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IXTURLASER Alignment Systems

FIXTURLASER

Documenter

USERS MANUAL
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Publication No. P-0100-GB 3rd edition, May 2002 Copyright 2002 Fixturlaser AB, Mlndal, Sweden
All rights reserved. No part of this manual may be copied or reproduced in any form or by any means without prior permission from Fixturlaser AB. The content in this manual may be changed without prior notice. Reports on any misspelling or other errors in this manual are appreciated.

CONTENT
INTRODUCTION ............................................................................... 4 INITIAL SCREEN ............................................................................... 6 READ DATA FROM THE DISPLAY UNIT ................................................... 8 WORKING WITH DATABASES ............................................................ 10 VIEW A MEASUREMENT ................................................................... 18 LABELS ....................................................................................... 36 CHANGE OF REFERENCE .................................................................. 39 PRINT A REPORT ........................................................................... 46 ABOUT THE MEASUREMENTS ............................................................ 50

INTRODUCTION
Fixturlaser Documenter is designed to obtain measurements from a Fixturlaser Display Unit, classify, document, store and retrieve them. In addition to allowing the user to manage all the measurement information the Fixturlaser Documenter allows one to view and print reports on the data that has been captured. It therefore provides a useful data acquisition and analysis tool that would be of significant use to all users of Fixturlaser Alignment Systems. Fixturlaser Documenter allows the user to capture the following types of measurement data from the Display Unit: Shaft Alignment Horizontal Machines Shaft Alignment Vertical Machines Shaft Alignment Cardan Shafts Machine Train Alignment Single Axis Straightness Measurement Dual Axes Straightness Measurement Roll Parallelism Measurement Flatness Measurement These measurements are transferred to the Fixturlaser Documenter by a serial interface from the Display Unit to a PC. The Fixturlaser Documenter then allows the user to categorise and document the measurements before storing them in a database. You can select any measurement and view the appropriate reports for the measurement in the following type of windows (as applicable): Text (summary information of measurement) Result (machine illustration of data) Graph (graphical illustration of data) List (tabular representation of data)

F EATURES
Serial communication with Fixturlaser Display Units Drag and Drop for measurement data. Labelling of measurements Zooming of measurement reports. Storage and retrieval of measurement data from Microsoft Access databases Formatting and printing reports Change of reference for some measurement types

REQUIREMENTS
Fixturlaser Documenter will run under Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows NT, Windows 2000 or Windows XP. Fixturlaser Documenter requires a serial port (COM1, COM2, COM3 or COM4) and optionally a printer port. Copyright 2002 Fixturlaser AB, Mlndal, Sweden All Rights Reserved.

INITIAL SCREEN
Once the Fixturlaser Documenter is executed, a Database Screen is displayed as shown below. The Database Screen has two vertical windows. The one to the left is called the Memory Window and the one to the right the Database Window. Both windows are horizontally as well as vertically scrollable. By default the database file that was last open will be displayed in the Database Window. The database name is appended to the title of the Database Screen.

MEMORY WINDOW
The Memory Window displays the data that has been transferred from the Display Unit. The measurements can be uniquely identified by the measurement ID followed by the date and time when the measurement was recorded. In addition the icon in the beginning helps to identify the type of measurement. The icons used for representing the various types of measurements are listed in the About the Measurements section.

D ATABASE WINDOW
The Database Window displays groups/items and measurements in a tree structure. Various operations can be performed in the Database Window. These are explained in the Working with Databases section.

D OCUMENTER BUTTONS
Create a New Database Open an Existing Database Save Database View a Measurement Print a Report Read Data from the Display Unit

READ DATA FROM THE DISPLAY UNIT

1. 2. 3. 4. Connect the Display Unit to the Computer through one of the ports that are configured. Enter Port settings from the Tools/Communication Settings option. Press the red button on the Display Unit and let the system be in the Main Menu. Select File/Read System option. (Or) Click the following icon in the toolbar: While Data Transfer is taking place a progress control is displayed at the bottom of the screen. After the Data Transfer is completed the following screen is displayed.

As shown above, the Memory Window of the Database Screen is now filled 8

with measurement data that has been transferred from the Display Unit. The Database Window consists of the tree view from the open database.

