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pc-dmis version 4.2

Reporting Training

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Report Window

Report Report Window is Window is

now now separate separate from Edit from Edit WindowWindow

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Report Window

Starting with PC-DMIS version 4 the Report and Edit Windows are separate.

and

Standard windows

controls to minimize, restore

and close.

Report Window Toolbar

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New Menu for ReportingVersion 3.7 Version 4.2

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New Menu for ReportingVersion 3.7 Version 4.2

Access to Template and Custom Report Editors

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Menu for Insert Report Command

Differences in Menu:

1. Hyperview Report has been replaced by Custom Report, Template Report and Legacy Report

2. Menu list is now alphabetized.

3. Menu item “Screen Capture” has been added.

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Edit Window Layout DialogVersion 3.7 Version 4.2

Reflects that Edit Window and Report Window have been

separated

Hyper-Reports can no longer

be created starting with

v4!

Now done in the

Report Window

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Six Standard Reports• TEXTONLY.RTP

• Text reporting with labels

• Default template unless registry entry specifies another template

• CADONLY. RTP

• Entire report based on Cad Object with labels

• Page orientation is Portrait

• TEXTANDCAD. RTP

• Top half Cad (Cad Object) with labels

• Bottom half text (Text object) with labels

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Six Standard Reports• GRAPHICALANALYSIS. RTP

• Feature information is presented in the Graphical Analysis chart

• CADONLY_LANDSCAPE. RTP

• Like CADONLY.RTP, the entire report based on Cad Object with labels

• Page orientation is Landscape

• PPAP. RTP

• Production Part Approval Process report

• Concise tabulated report

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Standard Reports

1-Touch Reporting

TEXTONLY

Feature

Dimension

Header

Also the default report format

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Standard Reports

1-Touch Reporting

TEXTANDCAD

CAD

Text

Note that labels on CAD and Text

match# of pages is

determined by format and amount

of data

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Standard Reports

1-Touch Reporting

CADONLY

All 5 dimensions shown on one page

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Standard Reports

1-Touch Reporting

GRAPHICALANALYSIS

Graphs for Circularity, Cylindricity, Flatness

and Straightness

Graphs for Circularity, Cylindricity, Flatness

and Straightness

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Standard Reports

1- Touch ReportingCADONLY_LANDSCAPE

CADONLY report in Landscape instead

of Portrait orientation

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Standard Reports

1-Touch Reporting

PPAP

Quickly determine acceptance or rejection

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Standard Reports

What is new is their

effect on the Report.

ViewSets are not new

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Standard Reports

ViewSets allow different CAD views in the Report

New page and new CAD view

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Status Window

Status Window shows report for current

command

Also works in Command

Mode

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Ways to Customize a ReportRight click in the text section of a report and select:

1. “Edit Object” to specify what data is to be included in the report (e.g. Features, Alignments, etc.)

2. “Duplicate Page” to make a copy in the Report Window of the current page

3. “Add Object on Page / Section Cut Profile” to add a cut-away view of the CAD model

4. “Add Object on Page / Custom Label” to add a label to the page based on a selected label template

5. “Remove Object Modifications” to Undo modifications to an object

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Ways to Customize a Report6. Right click on a label and select “Edit Object” to

specify what data is to be included in a label

7. Right click on a label and select “Change Template” to change the formatting of that data

8. Right click on a CAD label and select “Hide Selected Labels” to make the label not visible

9. Right click on a CAD image that has hidden labels and select “Show Hidden Labels” to make the hidden labels visible

10.Double-click on a CAD image to modify the zoom and orientation of the image

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Ways to Customize a Report11.Double-click on a CAD label to reposition the label

12.Right click on a CAD image and select “Edit Object” to access the Label Layout Wizard

13.Right click the GraphicalAnalysis object and change its properties

14.Double click GraphicalAnalysis object and change zoom and orientation

15.File | Reporting | Clear Template Associated Data

16.File | Reporting | Clear All Template Associated Data

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Clear Template Associated Data– Removes all report customizing used in the current

part program with the current selected report template

Customizing a Generated Report

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What Template is Used?

New part program (order of precedence):

1. The report template specified as the default report template in the registry, if one exists,

2. TEXTONLY.RTP, if it can be found,

3. default.rtp, if it can be found,

4. default.rtp, which PC-DMIS creates.

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What Template is Used?

Existing part program (order of precedence):

1. the default report template for this part program, if one has been established by clicking the "Set as Default Template" button,

2. the report template specified as the default report template in the registry, if one exists,

3. TEXTONLY.RTP, if it can be found,

4. default.rtp, if it can be found,

5. default.rtp, which PC-DMIS creates.

