Calypso Training and Programming Services
Written by Mark BoucherMBC offers a wide variety of options with Calypso.
CMM Programming
MBC offers Zeiss Calypso CMM programming. We offer both off-site training facilities or we will come to your facility and program your parts in Calypso. We bring 30 years of experience to programming.
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Training
We offer 3 training courses:
Operator Training
Operator training will allow your operator to learn how deal with issues that may arise and can not be resolved without a programmer present. This training is good for the off-shift operator. This is a two day class.
Programmer Training - Beginning and Advanced
We offer Basic and Advanced training
Operator Training – 1 day
This training consists of training a CMM operator to be familiar with opening programs and running them either through the Calypso CAD window or through the Auto Run function. This class is structured for a CMM operator and is excellent for the off-shift personnel. Each class will have instruction along with “hands on’ situations. This class is typically added to the end of a Basic or AdvancedTraining class. Please let us know at the time of scheduling either the basic or advanced class that you would like to add this training.
The follow topics will be covered:
- Startup and shut down
- Loading a program
- Loading Auto Run
- How to activate the Auto Run sequence
- How to master the reference sphere to calibrate probes
- How to calibrate probes
- How to re-qualify probes
- How to recover from a broken stylus tip
- E-Stop recovery
- Recovery from a Power outage
- Manual Alignment
- Fixture Alignment
This class will also cover topics that arise during the training that the operator has experienced and still has questions about.
CMM Basic Training - 4 Days
Day 1
- CMM
- Probe Head
- Controller
- Joystick and control panel
- Homing the CMM
- User interface
- Preparation-Feature-Characteristic
- Cartesian coordinate systems
- Machine coordinate systems
- Basic System
- Result based measurement plans
- Automatic feature recognition
- Pull down menus
- Opening a new measurement plan
- Storing measurement plan
- Checking a diameter
- Calibration sphere
- Master probe
- Probe and stylus
- Standard and manual qualification
- Manual / automatic probe change
Day 2
- Primary, secondary, & tertiary axes
- Manual and automatic alignments
- Definition of travel paths
- Settings
- Circle, Line, and Plane
- Cylinder, Sphere, and Cone
- Select Features for Characteristics
- Strategies
- Point List
- Auto circle path
- Intermediate positions
- Sub clearance plane
- Space point
- Diameter
- XYZ Values
- Cartesian distance
- Angle
- True Position
- Actual selection
- All characteristics
- Navigation
- Speed
- Custom/ default printouts
Day 3
- Recall
- Intersection
- Symmetry
- Perpendicular, Projection
- 3D-Line
- True Position/ Form
- Rotate
- Rotate Distance
- Displacement
- New Coordinate System
Day 4
- Review any issues
CMM Advanced Training - 4 Days
Day 1
Review of Basic Training
- Designed to cover any issues the programmer is struggling with
CAD Programming
- Opening a CAD model
- CAD model manipulation
- Picking features off the CAD model
Coordinate System
- Cartesian coordinate systems
- Machine coordinate systems
- Basic System
- Start Alignment
Features and characteristics
- Selecting features and creating characteristics
Day 2
- How to create a fixture alignment
- How to import fixture alignment into the finished program
- Opening a CAD model
- CAD model manipulation
- Picking features off the CAD model
- Selecting features and creating characteristics
Day 3
- Opening a CAD model
- CAD model manipulation
- Picking features off the CAD model
- Selecting features and creating characteristics
- Digitizing
- Unknown Counter
- Curve
- Step Width
- Settings
Day 4
Each student will receive a certification on the successful completion of the class
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Over the Web Support
We offer over the web support for Calypso programming or training. This supports is $100.00 and hour and there is a 2 hour minimum charge.