COMMUNICATION
Specify port: Bits per second: Data bits: Parity: Stop bits: Flow control:

SETTINGS

Example COM1 9600 8 None 1 None

WORKING WITH DATABASES

CREATE
A

N EW D ATABASE

To create a new database of measurements: Select the Database/New option. (Or) Click the following icon in the toolbar: The Database Window is then cleared. The Title bar of the window is now appended with [Untitled]. Start adding Groups, Items, Measurements etc as explained under the following sections. After these operations are completed the database can be saved. How this can be done is explained under the section Save Database.

OPEN

AN

EXISTING D ATABASE

To open a database file: Select Database/Open option. (Or) Click the following icon in the toolbar: The following dialog appears:

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Select the filename after selecting the path and click Open. The Database Window is now showing a tree view. The database name is appended to the title of the Database Screen.

S AVE DATABASE
To save the data in the Database Window into a database file: Select Database/Save option. (Or) Click the following icon in the toolbar: The following dialog appears:

Enter the filename after selecting the path and click Save. All the data in the Database Window is saved in the file with the name that has been specified.

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WORKING

WITH

GROUPS/I TEMS

The Database Window consists of a hierarchical tree that is made up of three different kinds of nodes: Groups, Items, and Measurements. Groups: Groups are provided as structuring components. They are analogous to directories in the Windows Explorer. A group can contain other groups and items. Items: An item represents an object that allows measurements of the same type to be classified together. Items always lie under a group and they can only contain measurement data. An item can be of the following types: Shaft Alignment Horizontal Machines, Shaft Alignment Vertical Machines, Shaft Alignment Cardan Shafts, Straightness Measurement, Machine Train Alignment or Roll Parallelism Measurement. Each item has an icon corresponding to its measurement type. An item can only include measurements of similar measurement type, e.g. a Shaft Alignment Horizontal Machine item can only have Horizontal Shaft Alignment Measurements under it. Measurement data: Measurement data is the stored information from a measurement that is obtained from the Display Unit. The measurement data will be shown when clicking on the desired node. The node for a measurement displays the date and time for the measurement along with the Measurement ID. Note! While adding elements to the Database Window one should remember that: a. A group can have any number of groups under it. b. Each group can have a number of items; items can only be added under groups. c. Each item can only have similar types of measurements under it.

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A DD

G ROUP

To add a group: 1. Select the node under which you want the new group to appear. 2. Right-click and choose Add Group. (Or) Select Edit/Add Groupkeeping the focus on the node under which you want the new group to appear. The dialog shown below appears. 3. Type the name of the new group. 4. Click OK.

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ADD

AN ITEM

1. 2.

3. 4. 5. 6.

Select the group under which you want the new item to appear. Right-click and choose Add Item. (Or) Select the Edit/Add Itemoption keeping the focus on the group under which you want the new item to appear. The dialog shown below appears. Type the name of the new item. Select Item type (it can be any of the measurement types). Type in the Item description (optional). Click OK.

Once the item has been added to the tree view an icon indicating the type of measurement chosen precedes the item name. For information on the icons corresponding to the measurement types see About the Measurements.

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After adding the groups and items to the Database Window it appears as shown below:

The section Drag and Drop Measurements discusses how to move measurements to the Database Window.

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DRAG

AND

DROP M EASUREMENTS

You can use the mouse to move a measurement from the Memory Window to the Database Window. To move a measurement: 1. Select a measurement from the Memory Window and hold the left button of the mouse down. 2. Drag the measurement to the required item in the Database Window. 3. Release the left button.

To cancel a movement operation: Press the ESC key, or Release the left button of the mouse. As already mentioned, an item can only contain similar types of measurements. Hence, if a measurement is dragged over an item under where it couldnt be released, the following icon will appear:

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If the measurement types match, the icon preceding the item is highlighted as shown in the figure below.

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VIEW A MEASUREMENT
The Measurement Screen is displayed when viewing a selected measurement. The Measurement Screen consists of a number of windows and looks like this:

To view a particular measurement, double click the measurement either in the Database Window or the Memory Window or select the measurement and then select the Measurement/Open option. The Measurement Screen is displayed with a number of windows. The various types of windows are Text, Result, Graph, and List. Result and Graph Windows can be zoomed. Icons of the available windows are enabled. The others are disabled. For the windows applicable for different types of measurements see Measurements at a Glance.

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TEXT WINDOW

The Text Window has a similar layout for all the components. It consists of the following measurement information (obtained from the respective components text data): Date Time DU number Version Measurement ID Units All the labels and their description (if available) All the above (except labels) are presented with their corresponding icon to their left. It is possible to add/modify the labels and their description through the Text Window.

