetupFilesUse the files tab to manage QC5000 system specific files. Determine defaultdirectories for system files on this tab.

377Quadra-Chek® 5000SLEC (segmented linear error correction)Use the SLEC tab to setup and enter SLEC data. SLEC applies linear errorcorrection coeffi

378Chapter 8 SetupTo enter SLEC dataStep 1Move the CMM to machine zero.Step 2Disable (uncheck) corrections on the X, Y, and Z axes on the SLEC tab.

379Quadra-Chek® 5000Step 3Click new X.Step 4Click new Y.

380Chapter 8 SetupStep 5Click new Z.Step 6Enter the standard and observed value for the first point on the X axis as shown.

381Quadra-Chek® 5000Step 7Click new X.NOTENOTENOTENOTENOTERepeat steps 6 and 7 until all points are entered.Repeat steps 6 and 7 until all point

382Chapter 8 SetupStep 9Click new Y.NOTENOTENOTENOTENOTERepeat steps 8 and 9 until all points are entered.Repeat steps 8 and 9 until all points

383Quadra-Chek® 5000Step 11Click new Z.NOTENOTENOTENOTENOTERepeat steps 10 and 11 until all points are entered.Repeat steps 10 and 11 until all

384Chapter 8 SetupStep 13Click OK.

385Quadra-Chek® 5000SoundsUse the sound tab to toggle on/off various system sounds. Place a check besideany item to enable the sound.

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Chapter 1 Overview26ToolbarsToolbars contain buttons that execute common tasks. Use toolbars in-stead of hunting through pull-down menus for commands

386Chapter 8 SetupPreview sounds by clicking on the exclamation point as shown.Check make sounds during program execution to enable sounds while runni

387Quadra-Chek® 5000SquareUse the square tab to correct for small deviations from ‘squareness’ in the geom-etry of the CMM.To test for squarenessNOTEN

388Chapter 8 SetupTo square axesStep 1Enter the length of the bar-ball at the 45 degree orientation in the radial text boxfor the XY plane.Step 2Enter

389IndexIndexIndexIndexIndexAAAAAabsolute distance 132Alternate Datums 184Angle 128.See also Rela-tionsAngle Constructions 151angle from 2 linear

Index390125CylindersTo probe a cylinder 79DDDDDDatum Magic 161To create a datum using datummagic 161Datum Menu 24Datum toolbar 27DatumsAlternate

Quadra-Chek® 5000391PPPPPPart coordinates 68Part View Window 12PlanesTo probe a plane 77PointsTo probe a point 72Polar probe compensation45Probe C

Index392To create a new template 286Features Template 235Sorting the Features List 239To drag and drop a single resultswindow field int 237To open

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Quadra-Chek® 500027To place a toolbar on the QC5000 desktopStep 1Select toolbars from the view menu.Step 2Highlight the desired toolbar as shown.NOTEN

Chapter 1 Overview28To remove a toolbar from the QC5000 desktopStep 1Select toolbars from the view menu.Step 2Highlight the desired toolbar as shown.N

Quadra-Chek® 500029Customize your toolbars by adding or deleting buttons. Add buttons forcommon tasks . Delete seldom used buttons to keep toolbar si

Chapter 1 Overview30Step 5Click the copy button.Step 6Click OK.

Quadra-Chek® 500031To remove buttons to a toolbarStep 1Select customize from the tools menu.Step 2Select the toolbars tab in the customize dialog box.

Chapter 1 Overview32Step 6Click OK.

Chapter 2Quick StartQuick StartUse the quick start chapter to begin using the QC5000 immediately. This chap-ter will describe the most common user ta

34Chapter 2 Quick StartCreate a reference frameStep 1Click the primary plane button on the datum toolbar.Step 2Measure three points on the plane as sh

35Quadra-Chek® 5000Step 6Click OK in the dialog box.Step 7Click the line button on the measure toolbar.Step 8Probe two points along the tertiary align

36Chapter 2 Quick StartStep 11Use the mouse to highlight the secondary and tertiary lines in the features list.Step 12Click OK in the dialog box.

37Quadra-Chek® 5000Measure a line (minimum 2 points)Step 1Probe two points on the line as shown.Step 2Click OK in the dialog box.Measure a circle (min

38Chapter 2 Quick StartMeasure a cone (minimum 6 points)Step 1Probe six points on the cone as shown.Step 2Click OK in the dialog box.

39Quadra-Chek® 5000Measure a cylinder (minimum 6 points)Step 1Probe six points on the cylinder as shown.Step 2Click OK in the dialog box.

40Chapter 2 Quick StartMeasure a distanceStep 1Highlight two linear feature on the features list.Step 2Click the distance button on the measure toolba

41Quadra-Chek® 5000Save a part fileStep 1Select save as from the file menu.Step 2Type a name for the part file in the file name text box in the dialog

42Chapter 2 Quick StartStep 4Click OK in the dialog box.

