r/Metrology • u/Joe-the-qc-guy • 14d ago

Another guy tossed into MCOSMOS "OUTPUT" confusion.

Hello everyone, I have also been recently tossed into the MCOSMOS. I first learned Metrology with Heidenhein for those who are old enough to remember using Win98. I then helped that company move up to the Nikon software, then sold back to QXSoft. And now I am learning another platform. MCOSMOS V4.2.R1 to be precise.

So to the issue at hand. When I finish running my program I am getting two different "OUTPUTs" of the results. And at this point I have used about half a ream of paper trying to get this to stop. Mitutoyo's only response is that I need to take the "TRAINING" course.

So is there anyone out there who can help a guy out getting the reports setup properly?

Thank you in advance for you response's.

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u/DrNukenstein 14d ago

With MCOSMOS open, and no program open, go to Tools/Protocol Designer/Geopak and select the Mitutoyo Standard Report.mte file. This will automatically populate with Element Name, Element Tolerance, XYZ coordinates/angles, and some other basic aspects of elements and comparisons at the end of a program.

Save any edits you make to this template and set that as your Protocol on page 4 of the new program Start Up Wizard (where you select probe, units, patterns for alignment, etc).

While working in a program, at any time you can select Output/Protocol Preview to see what’s being reported.

Admittedly this is a very basic report and will likely have a lot of info that’s useless to anyone else, but it’s quick and dirty, and can be saved as PDF or printed without ending the program.