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Report WindowPC-DMIS includes

template name in the Report Window Title Bar

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Report Window Toolbar

Redraw the Report

Custom Report

Selection Dialog

Print the Report

Set Report as Default

Save Layout

Full Report Mode

Last Execution Report Mode

Report Magnification

Saved Report Templates including 6 standard

report templates

Template Selection

Dialog

Saved Custom Reports

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Template Selection Dialog

When you click on the Template

Selection Dialog icon you get a list

of Report Templates

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Remove from List

Click to add your report template to this list Close Dialog

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Image preview directly from template unless

specified by user Click on template then click Open to use this template

in the Report Window

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Change Previews

Can change preview for

report and label templates

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Change Previews

Any .bmp or .jpg file can be used. Make

proportions about 1:1

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New PC-DMIS Font

• New font• Loaded with PC-DMIS• Provides GD&T symbols

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Examining Standard Templates

TextOnly

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TEXTONLY.RTP in the Report Template editor

Properties for selected

object

Font

Object

Layout

Docked Toolbars

Docked Property

Sheet

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Toolbars and Property Sheet

can also float (i.e. be undocked)

Just “Grab & Drag”

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Examining Standard TemplatesTextReportObject

Label

CadReportObject

Three objects present data and have a Rule Tree

The Rule Tree specifies what data is to be

presented and in what format

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Property Sheet

View Snap Points

Zoom in

Toggle Grid

Toggle Ruler

Zoom Out

Ungroup

Align Edges

Zoom 1:1

Group

Regroup

Align Center

Space

Make Same Size

To Front / Back

Undo

Redo

Layout Bar – some have menus

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Creating a Report Template

From Help

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TEXTONLY.RPT in the Report Template editor

Click Rules

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Rules exist if BOLD

Rule for Dimension Location

When to

Report Data

Data format

Report Expression Language

We will talk more about Rules and the Rule Tree

Editor later

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Standard Report Templates• Questions:

1. What happens if I delete a report template that I have set as my default for a part program?– If the report template is not found, “default.rtp” is used. If it

is not found, PC-DMIS creates it. It is a TextReportObject

with no rulesno rules.

– This is similar to Text Mode Dimension ReportText Mode Dimension Report

2. What happens if I modify my report template?– Whenever you click the Redraw button in the Report

Window, or when you run the part program, PC-DMIS will notice that the report template has been updated and will use that updated report template.

– This is a VERY handy feature!

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PPAP.RTP in the Report Template editor

Several text objects

TextReportObject with rules

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CADOnly.RTP in the Report Template editor

CADReportObject with rules

Label Layout

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Examining Standard Templates# of Labels per page

and Layout Style

Leader Lines point to Measured or Nominal?

CADonly.RTP / click on Labels

Layout in Property Sheet

Border?Auto-Zoom CAD image?

2 leader lines?Feature centroid?

Color ball on leader line?

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Standard Label Templates

• File_Header.lbl

• Reference_ID.lbl

• Legacy_Dimension_CAD.lbl

• 33 Current Standard Label Templates

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• FCF_Label.lbl

• Line1.lbl

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• Line2.lbl

• Line3.lbl

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• Line1, Line2 and Line3 refer to lines or rows in the Feature Control Frames Table

• Line2 is the FCF primary dimension• In some cases, e.g. True Position of a Circle, Line1

presents the size information• Line3 is for a secondary tolerance type or a secondary

dimension

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Label TemplatesHow to view / edit a label template

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Label TemplatesFile header template in Label Template Editor

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Label TemplatesDouble click in label to put in

Edit mode

Click to select a single cell

Right click same cell to bring up Grid

Properties dialog

Cell expression

Cell properties

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Label TemplatesHow to change the File header label bitmap

Click Select and browse to new image. Save or

Save As to rename.

Change bitmap

Templates are installed with the Read-only attribute setTemplates are installed with the Read-only attribute set

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Label Templates

Here is the Property Page for Row 3. Notice that the

Repeating Group checkbox is checked.

Line1_Size.lbl

# of times to repeat row.

COUNT(LINE1_FEATNAME)

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Open the Report

Template Editor for a

new Template

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Portrait or Landscape

Other Page Size options depend on installed printer drivers; such as, A3,

A4, A5, B4, B5

Report Properties

2

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New Item in Report Template Editor

Section Cut Profile

New in v4.2

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SectionProperti

es

Section Height and Width

3

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Click the Text icon, drop onto the editor. Right mouse or click Property icon to get the Property Page

Note: always in Edit mode. Can’t put it in Run mode.

