CALYPSO

Option 6
Characteristic IN

Operating Instructions
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Carl Zeiss CALYPSO: Operating Instructions

Business Group Revision status: 5.0
Industrial Metrology Ltd. Date of issue: 04/10
D-73446 Oberkochen Order No.: 61212-2760502
Preface
The CALYPSO program consists of a base module and additional
options for special purposes. You can customize the scope of program
to fit your requirements.
These operating instructions describe an option of CALYPSO and are
based on the assumption that the user is familiar with the operating
instructions for the base module of CALYPSO.

NOTE The additional CALYPSO options are described in separate manuals.

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Reference information about the windows and dialogs can be found

in the interactive reference in the CALYPSO Online Help.

Supplementary literature
Simply Measure – And what you should know to do it right,
A metrology primer
Carl Zeiss, Industrial Metrology Division,
Order No.: 612302-9002

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Contents
Chapter 1 Characteristic IN
Basics about Characteristic IN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2
Requirements for the import and export . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3

Generating a measurement plan from CAD data . . . . . . . 1-5

How to prepare the measurement plan generation
from CAD data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-6
How to re-create the measurement plan from CAD data . . . . . . . 1-7
Sequence of the automatic measurement plan generation . . . . 1-9
How to edit the measurement plan generated from CAD data . . 1-11
Defining the base alignment for the measurement plan
generated from CAD data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-11
How to define the clearance planes for the measurement plan
generated from CAD data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-11
How to assign the styli in the generated measurement plan . . . . 1-12
How to test and save the measurement plan
generated from CAD data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-13

Generating or extending a measurement plan with Agipp

data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-14
How to prepare the measurement plan generation
from Agipp data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-15
How to create the measurement plan from
Agipp data or extend it . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-17
How to edit the measurement plan generated from Agipp data . 1-19
How to test the measurement plan generated from Agipp data . 1-20
Viewing XML data and Agipp interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-21

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1 Characteristic IN
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You can use the Characteristic IN option to automatically generate a
largely complete CALYPSO measurement plan from suitable CAD
data. For this purpose, the geometry information, tolerances and refe-
rences are taken from the CAD model data.
You can also create a functioning measuring plan using data for
manufacturing stages according to the Agipp interface (Automated
Generation for In-Process Parts).
You can send the executable measurement plan to the CMM compu-
ter or export it into the DMIS format using the DMIS CNC DATA OUT
option.
The Stylus simulation and the Stylus System Library as well as the
DMIS Export are options. This is why they are described in separate
manuals.

This chapter contains:

Basics about Characteristic IN. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2

Generating a measurement plan from CAD data . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-5
Generating or extending a measurement plan with Agipp data . 1-14

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Basics about Characteristic IN

The Characteristic IN option consists of the following modules:

Module Function
QDAS converter Converts characteristic data in QDAS format into characteristics of a
CALYPSO measurement plan.
STEP AP 203 Loads CAD model data for conversion into features and for repre-
sentation in CALYPSO.
Agipp Converter Converts XML files in the Agipp format into a CALYPSO measure-
ment plan.

This enables CALYPSO to generate measurement plans from characte-

ristic and CAD data or by using data of manufacturing stages.

Prerequisite for conversion from CAD data

The component must be designed using a CAD system and the com-
ponent characteristics must be numbered automatically in the dra-
wing department using the PE-Inspect or BCT-Inspector module. This
allows clear identification of each characteristic of the component.

NOTE If identical characteristic numbers are used for the same characteris-
hss tics when designing variants, this also forms the basis for uniform
measuring planning and measurement program creation throughout
the different branches of a company.

Requirements for the Characteristic data and CAD model data must meet the following
input data requirements before the Characteristic IN option can convert them
into features of a CALYPSO measurement plan:
– The data must have been created using a ProE or UG (Unigraphics)
CAD system and have been converted into a STEP file in the AP
203 or AP 214 format.
– The required feature data must be available as ASCII data in the
QDAS format.
The formatting must have been created on the basis of a
WEPROM specification. The QDAS data must have been pro-
cessed using the PE-Inspect program from PTC or with the BCT-
Inspector program from BCT.
You can use the Characteristic IN option only if your input data meets
these requirements.