RESULT WINDOW

The Result Window illustrates the measurement data by means of a Machine diagram labelled with the actual data and the values that have been recorded.

G RAPH WINDOW

The Graph Window displays the selected measurement in a graphical format.

L IST WINDOW

The List Window is a tabular representation of the data for the selected measurement. 19

MEASUREMENTS

AT A

G LANCE

The following are the windows that will be displayed for each of the different types of measurements.
Icon Text Result Graph List

Shaft Alignment Horizontal Machines Shaft Alignment Vertical Machines Shaft Alignment Cardan Shafts Machine Train Alignment Single Axis Straightness Measurement Dual Axes Straightness Measurement Roll Parallelism Measurement Flatness Measurement N/A N/A N/A

N/A N/A N/A

N/A N/A N/A N/A

N/A

N/A

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TEXT WINDOW
The Text Window has a similar layout for all the components. It consists of the following measurement information: Date and Time for the measurement, Serial number of Display Unit, Program in Display Unit, Measurement ID, Measurement unit. Shown below is the Text Window for a Measurement. Labels and their descriptions can be added and are explained under the section Labels.

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RESULT W INDOW

FOR

SHAFT ALIGNMENT HORIZONTAL M ACHINES

The Result Window consists of the following: Machine diagram with distances Horizontal plane and vertical plane views of: Angularity Offset Left Foot Position Right Foot Position Thermal Offset Target Values (if any)

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RESULT WINDOW

FOR

SHAF T ALIGNMENT V ERTICAL M ACHINES

The Result Window consists of the following: Machine diagram with distances Position values for each of the bolts 9 to 3 oclock and 12 to 6 oclock positions of: Angularity Offset

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RESULT W INDOW

FOR

SHAFT A LIGNMENT CARDAN SHAFTS

The Result Window consists of the following: Machine diagram with distances Horizontal plane and vertical plane views of: Angularity Left Foot Position Right Foot Position

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RESULT WINDOW

FOR

MACHINE TRAIN ALIGNMENT

The Result Window consists of the following: A train of machines with distances Horizontal Shaft Alignment plane and vertical plane views of: Angularity for each coupling in the train Offset for each coupling in the train Left foot Position for each machine in the train Right foot Position for each machine in the train

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GRAPH WINDOW

FOR

MACHINE TRAIN ALIGNMENT

The Graph Window (Summary) consists of the following: Horizontal and Vertical plane views of the whole train with their foot position values displayed. A machine in the horizontal plane is shown as a thick line with two pairs of symmetrically placed triangles and in the vertical plane is a thick line with two triangles. The triangles represent the feet of the machine and the line represents the machines centre line. For more information on how to change the reference point for Machine Train Alignment see Change of Reference for a Machine Train Alignment.

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G RAPH WINDOW

FOR

SINGLE AXIS STRAIGHTNESS MEASUREMENT

The Graph Window (Detail) consists of the following: Two-dimensional graph of Y values. Maximum Y value Minimum Y value and Difference between Maximum and Minimum values For more information on how to change the reference point for Straightness Measurements see Change of Reference for a Straightness Measurement.

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LIST WINDOW

FOR

SINGLE A XIS STRAIGHTNESS MEASUREMENT

The List Window consists of the following: A tabular representation with three columns: Position Distance from first measurement point Vertical Deviation for measurement point For more information on how to change the reference point for Straightness Measurements see Change of Reference for a Straightness Measurement.

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G RAPH WINDOW

FOR

DUAL A XES STRAIGHTNESS MEASUREMENT

The Graph Window consists of the following: Two-dimensional graph of Y values. Maximum Y value Minimum Y value Difference between Maximum and Minimum values Two-dimensional graph of X values Maximum X value Minimum X value and Difference between Maximum and Minimum values It is possible to change between display of Summary Graph and Detailed Graph by clicking on the Graph with the right mouse button. For more information on how to change the reference point for Straightness Measurement s see Change of Reference for a Straightness Measurement. 29

LIST WINDOW

FOR

DUAL AXES STRAIGHTNESS M EASUREMENT

The List Window consists of the following: A tabular representation with a minimum of four columns: Position Distance from first measurement point Vertical Deviation for measurement point Horizontal Deviation for measurement point Comment For more information on how to change the reference point for Straightness Measurements see Change of Reference for a Straightness Measurement.