Chapter 3Using ProbesProbing TechniqueProbing technique refers to the method of moving CMM axes and enteringpoint data with a touch probe. All featur

44Chapter 3 Using ProbesCardinal probe compensationClick the cardinal probe compensation button to toggle on/off probe cardinalcompensation. Use card

45Quadra-Chek® 5000Probe compensationUse the probe compensation feature to allow for less than perfect probe tech-nique. It is simple enough to use g

46Chapter 3 Using ProbesTo activate probe compensationStep 1Click the polar or cardinal probe compensation button on the probe toolbar. ORStep

47Quadra-Chek® 5000Auto EnterThe simplest way to enter points is to use Auto Enter. Auto Enter records eachprobe hit as a point. This allows point en

48Chapter 3 Using ProbesProbe Families& GroupsClick the tool library button on the probe toolbar to view the tool library dialogbox. Probes are o

49Quadra-Chek® 5000TouchProbe groupTouch probes have an internal switch that sends an electronical signal when theprobe contacts the part. This elect

50Chapter 3 Using ProbesTo create a new probe groupStep 1Highlight the desired probe family for the new group.Step 2Click on the new button.Step 3Type

51Quadra-Chek® 5000NOTENOTENOTENOTENOTEProbe direction distance determines in which direction probeProbe direction distance determines in which

52Chapter 3 Using ProbesProbe CalibrationThere are two factors that influence probe measurements: the radius of the probetip and the spatial (X, Y, an

53Quadra-Chek® 5000To teach (qualify) a master probe tipStep 1Highlight the desired probe as shown.Step 2Check the reference offset checkbox as shown.

54Chapter 3 Using ProbesTo teach (qualify) a non-master probe tipStep 1Highlight the desired probe as shown.Step 2Click the teach button.Step 3Probe t

55Quadra-Chek® 5000Changing ProbesThere are a number of ways to select different probes. This section shows howto view available probes, change probe

QC5000 User’s GuideContentsChapter 1: Overview ... 1Welcome to the QC5000 ...

56Chapter 3 Using ProbesStep 4Highlight the new probe tip as shown.Step 5Click the set current buttonStep 6Click OK.ORStep 1Place the cursor over the

57Quadra-Chek® 5000To add probe tipsStep 1Click the probe library button on the probe toolbar.Step 2Highlight the desired group.Step 3Click the new bu

58Chapter 3 Using ProbesStep 7Check the show this probe in the probe menu box.Step 8Click OK.

59Quadra-Chek® 5000To delete probe tipsStep 1Click the probe library button on the probe toolbar.Step 2Click on the plus sign next to the desired grou

60Chapter 3 Using ProbesProbe Results WindowThe results window displays the following information for probe qualification• X,Y,Z offsets (measured fro

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62Chapter 3 Using Probes

Chapter 4General MeasuringGetting StartedSet machine zeroMachine zero is the location where all three axes of the coordinate measuringmachine (CMM) re

64Chapter 4 General MeasuringNOTENOTENOTENOTENOTEUse the following procedure if the QC5000 software is alreadyUse the following procedure if the

65Quadra-Chek® 5000Step 3Select hard stop in the machine zero box.Step 4Click the set now button.Step 5Move the axes of the CMM to the machine zero po

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66Chapter 4 General MeasuringStep 7Click OK in the general options window.CACACACACAUTIONUTIONUTIONUTIONUTIONSet machine zero every time you begin a

67Quadra-Chek® 5000Reference FrameParts are made up of features. Features are made up of points. Points are loca-tions within the measuring envelope

68Chapter 4 General MeasuringProjection planesA projection plane is the lateral extension of one axis along another axis in themachine coordinate sys

69Quadra-Chek® 5000To create a reference frameStep 1Click the primary plane button on the datum toolbar.Step 2Measure three points on the plane as sho

70Chapter 4 General MeasuringStep 6Click OK in the dialog box.Step 7Click the line button on the measure toolbar.Step 8Probe two points along the ter

71Quadra-Chek® 5000Step 11Use the mouse to highlight the secondary and tertiary lines in the features list.Step 12Click OK in the dialog box.

72Chapter 4 General MeasuringMeasuring 2D FeaturesTo probe a pointStep 1Click the point button on the measure toolbar.Step 2Probe the point as shown.

73Quadra-Chek® 5000To probe a line (2 points)Step 1Click the line button on the measure toolbar.Step 2Probe two points on the line as shown. Space th

74Chapter 4 General MeasuringTo probe an arc (3 points)Step 1Click the arc button on the measure toolbar.Step 2Probe three points on the arc in the o

75Quadra-Chek® 5000To probe a circle (3 points)Step 1Click the circle button on the measure toolbar.Step 2Probe a point on the edge of the circleStep

Quadra-Chek® 5000Changing Probes ...55To view the probes in

76Chapter 4 General MeasuringTo probe a slot (5 points)Step 1Click the slot button on the measure toolbar.Step 2Probe the first two points as shown.S

77Quadra-Chek® 5000To probe a plane (3 points)Step 1Click the plane button on the measure toolbar.Step 2Measure three points on the plane as shown.Ste

78Chapter 4 General MeasuringMeasuring 3D FeaturesTo probe a cone (3 points)Step 1Click the cone button on the measure toolbar.Step 2Probe three poin

79Quadra-Chek® 5000To probe a cylinder (6 points)Step 1Click the cylinder button on the measure toolbar.Step 2Probe 3 points around the top of the cyl

80Chapter 4 General MeasuringTo probe a sphere (5 points)Step 1Click the sphere button on the measure toolbar.Step 2Probe a point on the top of the s

81Quadra-Chek® 5000Constructing FeaturesIt is sometimes useful to construct a new feature from existing features. Thissection demonstrates all featur

82Chapter 4 General MeasuringTo construct an apex pointStep 1Use the mouse to highlight a cone or an angle on the features list.Step 2Click the point

83Quadra-Chek® 5000To construct an application pointStep 1Use the mouse to highlight a linear feature or plane on the features list.Step 2Click the po

84Chapter 4 General MeasuringTo construct an anchor pointStep 1Use the mouse to highlight a linear feature on the features list.Step 2Click the point

85Quadra-Chek® 5000To construct bounding pointsStep 1Use the mouse to highlight a linear feature on the features list.Step 2Click the point button on