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Requirements for the import and export

The illustration shows the function and purpose of the Characteristic
IN interface. You can see the various input data on one side and the
possible types of output on the other side.

ProE
CAD system

PE-Inspect

DMIS
STEP Q-DAS Agipp
measurement
program AP203 data data

7 2

Stylus simulation
3

Ca ly p so 4

offline Stylus toolbox

DMIS Calypso
measurement measurement
program plan
8 5

Other Calypso
CMM software on CMM

Q-DAS
data

Results

Statistics system

Data and program structure

– (1) After the component has been drawn and the model has been
constructed, the ProE and UG CAD systems use the supplementary
PE-Inspect or BCT-Inspector program to create a STEP and a Q-DAS
data record in an ASCII format:

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– STEP-AP-203 or STEP-AP-214 data with attribute identifier

– QDAS data with the nominal value, tolerance and reference
characteristic information items.
– (2) Agipp XML files corresponding to e.g. manufacturing stages
can be loaded via the Agipp interface.
– (3) The Characteristic IN option allows the following options:
– A root program in the form of a CALYPSO measurement plan is
created by using ASCII data records from (1) and (2). With
CALYPSO on the CMM or the CALYPSO Planner, this measure-
ment plan can be further processed.
– An almost complete CALYPSO measurement plan is generated
from an Agipp XML file.
– (4) The Simulation option is used for supplementing and comple-
ting the measurement plans created remotely via the CALYPSO
Planner.
– (5) The measurement plans can be transferred directly to CALYPSO
that is installed on the CMM.
– (6) After a measurement with CALYPSO, a QDAS output interface
is available if required. The data created with this interface is thus
available for further processing in statistics programs.
– (7) An existing DMIS measurement program from an external pro-
gram can be loaded into the DMIS Input Postprocessor option. A
CALYPSO measurement plan can also be created from this data.
– (8) A measurement program created is converted into a DMIS
ASCII format using a DMIS preprocessor (DMIS CNC DATA OUT
option).
External users can use these data records to generate and run their
own measurement programs if a DMIS processor (Version 3.0 or
higher) is present.

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Generating a measurement plan from CAD

data
You can use the Characteristic IN option to automatically generate a
largely complete CALYPSO measurement plan from suitable CAD
data.
Here, the completeness of the resulting measurement plan and the
scope of the manual rework depend on the amount of data and con-
tent of the interface data.
Convert cylinder to cir- All shafts and bores contained in the CAD data are transferred as
cles cylinders to the measurement plan without any special preparations.
Regarding the measurement target, this type of measurement is very
often too time-consuming and does not make sense
You can therefore define prior to the generation which cylinders are
to be transferred as circles from the CAD data to the measurement
plan. After generation, you can edit this list and start the conversion
of the cylinders to circles.
Default measurement Prior to generation, you can define the default measurement strategy
strategies for the line, plane, circle, cylinder and cone feature types.

NOTE Thus you determine at the same time the strategy settings of
hss CALYPSO which are effective throughout the measurement plan.

QDAS conformity Depending on the content of the fields K2001 and K2002, you can
also import the characteristic from K2002 and assign K2001 as the
“characteristic name”.
Run To generate a measurement plan from CAD data, proceed as follows:
– To prepare the generation of the measurement plan, you must
carry out the following steps:
– Enter the rules for the conversion of cylinders
– Determine the default measurement strategies
– Specify the characteristic list and CAD-STEP file
– Start generation (first stage)
– Modify the loaded CAD model and define the base alignment, if
necessary
– Continue generation (second stage):
– Convert cylinder to circles
– Complete measurement plan:
– Complete the characteristics

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– Define start alignment / base alignment (if this has not been
done after loading the CAD model)
– Define clearance planes
– Insert styli into the features
– Test and save the measurement plan
– Add information to the measurement plan

How to prepare the measurement plan

generation from CAD data
Before loading the data via the Characteristic Input interface, you
must check the following settings in CALYPSO:
– CALYPSO is running in the “Simulation” operating mode.
Setting simulation ope- To ensure that all data and settings are available for generation of the
rating mode measurement plan, you have to set CALYPSO to the “Simulation”
operating mode.
To set CALYPSO to simulation:
1 Select Extras → Workroom → CMM.
The CMM Configuration notebook opens to the Control page.
2 Click the Simulation tab and on Connect.
CALYPSO and the measurement plan generator are thus set for the
“Simulation” operating mode.