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RESULT WINDOW

FOR

R OLL PARALLELISM MEASUREMENT

The Result Window consists of the following: A Vertical tabular representation with seven rows: ID Horizontal Angularity (unit can be: /1000 or /1 or /B or ) Horizontal Icon Vertical Angularity (unit can be : /1000 or /1 or /B or ) Vertical Icon A dimension B dimension For more information on how to change the reference point for Roll Parallelism Measurements see Change of Reference for a Roll Parallelism Measurement.

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GRAPH WINDOW

FOR

FL ATNESS MEASUREMENT

The Graph Window consists of the following: Graphic presentation of values. Explanation for icons. Tolerance. Maximum vertical (Y) deviation Minimum vertical (Y) deviation Difference between Maximum and Minimum values. In the Graph Window all the measurement points are shown with icons indicating if the point is inside or out of tolerance. Explanation for icons: Green = Inside tolerance Yellow (+/-) = Out of tolerance with more than 1x Orange (+/-) = Out of tolerance with more than 2x Red (+/-) = Out of tolerance with more than 3x A square with a point inside = Reference point White = Not measured Change between display of Summary Graph and Detailed Graph can be made by clicking on the Graph with the right mouse button. For more information on how to change the reference points for Flatness Measurements see Change of Reference for a Flatness Measurement.

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Rectangular plane

Circular plane

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LIST WINDOW

FOR

FL ATNESS MEASUREMENT

The List Window consists of a tabular presentation showing: Position Distances in both directions from first measurement point (for circular plane diameter and angle) Vertical Deviation for measurement point (Y) Comment For more information on how to change the reference points for Flatness Measurements see Change of Reference for a Flatness Measurement.

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Rectangular plane

Circular plane

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LABELS
To add a Label: Select the Reports/Labels option. The following Dialog appears:

Enter the labels that are common for all the measurements that are added to the current/new database.

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To add specific labels to any measurement: 1. Open a measurement as explained in the section View a Measurement. 2. Select the Report/Labels option. The Labels Dialog given above then appears. If any labels are already provided they are displayed. Change the existing labels and/or add new labels to the currently active measurement and select OK. If labels are entered here they are applicable only for the current measurement. Once the labels are added they are displayed in the Text Window as shown below:

To add the description to the labels, double click in the rectangular area surrounded by the dashed lines. Then the following dialog appears. Enter the appropriate description corresponding to the label.

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After adding labels and their descriptions the Text Window appears as follows:

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CHANGE OF REFERENCE
Clicking on the object (a point, line, etc) intended to be the reference in the List or Graph Window changes the reference. Based on the new reference, the values and graph will be regenerated. Change of reference is only available when zoom factor is 100% for the window.

CHANGE

OF

REFERENCE

FOR A

M ACHINE TRAIN ALIGNMENT

Clicking on any line representing a machine in the graph sets this to the new reference. The Feet Position values are recalculated and reflected in the Graph and the Result Windows.

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Clicking on the first machine generates the picture shown below.

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CHANGE

OF

REFERENCE

FOR A

STRAIGHTNESS MEASUREMENT

Clicking on/near a point, changes the reference points so the selected point become a reference point. The values will then be recalculated based on the new reference point/points. The reference can also be changed by clicking on the appropriate row of the table displayed in the List Window. One click on a point replaces the oldest reference. Two clicks on the same point make this point the only reference. Three clicks on the same point remove all reference points.

Clicking on the third point generates the picture shown below.

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In the case of Dual Axes Straightness Measurements, clicking on any one graph would result in changes in the other as well

CHANGE

OF

REFERENCE

FOR A

ROLL PARALLELISM MEASUREMENT

Clicking on one of the Horizontal Icons makes this roll the reference. Only the values in the table for Horizontal Angularity are then recalculated and the contents of the Result Window are redrawn.

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Clicking on the first roll generates the picture shown below.

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CHANGE

OF

REFERENCE

FOR A

F LATNESS M EASUREMENT

Clicking on a point, changes the reference points and makes the selected point a reference point. The values will then be recalculated based on the new reference point/points. The reference can also be changed by clicking on a row in the table displayed in the List Window. One click on a point adds this point as a reference point. If a new reference point is selected when there are already three reference points the first selected one will be replaced. Two clicks on the same point makes this point the only reference (only applicable for measurements which have been transferred from the Display Unit with one reference or no references).Three clicks on the same point removes all reference points (only applicable for measurements which have been transferred from the Display Unit without references). Example: Clicking on the point K11 in the picture below makes K11 a reference point instead of E11 that was the first selected one.