Note: always in Edit mode. Can’t put it in Run mode.

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Properties for:•Font•Colors•Alignment•Size•Location•Orientation•Text

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Creating a Report TemplateAdd a bitmap

Modify properties

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Note correlation

of “Show” items

7Add a TextReportObject

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TextReportObject

Rules allow you to

define how your data

will be presented

Click

8

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Click to specify when rules apply Specify the rules

1

2

3

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Set the condition

when rule will apply

What label template do you

want to use?

What additional text or text expression should be included

in the report?

After you select a label template,

you can change the table format

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Exporting / Importing Rules

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Copy / Paste Rules

Does not use System Copy

buffer / e.g. can’t paste into NotePad

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Creating a Report Template• User Assigned Properties:

– The ability to create a template now but have the useruser specify supplemental data laterlater

But When?But When?• Prompt when the user selects template

– In the Template Selection Dialog, when the user selects Open, the user is prompted for this information

– Select this for data specific to a part type but does not change with each part that is measured

• Prompt when executing report– Each time the part program is run, the user is prompted

for this data– Select this for data specific to the individual part; such

as, some type of part identification– Select this for ancillary information about the run; such

as, operator name, CMM ID, etc.

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Click checkbox.

Specify when user

will be prompted.

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Prompted once when template

selected, unless user chooses to clear template

associated data

Prompted each time the report is

executed

Note prompt

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Operator enters name at [Put Name Here].

Entered in Property Sheet

Name appears in report in Text Object.

Prompt at execution

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Can I modify the order of the User

Assigned Properties List?

Can I modify the order of the User

Assigned Properties List?

Note: I’m in the Report Template

Editor with the template open.

Yes, in the Editor.

No, at execution.

Yes, in the Editor.

No, at execution.

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Creating a Report TemplateMove down

Move up

Delete

2 lists to modify:1. When template

selected2. When report executed

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Creating a Report Template• Sections

• Ability to divide a report into sub-reports• Each sub-report acts as if it has its own

separate report template• Sections print out in the order that they are

defined• Data is made available to all sections based

on two properties: • Command Set• Maximum Number of Pages

• Rules determine if section displays the data

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Creating a Report Template• Sections

• Possible Report Outline:• Cover sheet• Title page• Summary Report• Detailed data section

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Right click to add a section

Section properties

Multi-section report

Properties that control data selection

Section name

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New Section Properties

All Commands - The setting will process the entire command set in the current section (Page tab). This is the default value.

Continue from Previous Section - This setting continues to process the command set from the previous section, continuing where the last section stop processing.

Same as Previous Section - This setting will cause the section (Page tab) to take exactly the same command set as the previous section. The head section and all subsequent sections with this setting will form a mini-group. All subsequent sections in the mini group will create one page with the head page.

Defines the Maximum Number of Pages that will use the design of the current Page tab in the report.

For example, if you set this value to 2, but you have easily enough dimensions in your part program to fill five pages, the section will not process commands once the number of pages for that section reaches the specified maximum of two pages. The current process command will need a newly created section (Page tab) in order to display additional information.

The default value of 0 means there is no maximum and so all pages will be displayed.

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Example 1 of "Command Set" & "Maximum Number of Pages"

In the following examples suppose that your report template has four sections named A, B, C, and D and that each contains a TextReportObject. Additionally, suppose that your part program has enough dimensions to display three pages of dimensions per section.

PC-DMIS would display the pages in the final report like this:

A1,A2,A3,B1,B2,B3,C1,C2,C3,D1,D2,D3

Section Max. # of Pages Command Set

A 0 All Commands

B 0 All Commands

C 0 All Commands

D 0 All Commands

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A1,B1,B2,B3,C1,C3,C3,D1


A 1 All Commands

B 0 All Commands

C 0 All Commands

D 1 All Commands

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A1,B1,C1,B2,C2,B3,C3,D1


A 1 All Commands

B 0 All Commands

C 0 Same as Previous Section

D 1 All Commands

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A1,B2,C2,B3,C3,D1


A 1 All Commands

B 0 Continue From Previous Section

C 0 Same as Previous Section

D 1 All Commands

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Label Templates

Object Toolbar• Similar to Report Template Editor

Object Toolbar, except:– No CadReportObject– No Label Object– No TextReportObject– No Leaderline

• But it does include:– CommandTextObject– AnalysisObject– ChartObject– CADImageObject

CommandTextObject

AnalysisObject

ChartObject

CADImageObject

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Label Templates

ResizeThere are about 100 pixels per inch. Therefore, a width

of 200 is about 2 inches. This is also true in the

Report Template Editor.