NOTE Make sure that no other connection to a CMM is active. Otherwise,

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you must clear the connection down by closing the Stop light win-
dow.

Creating a stylus sys- For later simulation of the CNC run, you require the stylus data of the
tem stylus system to be used to measure the workpiece. You have two
possibilities to obtain the stylus data:
– You export the stylus data from CALYPSO on the CMM to
CALYPSO “offline” (Simulation operating mode).
To do so, select Stylus System Management, open the Catalog,
mark the relevant stylus system and select the Export menu item
in the Edit menu. This stylus data is buffered on your hard disk
(e.g. in C:\Temp).
Then clear down the connection to the CMM. Now, create the
connection to CMM “Simulation” (as described above), open Sty-
lus System Management and import the data from the interme-
diate storage.

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– Use the Stylus System Library to create the stylus data.

For more details, please refer to the operating instructions for the
Simulation option under “Simulation”.
You can use the Stylus System Management to select the stylus
system to be used for measurement in CALYPSO. The current stylus
system is available in the Stylus System Management catalog; it
must be selected with a double-click.

How to re-create the measurement plan

from CAD data
After you have completed all the preparations in CALYPSO, you can
create the measurement plan and load the feature data as well as the
STEP file.
To create the measurement plan and load the feature data:
1 Select Planner → Generate Measurement Plan → ...from CAD
data.
The Generate Measurement Plan dialog box appears, the Gene-
rate tab is on top.

2 Assign a name to the new measurement plan.

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3 Activate the QDAS conforming check box if the characteristic

name is to be read from the field K2002 and if the content of the
field K2001 is to be assigned to the characteristic as the attribute
“Characteristic Name”.
4 Under Characteristics list, enter the path of the QDAS file or click
on Find and select the required file in the default Windows dialog.
5 Under STEP File, enter the path of the STEP-AP-203 or STEP-AP-
214 file or click on Find and select the required file in the default
Windows dialog.
6 Activate the Rules tab and enter the criteria according to which
cylinders are to be transferred from the CAD data to the conver-
sion list for conversion to circles.
By activating one or more of the offered characteristics, all those
cylinders are added to the list for which no additional characteris-
tics are defined in the measurement plan than the activated ones.
Additionally, you can specify a geometric rule according to which
the cylinders to be entered in the list are further specified.
7 Activate the Strategy defaults tab.
8 Activate the check boxes for all feature types for which you want
to define a default strategy and click on each Settings button.
9 In the Strategy window, specify the default measurement strategy
according to which the features of the corresponding type are to
be measured.

NOTE Thus you determine at the same time the strategy settings of
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CALYPSO which are effective throughout the measurement plan. For
all feature types which are not activated, the available strategy
defaults of CALYPSO will be used.

NOTE If a certain feature is to be measured using a strategy that deviates

hss from the default measurement strategy, you must enter this strategy
for the feature concerned after the automatic generation.

10 If all entries are correct, click on Generate Measurement Plan.

The measurement plan generator loads the CAD model and stops
then.
11 If needed, modify the CAD model and define the base alignment.
12 Select Continue generation to continue the generation.
The measurement plan generator creates the characteristics and
features.
After generation, you will see on the Generate tab under Pro-
gram Status how many features and characteristics have been
created and how many of which are completely defined.

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Sequence of the automatic measurement plan

generation
During loading, you can see the following on the screen:
– The CAD model is loaded and generated in the CAD window.
Then the measurement plan generation stops and you can modify
the CAD model and define the base alignment on the CAD model.
– After continuing the measurement plan generation, the list of fea-
tures is created from the features contained in the STEP file using
the set measurement strategies.
– The list of characteristics is built as a root program from the cha-
racteristics of the QDAS file.
Converting cylinders During the second stage of the generation, the Selected cylinders
will be converted to circles dialog box appears.

