Calypso

Advanced
Course

September
September
December 200 2
2001

Software
Software rev. 3. 6
Software-Rev.
3.2, 3.4

Training
Manual
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Software-Revision:
Software-Revision: 3.6
Edition: 09/2002
09/2002

Printed in Germany
tth
4 Edition, September 2002

Carl Zeiss 3D Metrology Services GmbH

Heinrich-Rieger-Str.
Heinrich-Rieger-Str. 1
73430 Aalen

e-mail address
hopp@zeiss3d.de

Special information on this edition:

The text and graphics contained in this training manual lay no claim to completeness or 
correctness.

Please
Please notify your instructor of any flaws
fl aws or
or insu
i nsuffici
fficiencies
encies you
you may discover
di scover in the
following sections.

Your cooperation will

will help us improve Calypso
Calypso training f or further course participants.

Since the software described here is constantly being revised deviations from the
procedures described here may occur at a later point in time.

Please take this point into consideration when working with Calypso in the future.

Calypso Advanced Course

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This manual is protected by copyright. No part of its contents may be copied, reproduced,
translated, further processed by electronic means, or passed on without the express
consent of Carl Zeiss 3D Metrology Services GmbH.

We reserve
reserve the right to alter the contents of this manual as required!

 Carl Zeiss 3D Metrology Services GmbH. All rights reserved.

Software-Revision:
Software-Revision: 3.6
Edition: 09/2002
09/2002

Printed in Germany
tth
4 Edition, September 2002

Carl Zeiss 3D Metrology Services GmbH

Heinrich-Rieger-Str.
Heinrich-Rieger-Str. 1
73430 Aalen

e-mail address
hopp@zeiss3d.de

Special information on this edition:

The text and graphics contained in this training manual lay no claim to completeness or 
correctness.

Please
Please notify your instructor of any flaws
fl aws or
or insu
i nsuffici
fficiencies
encies you
you may discover
di scover in the
following sections.

Your cooperation will

will help us improve Calypso
Calypso training f or further course participants.

Since the software described here is constantly being revised deviations from the
procedures described here may occur at a later point in time.

Please take this point into consideration when working with Calypso in the future.

Calypso Advanced Course

The way to become a Calypso Specialist

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Carl Zeiss 3D
Metrology
Services
Customer Training GmbH
Calypso Advanced Training
Name: Company:

Prerequisites This course:

Calypso Basic Training deals with more Calypso functions
4 - 6 weeks practical experience on the CMM or  is a 4 day course
Knowledge of another measuring software is recommended to be taken at a Training Center 
package starts at 8:00 a.m., ends at 4:00 p.m. with a break from
12:15 – 13:00
offers handouts where necessary, you should bring your 
own copy of the Calypso User Manual

Day 1 Comprehension Comprehension

Review Special Alignment ☺  
 Questions from Basic Training  Base system using offset plane
 Questions from praxis   Alignment with iteration
 RPS with loop
 Probe Qualification ☺  
 3D best fit with a loop
  Automatic probe qualification  Characteristics Editor:
 Gauge calibration Change coordinate system
 Special probes
disk probe, cylinder probe, inclined probe

Day 2 Comprehension Comprehension

Testing Forms ☺   Special features and constructions ☺  
 Scanning  Recall of points from
 Filters polyline, circles, cylinders
 Outliers  Rectangle, Slot, circle on cone,
 Form plots radius point, sphere point
 Measuring Force (option)  average feature,
Min/Max coordinates
CAD ☺    Evaluation constraints
 Offline programming
 CAD file types
 Healing
 Extracting
 CAD modification

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Day 3 Comprehension Comprehension

Extended programming functionality ☺   Exercises on
 Pattern: linear and round Advanced programming functions ☺  
 Formula
 Loop  This subject area lends itself to further exercises –
 Break condition also offline – using records
 Bore pattern
 Conditional branching

Day 4 Comprehension Comprehension

Autorun Records ☺  
 Palet measurment  Userdefined record
 Serial measurement  Userinformation at CNC-Start
 Privileges  Exporting results
Program optimization ☺  
 Order to run from f eature list
 Sub-Groups
 Miniplan
 Block edges

Day 5 Comprehension Comprehension

Discussion Further Training Courses
 Special customer measuring problems  Introduction to Curve Metrology
 Programming work pieces you have brought to the  Introduction to PCM
training
 Editing measuring tasks
Review
 Furthering your knowledge of new functions
 Trainer assesses course
 Participants assess course

Special training courses or workshops are offered for  Curve Option, 3 days
advanced Calypso program options: PCM Option, 3 days
CAM Import Filter Option, on request
Workshop on User Defined Printout, 1 day
Workshop on Programming Strategy, 1 day

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List of Contents

Worksheet 1: Probe Qualification

1.1: Automatic Probe Qualification

The automatic probe qualification will help you to become familiar 
with handling probes.

1.2: Gage Calibration

Recalibration of a stylus on a plug or ring gage. Prerequisite for 
high accuracy measurements and for calibration of special probes
in the following section.

1.3: Special Probes

Qualification of disk and cylinder probes which have to be
recalibrated on a gage.

Worksheet 2: Special Alignments

2.1: Base alignment with Offset Plane
The offset plane as feature and use as alignment element

2.2: Change Axial Alignment

Selecting the axial alignment when orientating the axial al ignment
of the workpiece different from that of the machine

2.3: Startsystem

2.4: Iterative Alignment

Single points on the practice cube are calculated to features.
These form a coordinate system. The iteration is executed with
loops.

2.5: RPS Alignment with Loop

Special alignment for sheet metal measurement

2.6: 3D Best Fit with Loop

2.7: 3D Fit to a Curved Pipe
2.8 Changing a Coordinate System with the Editor 
2.9 Rotation on a Straight Line through the Origin

Worksheet 3: Form Elements / Scanning

3.1: Basics about Filters and Outliers
3.1.1: Filters
3.1.2: Outliers
3.1.3: Minimum circumscribed and maximum inscribed elements /
Tangential elements
3.2: Form element with the help of an example
Definition of scanning paths
Scanning settings
Filters
Outliers
Tangential elements
Default Measurement Strategy
Minimum circumscribed and maximum i nscribed elements
Exercises
3.3 Flatness with a Reference

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Worksheet 4: CAD

4.1: Offline Programming

CAD File Types
Healing
Extracting
CAD Modification

4.2: Measurement Strategy

Default Values
Creating a Grid

Worksheet 5: Special Features and Constructions

5.1 Recall Feature Points from Polyline

5.2 Recall Feature Points from Circles
5.3 Recall Feature Points from Cylinder 
5.4 Recall Feature Points from Curve
5.5: Slot, Rectangle
Circle on Cone
Radius points, Angle point,

Mean value
Contour point
Min/Max coordinates
Minimum/Maximum

5.6: Limiting Degrees of Freedom

5.7: Form Characteristics, DIN Surface Form

Worksheet 6: Advanced Programming Functions,

Formula, Loop

6.1: Circular Pattern, Linear Pattern

Measurement of 6 holes as circular pattern

6.2: Radius from Diameter with Formula

The radius is calculated from the diameter value of a circle using
a formula

6.3: Probing positions

Measure hole and refer further probings to the center point

6.4: Break Condition

The CNC run is cancelled if the values are too large

6.5: LOOP on result (SIGMA) Break Condition with Loop

Characteristic with repetition if values are bad

6.6: Bore Pattern

True Position using bore pattern

6.7 Linear pattern with formula

6.8 Calculation of the depth of a groove

6.9 Conditional Branching

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