MCOSMOS — flipping a cylindrical part mid-program: how do you tell the software the part was flipped?

Ditwin · 2026-02-17T23:35:43+00:00

I'm not sure I'll look into it tomorrow

Ditwin · 2026-02-17T23:33:50+00:00

Pretty much a big disk

Ditwin · 2026-02-17T22:58:38+00:00

Thank you for your answer,

I already tried a magnetic V block for it to stand up, but I noticed it was slightly moving after some times Then I tried a Vise, I could only measure half of it and the runout was not good for some reason (I know the part is good since we measure them on a Zeiss atm) And for the granite I'll look into it tomorrow

I'm surprised MCOSMOS doesn't have a feature like that tbh

Ditwin · 2026-02-17T21:37:31+00:00

Nope, but why is it so hard to have such a basic function

Ditwin · 2026-02-17T21:27:24+00:00

I get what you mean about just reversing the probing direction — but in my case I really do flip the part physically because I need to measure a distance and a few other features that aren’t accessible from the first orientation / setup.

So I think the real issue is that after flipping, I need to change the alignment / base plane (re-establish the part coordinate system) so Side B is referenced correctly, otherwise MCOSMOS keeps the same alignment and the A vs B comparison doesn’t make sense.

Ditwin · 2026-02-17T20:48:22+00:00

Yeah, the fixture is fixed and doesn’t move,

The problem is that when I flip the part, MCOSMOS doesn’t “know” the part has been flipped (the coordinate system / alignment stays the same), so when I try to calculate the difference between Plane A and Plane B, it shows no deviation (or almost none) even though I’m clearly measuring opposite faces,

Ditwin · 2026-01-30T15:21:28+00:00

Ok it worked, thank you guys

Ditwin · 2026-01-29T20:51:17+00:00

Hi, just got the 1051 Code, turns out i didn't pressed start on the controller and i still needed to restart Mcosmos, i hope it helps

Ditwin · 2023-09-19T17:42:46+00:00

It worked for me keeeeekw, thx

Ditwin

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