The list shows all cylinders of the CAD data. The designations of the
cylinders (identifiers) have been taken over from the STEP data record
of the CAD system.
If you specified rules for the conversion of cylinders to circles, those
cylinders to which the rules apply are selected. The CAD window dis-
plays the cylinders selected purple-colored.

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By pressing and holding down the Ctrl key you can mark additional
cylinders or exclude certain cylinders from the conversion. The chan-
ges made are shown in the CAD window. Click on OK to confirm
your choice.
All selected and dark-shaded cylinders in the measurement plan are
converted to circles.
Result After generation, you will see on the Generate tab under Program
Status how many features and characteristics have been created and
how many of which are completely defined.
After the files have been loaded, a list is generated containing the
characteristics that require additional data. This list is set up to be
interactive, and permits the direct input of missing data.
In the rest of the procedure, you now use this root measurement plan
to specify the coordinate systems and the clearance planes as well as
to run the automatic stylus allocation.

Reading in the features

After the STEP file has been loaded, the workpiece can be seen on the
screen as a wire frame model. As soon as you click on the button for
Render, the wire frame model is displayed as rendered.
The CAD core automatically forms the features of the measurement
plan from the geometry data of the STEP file. Subsequently, all fea-
tures are displayed in a list. The designations of the features (identi-
fiers) have been taken over from the STEP data record of the CAD
system.
As soon as you select a feature in the list, it is highlighted in the CAD
window in color – and vice versa.

Loading the characteristics

The characteristics for the measurement plan are created automati-
cally from the characteristic data in the QDAS format of the CAD sys-
tem. The list of characteristics is then displayed.
The characteristics as well as the associated references are generated
automatically via the QDAS file from the CAD system.
As soon as you select a characteristic in the list, the associated refe-
rences are highlighted in the CAD window in color.

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How to edit the measurement plan

generated from CAD data
The measurement plan generator has automatically built up a root
measurement plan that already contains characteristics and features
as well as references (if applicable).
After the measurement plan has been loaded, you see the list of
generated characteristics. Their completeness depends on the amount
of data and content of the interface data: If the loaded QDAS data
was complete, you do not need to enter any more references, nomi-
nal values and tolerances later.
To edit the measurement plan:
1 Check the list of characteristics.
Characteristics highlighted in gray in the list are fully defined.
All characteristics that are only highlighted in the background color
are not fully defined.
2 Open the incompletely defined characteristics one after the other.
The reference entered as the feature in each case is highlighted in
color in the CAD window.
3 Enter the necessary references, nominal dimensions and toleran-
ces.
To complete the measurement plan, the coordinate system, clearance
planes and the stylus system must be defined.

Defining the base alignment for the

measurement plan generated from CAD data
NOTE CALYPSO is unable to generate an alignment from the CAD data and
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characteristics. This means that you have to set the base alignment
yourself.

If you have not defined the base alignment during the generation of
measurement plans after loading the CAD model, you must define it
now after the generation of the measurement plan body.
For more details, please refer to the Basic Operating Instructions
under “Setting the base / start alignment”.

How to define the clearance planes for the

measurement plan generated from CAD data
CALYPSO does not generate clearance planes from the CAD data.
This means that you have to define the clearance planes yourself.

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To define the clearance planes:

1 Click on the Clearance Plane button in the list of Prerequisites.
- or -
Select Resources → Measurement Plan → Clearance Plane.
The Clearance Plane window will open. You will find detailed
information on this window under Clearance Plane in the
Calypso dialog reference in the Online Help.
2 Click on the Clearance Plane from CAD model button, enter the
desired offset in the window and confirm with OK.
The definition of the clearance plane is automatically calculated
from the dimensions of the CAD model.
3 Click on OK to close the window.

How to assign the styli in the generated

measurement plan
The stylus system must be the same in the generated measurement
plan and on the CMM. To ensure this, the stylus system must have
been exported or created using the Stylus System Library. The physical
stylus system that corresponds to this stylus system must exist on the
CMM.
To assign the styli automatically:
1 Select Resources → Stylus system → Preallocate stylus for
Measurement Plan automatically.
The styli are automatically determined for each feature and ente-
red in the definition template of the feature.
To check the allocated styli and correct them if necessary:
1 Select Resources → Stylus system → Define stylus for current
Measurement Plan.
The Features Settings Editor appears with the Stylus default
setting.
2 Mark the feature for which you want to correct the stylus alloca-
tion and select the desired stylus number under set to.
The feature marked in the list is highlighted in color in the CAD
window.

