we recently had to replace a ref. standard - is there a way to see what gages are linked to that ref. standard so we can update the Test Points all at once or do we have to do it on the fly when the gage comes in for calibration ?
Our ref. standards are sometimes just plain gages, like a ring that is used to set a bore gage, or a micrometer that checks pins/plugs.
Hello Alex,
Welcome to the forum! We’re glad you’re here.
There is a report you can run on the reference standard that will tell you the gages, and the test points on those gages that it’s attached to. It’s located in the canned report menu titled “Standards Traceability”.
In the configuration menu, click gage templates. there is a tab towards the top that is called "[Gage Link]”.
(this is assuming you have already created templates and saved them)
You can link every gage you want to this template, which also has the standards linked.
**Be advised though, it will change every gage on that list to have the ref standards and test points contained in the template.
STORYTIME –Now, what I’ve spent the last month doing is creating these templates by gage type such as calipers, dial and digital indicators, height and depth gages and so on. I make the template to contain all the needed test points covering from zero to whatever the longest or tallest version of each we have, then linking all the gages of that type to that template and finally deleting any non-applicable test points on the gages individually.
For example, the template covering dial and digital calipers for us goes up to 26”, but we have many 6,8,12,18 calipers in the shop, so when my technician does calibrations he is instructed to delete any that exceed the ability of the gage in the test point tab under gages before starting the calibration.
It’s only inconvenient at the time the gage is calibrated the first time after I linked them. After that, the test points will be correct. The upside is efficiency, now every time he calibrates a caliper all the test points are the same, in the same order, thus he will be able to calibrate faster as he commits the processes to memory.
I can’t say it is the way GT might recommend or train to do, but I have not been formally trained in the software and thus it’s the best thing I’ve come up with so far.