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### Step 2: Rotary Table Setup

To setup your rotary table:

1. Start PC-DMIS

2. Create a new Part Program. It should have the same Measurement Units (IN or MM) as your machine for ease in debugging problems, but this is not mandatory.

3. Select the machine of interest from the Settings toolbar using the drop-down list. Note: PC-DMIS NCI only assigns one machine per PC-DMIS computer, so there is no drop down list.

Important: The correct machine should be selected from the Settings toolbar whether you are creating paths for calibration, rotary table configuration or general measurement programs.

4. Select the
   Operation | Calibrate/Edit | Rotary Table menu option to open the Rotary Table Setup dialog box.

Note: The Rotary Table Setup dialog box can also be accessed from the Edit | Preferences | Rotary Table Setup menu option

Rotary Table Setup dialog box

5. Select the type of rotary table configuration from:

- No Rotary Table - Rotary table is not being used.

- Single Rotary Table - For a single rotary table.

- Dual Rotary Table - Two rotary tables, not necessarily stacked.

- Stacked Rotary Tables - Two rotary table that are stacked.

6. For Dual or Stacked Rotary Table configurations, you will need to specify the parameters for each table while either the Table W or Table V option is selected. The settings for each table is independent of the other.

7. For each rotary table, select either the Table is Index Type or Table is Infinite Type option.

8. For each rotary table, select either the Table is Manual or Table is DCC option.

9. For each rotary table, select the Axis for Table from the drop-down list box. Select the normal vector of the table, this axis is used when defining the Direction of Positive Rotation.

Important: Specify the Axis for Table before updating the XYZ values.

10. Enter the nominal location of the table center in the XYZ boxes. This should be entered in “machine coordinates”, that is with no tool or work offsets active.

11. Avoid updating the IJK vector values directly.

12. Select either CLOCKWISE or COUNTERCLOCKWISE from the Direction of Positive Rotation drop-down box. CNC machines can have a left-handed relationship between the table axis vector and direction of rotation. The direction of rotation defines how the table turns when one is looking “down” the Axis for Table Vector.

13. Enter the nominal location of the table center in the XYZ Center boxes. This should be entered in “machine coordinates”, that is with no tool or work offsets active.

14. Enter the normal vector of the table in the IJK Vector boxes.

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Note: Work offsets are assumed not to be in effect for Rotary Table calibration.