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How to test and save the measurement plan

generated from CAD data
The generated measurement plan is complete once the data on the
base alignment, the stylus and the clearance plane has been added.
You can now save and test it.
During the test, everything runs as if on the CMM, the only difference
being that there are no real movements and probing actions. Howe-
ver, you do receive reports as in the case of actual probing.
To save the measurement plan:
1 Select File → Save.
The measurement plan is saved under the name you entered in the
Generate Measurement Plan dialog box.
To test the measurement plan:
1 Set up the connection to the simulated CMM by selecting Extras
→ Workroom → CMM and clicking on Connect.
2 To set the stylus simulation for the measurement plan, select Plan-
ner → Simulation Stylus System.
More detailed information on stylus simulation can be found in the
operating instructions for the Simulation option under “Stylus
simulation”.
3 Select Plan → CNC-Start → CNC-Start.
The measurement plan will now be processed.
If appropriate, you receive reports on errors, deficiencies or colli-
sion risks.
4 Evaluate the reports and edit the measurement plan accordingly.
5 Then repeat steps 3 and 4.
After you have corrected any errors that might have been in the
measurement plan, you can save it and release it for further use.
You can run the measurement plan, e.g. on a CMM with CALYPSO, or
you can use the DMIS Export function to convert it into a DMIS
measurement program that can run on all DMIS measuring machines.

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Generating or extending a measurement

plan with Agipp data
Manufacturing stages In practice, not only finished workpieces with a complete CAD model
will be measured, but also intermediate stages with in-process stage
drawings (FAZ).
Once the data of the manufacturing stage has been edited according
to the Agipp interface description (Agipp = Automated Generation
for In-Process Parts), CALYPSO can use the Characteristic IN option to
generate a measurement plan from this data or extend or update an
existing measurement plan.
Here, the completeness of the resulting measurement plan and the
scope of the manual rework depend on the amount and contents of
the converted data.
Agipp data exists in the form of an XML file. You can also edit the
XML file subsequently and add additional features to it.
Options in the Agipp All measurement plan features which can be used in CALYPSO and
file which can be loaded from an Agipp file and converted into a measu-
rement plan are described in the supplied Agipp.xsd schema file. This
applies to features, constructions, characteristics and additional
measurement plan features, such as conditions, mini-plans, etc.
In the Agipp file, you can define for each individual feature whether
the feature itself or the defined characteristics (or both) should be
transferred into the measurement plan to be created.

Agipp files and measurement plans

The Characteristic IN option of CALYPSO offers the following options:
– You can generate a new measurement plan from an Agipp file.
– You can extend an existing measurement plan with features from
the Agipp file.
– You can update older features of an existing measurement plan
with new Agipp data.
During update, features having the same name will be overwritten
and new features will be added to the end of the measurement plan.
Generation options You have the following options for generating or extending the
measurement plan:
– You can either transfer exclusively features or exclusively characte-
ristics from the Agipp file to the measurement plan. This allows
optimization of the measuring run with respect to time.
– You can group the characteristics for each feature they relate to.

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– You can create the sphere and cone features.

– You can create the perpendicular, intersection and symmetry
constructions.
– You can place a text element at any position of the measurement
plan.
– You can create an intermediate position for each feature.
– You can define the clearance planes.
– You can generate PCM formulas.

NOTE The following files can be viewed in CALYPSO:

hss – the Agipp_ln.xsd schema file with the syntax and the general
structure of the XML file
– the Agipp_ln.xls Excel description file with explanations on the
XML file elements
(“ln” in the file name stands for the language abbreviation;
(en = English).