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T EPORT PRINT A REPOR

The Fixturlaser Documenter allows printing of the report corresponding to the measurement. The following sections describe the steps involved in printing of a report.

PAGE SETTINGS
The following Dialog appears when selecting the Report/Page Setup option. This Dialog defines Page layout, Header / Footer information for the purpose of printing the report.

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Certain default Page Settings are provided. Changing the Page Settings makes the new settings the default. Top, Bottom, Left and Right fields indicate the various margins for the page. The Header and Footer values indicate the distance from the Top and Bottom of the page respectively. The scale factor is used to reduce/increase the size of the report. Checking the appropriate option can centre the report on the Page either vertically or horizontally. The Header and Footer will not be affected.

H EADER

AND

FOOTER

FOR THE

REPORT

When selecting the Header/Footer tab option the following dialog appears in which the current Header and Footer are viewed.

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CHANGE HEADER / F OOTER

Text can be added in the Header or Footer at the appropriate positions: Left, Middle or the Right. The functions of the various buttons that appear are described below. Place the cursor in the appropriate box and then click the button for the corresponding field. For example: To insert page number in the middle of the footer, place the cursor in the middle box of the footer section and then click on the page number button.

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Buttons

Function

How the changes appear on the Dialog &[MeasID]

Add the Measurement ID Format the selected Text Add the Page number Add the Total number of Pages Add the date Add the time Add any selected image

&[Page] &[Pages] &[Date] &[Time] &[Symbol]

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ABOUT THE MEASUREMENTS

This section is intended to give a brief introduction to each type of measurement and describe the important fields for each type.

ICONS U SED

FOR REPRESENTING THE

M EASUREMENTS

The icons that are used for representing the different types of the measurements in the Fixturlaser Documenter are given below: Icon Measurement Type Shaft Alignment Horizontal Machines Shaft Alignment Vertical Machines Shaft Alignment Cardan Shafts Machine Train Alignment Straightness Measurements(Single Axis as well as Dual Axes) Roll Parallelism Measurement Flatness Measurement

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S HAFT ALIGNMENT HORIZONTAL MACHINES

This data gives information related to the angular and offset misalignments of shafts in a Horizontal Machine. This is the information obtained from the Display Unit.
Fields Description A A dimension B B dimension C C dimension D D dimension Angle.V Vertical Angularity Angle.H Horizontal Angularity Offset.V Vertical Offset Offset.H Horizontal Offset Foot.L.V Left Foot Vertical Position Foot.L.H Left Foot Horizontal Position Foot.R.V Right Foot Vertical Position Foot.R.H Right Foot Horizontal Position Optional Compensation values for Thermal Offset (target values) E E dimension F F dimension TO.FM.L.V Thermal Offset : Movable Left Foot Vertical Value TO.FM.L.H Thermal Offset : Movable Left Foot Horizontal Value TO.FM.R.V Thermal Offset : Movable Right Foot Vertical Value TO.FM.R.H Thermal Offset : Movable Right Foot Horizontal Value TO.FS.L.V Thermal Offset : Stationary Left Foot Vertical Value TO.FS.L.H Thermal Offset : Stationary Left Foot Horizontal Value TO.FS.R.V Thermal Offset : Stationary Right Foot Vertical Value TO.FS.R.H Thermal Offset : Stationary Right Foot Horizontal Value TO.CL.M.V Thermal Offset : Movable Clock Vertical Value TO.CL.M.H Thermal Offset : Movable Clock Horizontal Value TO.CL.S.V Thermal Offset : Stationary Clock Vertical Value TO.CL.S.H Thermal Offset : Stationary Clock Horizontal Value DBSE Distance Between Shaft Ends TO.AO.A.V Thermal Offset : Vertical Angularity TO.AO.A.H Thermal Offset : Horizontal Angularity TO.AO.O.V Thermal Offset : Vertical Offset TO.AO.O.H Thermal Offset: Horizontal Offset

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SHAFT ALIGNMENT VERTICAL MACHINES

This data gives information related to the angular and offset misalignments of shafts in a Vertical Machine. This is the information obtained from the Display Unit. Fields A B D C Angle.3 Angle.12 Offset.3 Offset.12 Bolt1 Bolt2 Bolt3 Bolt4 Bolt5 Bolt6 Bolt7 Bolt8 Description A dimension B dimension D dimension Number of bolts Angularity in the 9 to 3 oclock axis Angularity in the 12 to 6 oclock axis Offset in the 9 to 3 oclock axis Offset in the 12 to 6 oclock axis Vertical Position for Bolt 1 Vertical Position for Bolt 2 Vertical Position for Bolt 3 Vertical Position for Bolt 4 Vertical Position for Bolt 5 Vertical Position for Bolt 6 Vertical Position for Bolt 7 Vertical Position for Bolt 8