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Label TemplatesExample

Label CommandTextObjectText Object 1 with ShadowStyle property

Text Object 2

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Label Templates

Grid Control

Another Example

Label

Set size, # of columns and rows,

table format

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Legacy_Dimension.lbl

Legacy_Dimension.lbl in Edit Mode

Formulas are used to define what data is to be

displayed in each cell

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Note the Property Page for this cell at Row 1,

Column 2.

There are many

properties here to allow you to tailor

each cell

There are many

properties here to allow you to tailor

each cell

Could be multiple cells, entire row or entire

column

You put the formula in the Cell Expression area.

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Label Templates

Merge multiple cells as one

Legacy_Dimension.lbl is a Grid Control

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A cell can contain text (including an expression), an

image or an ActiveX control.

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This equation determines how many

times to repeat this row

Label Templates

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Label Templates

Rule for Dimension Location is:USE TEMPLATE "legacy_dimension.lbl"

Rule for Dimension Location is:USE TEMPLATE "legacy_dimension.lbl"

Point

Sphere

Cone

3 Rows

4 Rows

5 Rows

Same Label

Template

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Label Templates

List based on Table selected

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Rule Tree Editor

Main categories of Rules

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Rule Tree Editor

Click Add to

add rule

Specify to what the label shall apply. Here

Features are highlighted.

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Rule uses Label Template

Check here

Enter Label Template file name

Already filled in for you. This rule

applies to all Features

Already filled in for you. This rule

applies to all Features

… or browseFor the label

template

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Rule Uses Text Expression

Check here

Message goes to the report for each feature

IF Command Type = Features Then DISPLAY TEXT EXPRESSION “Message for features"

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Create a Report Template

If the MINOR_WORD_TOGGLE of the referenced feature is “CIRCLE” then display

its BF_MATH_TYPE

Conditionally output text expression

Conditionally output text expression

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Create a Report Template

Rule added to the Rule

Tree

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Child overrules Parent !

What if Rules Conflict?

Rule Here

Rule Here

All apply? None?

Which one?

What if there was a rule here?

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Rules about RulesRule Tree Rules

• Multiple rules per command• Can be applied unconditionally or conditionally• A rule can put out text directly or provide

information based on the format of a label template

• Can use conditional expressions using the Reporting Expression Language

• Can use a text expression using the Reporting Expression Language

• You can specify an initial grid format (label template)

• You can specify order that the rules are applied• Parent node rule applies to a child node only if

the child node has no rule

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Report Expression Language• See the Help File

• Table of Contents• PC-DMIS 4 Core Help File

• Reporting Measurement Results• Creating Custom Reports• About Report

Expressions• Edit Window pop-up can provide data type

name used in report expressions• Can also be used in properties

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Typical Report Language Expressions=ID - This displays the feature or dimension ID.=DIM_MEASURED:N - This displays a dimension's measured value.=UNIT_TYPE - This displays the unit of measurement for the feature or

dimension.=LOADSTR - This loads a string from a table of stored strings within PC-

DMIS.=AXIS:N - This displays the current axis name (XAXIS, YAXIS, or ZAXIS).=NOMINAL:N - This displays the nominal data for a feature.=F_PLUS_TOL:N - This displays a feature's plus tolerance.=F_MINUS_TOL:N - This displays a feature's minus tolerance.=DIM_OUTTOL:N - This displays the out of tolerance value for a

dimension.=DIM_MAX:N - This displays the maximum possible in-tolerance upper

value for a dimension.=DIM_MIN:N - This displays the minimum possible in-tolerance lower

value for a dimension.

What is “N”?

The “N” expression evaluates

to the current iteration value of a repeating row or

column.

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=GDT_SYMBOL

=LOADSTR(-572) [loads string from resources]

=TOL(AXIS:N,DIM_OUTTOL:N, 0.0, 0.0)

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TOL=TOL(NOMINAL:N,DIM_OUTTOL:N, 0.0, 0.0)

From Help

If expression 2 is between expression 3 and expression 4, then set the string in expression 1 to the marked colormarked color; otherwise, set it to the error colorerror color

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=UNIT_TYPE

=ID + IF(LEN(REF_ID:1) > 0, " - " + REF_ID:1, " ") + IF(LEN(REF_ID:2)>0 AND REF_ID:1 <> REF_ID:2, " " + LOADSTR(-247) + " " + REF_ID:2, " ")

=TOL(DIM_MEASURED:N,DIM_OUTTOL:N,0.0,0.0)

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Report Expression LanguageThere are four areas where you can insert report

expressions:

1) The Rules Tree Editor in the Conditional Expression and Text Expression boxes.