Run To generate a measurement plan from data of manufacturing stages

or extend it, proceed as follows:
– To prepare the generation of the measurement plan, you must
carry out the following steps:
– Define extended settings
– Define the default measurement strategies (optional)
– Specify the XML file
– Start generation
– Complete the measurement plan (if required)
– Test and save the measurement plan
– Add information to the measurement plan

How to prepare the measurement plan

generation from Agipp data
Before loading the data via the Characteristic IN option, you must ful-
fill the following requirements in CALYPSO:
– CALYPSO is running in the “Simulation” operating mode
– The stylus system is available
– When extending an existing measurement plan: measurement
plan is open

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Setting simulation operating mode

To ensure that all data and settings are available for generation of the
measurement plan, you have to set CALYPSO to the “Simulation”
operating mode.
To set CALYPSO to simulation:
1 Select Extras → Workroom → CMM.
The CMM Configuration notebook opens to the Control page.

NOTE Make sure that no other connection to a CMM is active. Otherwise,

hss
you must clear the connection down by closing the Stop light win-
dow.

2 Click the Simulation tab and on Connect.

CALYPSO and the measurement plan generator are thus set for the
“Simulation” operating mode.

Creating a stylus system

For later simulation of the CNC run, you require the stylus data of the
stylus system to be used to measure the workpiece. You have two
possibilities to obtain the stylus data:
– You export the stylus data from CALYPSO on the CMM to
CALYPSO “offline” (Simulation operating mode).
To do so, select Stylus System Management, open the Catalog,
mark the relevant stylus system and select the Export menu item
in the Edit menu. This stylus data is buffered on your hard disk
(e.g. in C:\Temp).
Then clear down the connection to the CMM. Now, create the
connection to CMM “Simulation” (as described above), open Sty-
lus System Management and import the data from the interme-
diate storage.
– Use the Stylus System Library to create the stylus data.
For more details, please refer to the operating instructions for the
Simulation option under “Stylus System Creator”.
You can use the Stylus System Management to select the stylus
system to be used for measurement in CALYPSO. The current stylus
system is available in the Stylus System Management catalog; it
must be selected with a double-click.

Loading the measurement plan to be extended

If you do not create a new measurement plan but extend or update
an existing one, you must open it.

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How to create the measurement plan from

Agipp data or extend it
Having completed all preparations in CALYPSO, you can load the
Agipp XML file and generate the measurement plan.
To generate or extend the measurement plan:
1 Select Planner → Generate Measurement Plan → ...for
manufacturing segments.
The Generate Measurement Plan with Agipp XML files dialog
box appears, the Generate tab is on top.

2 Click on Load data and select the corresponding XML file in the
file selection window.
The Open button appears. You can open and view the XML file.
3 Only in case you do not want to use the measurement strategies
included in the XML file: Activate the Strategy defaults tab and
tick the check boxes for those feature types you want to define a
default strategy for.

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4 Click on the corresponding Settings button and, in the Strategy

dialog box, specify the default strategy for measuring the features
of the type concerned.
These strategy defaults will only be used if no particular strategy
has been defined for the respective feature in the XML file.

NOTE Thus you determine at the same time the strategy settings of
hss CALYPSO which are effective throughout the measurement plan. For
all feature types which are not activated, the available strategy
defaults of CALYPSO will be used.

5 Activate the Settings tab and tick the desired check boxes:
• Trigger
If the XML file contains both data for scanning and for discrete-
point (single-point) probing, you select discrete-point measure-
ment with this check box.
• Group characteristics for each feature
For each feature, an individual group composed of the corres-
ponding characteristics will be created in the measurement
plan.
• Use feature name for characteristic
The name of the corresponding feature will be used as name
prefix for all characteristics not having their own name in the
XML file.
• Use default name for characteristics
All characteristics get the default names defined in CALYPSO,
even if they have their own name in the XML file.
• Create new measurement plan (activated by default)
A new measurement plan is generated from the Agipp data. To
extend an existing measurement plan, deactivate the check box
and open the measurement plan to be extended.
• Generate features (activated by default)
Generates the features included in the Agipp file.
• Generate Characteristics (activated by default)
Generates the characteristics included in the Agipp file.
• Updating measurement plan
The features in the currently open measurement plan are over-
written by the features of the Agipp file if they are of a more
recent date.

