### Importing an AVAIL or MMIV Program

The AVAIL and MMIV file types are used by Micro Measure IV™ measurement package. PC-DMIS allows you to import this file type into PC-DMIS part programs.

To import an AVAIL or MMIV file,

1. Open the part program in PC-DMIS into which you are going to import the MMIV program file.

2. Select the File | Import menu option and then select either Avail... or MMIV... from the sub menu. An Open dialog box will appear.

3. PC-DMIS lists program files beginning with AVAIL and MMIV’s “llf” prefix.

4. Navigate through the available directories until you find the directory containing the needed AVAIL or MMIV file and select that file from the list.

5. Click the Import button. PC-DMIS displays the Choose Translation Method dialog box, asking the method to use to import the data into the part program.

Choose Translation Method dialog box

6. Select one of the translation options and click OK. PC-DMIS processes your request.

7. For each TOOLCHANGE command encountered in the MMIV file, PC-DMIS will prompt you to select a PC-DMIS probe file.

8. For each TIPCHANGE command encountered in the MMIV file, PC-DMIS will prompt you to select a PC-DMIS probe tip from the Select Tip dialog box’s Tip to Use list.

Select Tip dialog box

9. Click OK (or OK All) and, as directed by on-screen instructions, repeat the previous step. When the Select Tip dialog box closes, the Select Workplane dialog box will appear.

Select WorkPlane dialog box

10. Select the workplane that matches your current setup and click OK. PC-DMIS imports the data into the part program.

Important: MMIV part programs that contain a BRANCH/TEST keyword or a BRANCH/LABEL command inside of a feature block will have the respective PC-DMIS commands (IF and GOTO) moved before the feature block once imported into PC-DMIS. This will be corrected in future versions of PC-DMIS.

A Note on Importing Auto Features

Be aware that PC-DMIS doesn't support the DONE/ or MEASURE/ commands in imported MMIV or AVAIL auto features. While translation still takes place, any MEASURE/; X,Y,Z,I,J,K commands will be turned into operator comments and DONE/ commands are ignored.
For example, suppose you are importing this auto feature in an AVAIL or MMIV file:

CIR2= AUTO/CIR; YZPL,OC,4,12.0,6.0,-12.0,103.0,295,330
MOVE/BY; 12,5,0
MOVE/BY; 0,0,20
MEASURE/; 12.0,56.0,-22.0,0.0,-1.0,0.0039
MEASURE/; 12.0,57.85,-16.0,0.0,-1.0,0.0
MEASURE/; 12.0,58.4,-6.0,0.0,-1.0,-0.0039
DONE/;

In PC-DMIS this would translate to an AUTO CIRCLE command followed by two MOVES and three comments saying that PC-DMIS ignores the MEASURE command.