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S HAFT A LIGNMENT CARDAN SHAFTS

This data gives information related to the angular and offset misalignments of shafts in a Cardan Shaft Machine. This is the information obtained from the Display Unit. Fields A B C Angle.V Angle.H Offset.V Offset.H Foot.L.V Foot.L.H Foot.R.V Foot.R.H Description A dimension B dimension C dimension Vertical Angularity Horizontal Angularity Vertical Offset Horizontal Offset Left Foot Vertical Position Left Foot Horizontal Position Right Foot Vertical Position Right Foot Horizontal Position

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MACHINE T RAIN ALIGNMENT

This data gives information related to the angular and offset misalignments of shafts in a Machine Train Alignment. This is the information obtained from the Display Unit. This contains two parts: a header and the data. The header occurs only once at the beginning of the measurement and provides information related to the fields in the data. The data contains the actual values of the data in the measurement. The format of the header and the data is given below Header Fields Reference Data Fields Shaft Distance.L Distance.M Distance.R Foot.L.V Foot.L.H Foot.R.V Foot.R.H Angle.V Angle.H Offset V Offset H Description Shaft number D dimension + B dimension C dimension +. E dimension F dimension + A dimension D dimension Left Foot Vertical Position Left Foot Horizontal Position Right Foot Vertical Position Right Foot Horizontal Position Vertical Angularity Horizontal Angularity Vertical Offset Horizontal Offset

Description Shaft number used as reference

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S INGLE AXIS S TRAIGHTNESS M EASUREMENT

This data gives information related to Single Axis Straightness Measurement. This is the information obtained from the Display Unit. This contains two parts: a header and the data. The header occurs only once at the beginning of the measurement and provides information related to the fields in the data. The data contains the actual values of the data in the measurement. The format of the header and the data is given below. Header Fields Scale Ref1 Ref2 Data Fields Position Distance Y Description Index of measurement point Distance from first measurement point Vertical Deviation for the measurement point

Description Diagram scale First reference point Second reference point

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DUAL AXES STRAIGHTNESS MEASUREMENT

This data gives information related to Dual Axes Straightness Measurement. This is the information obtained from the Display Unit. Like the Single Axis Straightness Measurement, Dual Axes Straightness Measurement contains two parts: a header and the data. The header occurs only once at the beginning of the measurement and provides information related to the fields in the data. The data contains the actual values of the data in the measurement. The format of the header and the data is given below. Header Fields Scale Show Method Invert.Y Invert.X Ref1 Ref2 Data Fields Position Distance Y X Comment Description Index of measurement point Distance from first measurement point Vertical Deviation for the measurement point Horizontal Deviation for the measurement point Any additional Comments

Description Diagram scale Displayed graphs Measurement method Invert Y-graph Invert X-graph First reference point Second reference point

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ROLL PARALLELISM M EASUREMENT

This data gives information related to the angular misalignments of rolls in Roll Parallelism Measurement. This is the information obtained from the Display Unit. This contains two parts: a header and the data. The header occurs only once at the beginning of the measurement and provides information related to the fields in the data. The data contains the actual values of the data in the measurement. The format of the header and the data is given below Header Fields Angle.display Reference Tolerance Data Fields Roll A B Angle.H Angle.V Description Roll ID A dimension B dimension Horizontal Angularity Vertical Angularity

Description Type of Angle Roll Used as Reference Selected Tolerance (Accepted deviation)

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FLATNESS M EASUREMENT
The data obtained from the Display Unit in Flatness Measurement contains three parts: a header, additional information and the data. The header and the additional information occurs only once at the beginning of the measurement and provides information related to the data fields. The data contains the actual values of the measurement data. The format of the transfered data is described below. Header Fields Type Tolerance Invert.Y Invert.X Ref1 Ref2 Ref3 Additional information Fields Precision.Dist Precision.Value Data Fields Position Distance.H Distance.V Y Comment Description Index of measurement point Horizontal Distance from first measurement point Vertical Distance from first measurement point Vertical Deviation for the measurement point Any additional Comments

Description Type of plane Selected tolerance Invert Y-values Invert X-values First reference point Second reference point Third reference point

Description Precision for distances Precision for measurement values

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