NOTE You can use this tab to open and view the schema file for loading the
hss
XML file as well as the corresponding description.

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6 If all entries are correct, click on Generate Measurement Plan.

The measurement plan generator loads the data and creates the
measurement plan. If the name contained in the XML file exists
already, you may have this measurement plan extended or updated
or save the new measurement plan under a different name.
After that, the features, characteristics and, if necessary, the base
alignment will be created. This will be followed by an update of
the CAD window.
After generation, you will see on the Generate tab under Pro-
gram Status how many features and characteristics have been
created and how many of which are completely defined.
7 Close the dialog box again.
After the files have been loaded, a list is generated containing the
characteristics that require additional data. This list is set up to be
interactive, and permits the direct input of possibly missing data.
Thus you obtain a CALYPSO measurement plan that is almost com-
plete and only requires minimal rework.

How to edit the measurement plan

generated from Agipp data
By means of the measurement plan generator, a measurement plan
containing almost all necessary data has automatically been created.
After the measurement plan has been loaded, you see the list of
generated characteristics. Their completeness depends on the amount
of data and content of the interface data: If the loaded XML file was
complete, you do not need to enter any more references, nominal
values and tolerances later.
To edit the measurement plan:
1 Check the list of characteristics.
Characteristics highlighted in gray in the list are fully defined.
All characteristics that are only highlighted in the background color
are not fully defined.
2 Open the incompletely defined characteristics one after the other.
The reference entered as the feature in each case is highlighted in
color in the CAD window.
3 Enter the necessary references, nominal dimensions and toleran-
ces.
This completes the measurement plan. You can test it now.

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How to test the measurement plan

generated from Agipp data
During the test, everything runs as if on the CMM, the only difference
being that there are no real movements and probing actions. Howe-
ver, you do receive reports as in the case of actual probing.
To test the measurement plan:
1 Set up the connection to the simulated CMM by selecting Extras
→ Workroom → CMM and clicking on Connect.
2 To set the stylus simulation for the measurement plan, select Plan-
ner → Simulation Stylus System.
More detailed information on stylus simulation can be found in the
operating instructions for the Simulation option under “Stylus
simulation”.
3 Select Plan → CNC-Start → CNC-Start.
The measurement plan will now be processed.
If appropriate, you receive reports on errors, deficiencies or colli-
sion risks.
4 Evaluate the reports and edit the measurement plan accordingly.
5 Then repeat steps 3 and 4.
After you have corrected any errors that might have been in the
measurement plan, you can save it and release it for further use.
You can run the measurement plan, e.g. on a CMM with CALYPSO, or
you can use the DMIS Export function to convert it into a DMIS
measurement program that can run on all DMIS measuring machines.

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Viewing XML data and Agipp interface

In CALYPSO, you can view the XML file with the Agipp data as well as
the Agipp interface with a description.
For that purpose, select Planner → Generate Measurement Plan
→ ... for manufacturing segments to open the Generate Measu-
rement Plan with Agipp XML files window.
You have the following options:

Tab Dialog element Function

Generate Open Opens the selected XML file (manufacturing stage) with the
program set in Windows for this file type.
Settings Open Opens the Agipp_ln.xsd* Agipp specification with the pro-
gram set in Windows for that purpose.
Description Opens the Agipp_ln.xls* file describing how the individual
elements of the XML file are converted in CALYPSO.
*
“ln” in the file name stands for the language abbreviation: en = English.

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Index
A Generating features
from Agipp data 1-18
Agipp
creating a measurement plan 1-14
Agipp interface M
viewing 1-21 Measurement plan
generating from Agipp data 1-14
B generating from CAD data 1-5
basics
characteristic IN 1-2 S
Symbols Preface-2
C
CAD data T
generating measurement plan 1-5 Text conventions Preface-1
Characteristic IN
flow chart 1-3
requirements for the input data 1-2
U
Characteristic IN (option) 1-2 Updating measurement plan
Create new measurement plan from Agipp data 1-18
from Agipp data 1-18
V
F Viewing Agipp data 1-21
Flow chart
characteristic IN 1-3 X
XML file with Agipp data 1-21
G
Generating characteristics
from Agipp data 1-18

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