2) The GridControlObject in its grid cells.

3) The GridControlObject in the Repeat Expression box in the Row tab for repeat expressions.

4) Property Sheet Values on edit fields or combo boxes that take text values.

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Report Expression LanguageFrom Help:

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Edit Rule / Conditional ExpressionTOGGLEVALUE(TEXT_ANALYSIS)>0

Edit Rule / Text Expression***** Dimension is Out-Of-Tolerance *****

GridControlObject / Repeat Expression=COUNT(AXIS)

Property Sheet / Properties with text values=REF_ID=REVISION_NUMBER=PART_NAME=SYSTEMTIME("HH:mm")

GridControlObject / Cell=RGB("Blue",0,0,255) + RGB(" Black",0,0,0) + RGB(" Yellow",255,255,0)

=TOL(NOMINAL:N,DIM_OUTTOL:N, 0.0, 0.0)Blue Black Yellow

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• Can be added:• Directly to a Label Template• To a cell of a Grid Control• Directly to a Report Template

• 6 ActiveX controls ship with PC-DMIS• ActiveX controls have 2 sets of properties

• Properties common to all ActiveX controls• e.g. This.Left

• Properties unique to a control (.X)• e.g. This.X.EventReportData

ActiveX Controls

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ActiveX Controls1. Best Fit Analysis

Red dots – before best

fit

Green bar – after best fit

#’s 1 – 4 represents 4 features used in best fit

Used for AlignmentsUsed for Alignments

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ActiveX Controls2. Dimension Analysis

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3. Feature Analysis

4. Dimension Report Linear

ActiveX Controls

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ActiveX Controls

5. Dimension Report Linear2

6. Dimension Report Radial

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Uses for ActiveX Controls• Best Fit Analysis

• BEST_FIT_ANALYSIS.LBL• Used in Best Fit 2D & 3D Alignment rule in TextOnly.RTP

• Feature Analysis• FEATURE.LBL

• Used in Features rule in TextOnly.RTP

• Dimension Report Linear• LEGACY_DIMENSION.LBL

• Used in Dimension Location rule in TextOnly.RTP

• Dimension Report Radial• LEGACY_DIMENSION_TRUE_POSITION.LBL

• Used in Dimension True Position rule in TextOnly.RTP

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Uses for ActiveX Controls• Dimension Analysis

• Not used directly in a template• Used by GraphicalAnalysis• Does not have exposed methods• It is in the list when you insert an ActiveX control into a

template

• Dimension Report Linear2• Not currently used by any standard template• Could be used in place of Dimension Report Linear in

Legacy_Dimension.lbl• Changes to use Dimension Report Linear2 in

Legacy_Dimension.lblSet EventReportData to This.X.EventReportData ReportData Set Deviation to =DIM_DEVIATION:N Set NegativeTolerance to =F_MINUS_TOL:NSet PositiveTolerance to =F_PLUS_TOL:N

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Event Report Data

Best_Fit_Analysis.lbl

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Automation

From Help1

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AutomationDim App As PCDLRN.ApplicationSet App = CreateObject("PCDLRN.Application")Dim Reports As PCDLRN.ReportTemplatesSet Reports = App.ReportTemplatesDim Report As PCDLRN.ReportTemplateSet Report = Reports.AddDim Sections As PCDLRN.SectionsSet Sections = Report.SectionsDim Section As PCDLRN.SectionSet Section = Sections.Item(1)Dim ReportObjects As PCDLRN.ReportControlsSet ReportObjects = Section.ReportControls

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Custom Reports• Unlike templates, Custom Reports are specific to a

part program• Custom Reports are stored in the part program• Custom Reports are very similar to Hyperview

Reports• Tools exist to convert Hyperview Reports to

Custom Reports• Custom Reports are created via “drag ‘n drop” from

the Edit Window (Summary Mode)• You can use a Custom Report from another part

program as a “starting point”

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Editing a Custom Report

In another part programIn another part program

In this part programIn this part program

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Creating a Custom Report

Always stored in this part program

Always stored in this part program

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Label Template Object Bar

Report Template Object Bar

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Each Page has its own Rule Tree

TEXTONLY.RUL from resources

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Uses File_Header.lbl as specified in the Rule Tree

Drag ‘n Drop

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Uses Feature.lbl as

specified in the Rule Tree

Uses Feature.lbl as

specified in the Rule Tree

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Uses legacy_Dimension.lbl as specified in the Rule Tree

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To change feature or dimension, drag onto

existing label

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Alignment tool makes it easier to align two objects

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Using a Label Object

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Just like Report Templates, right click

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Aligned grid.Added text to two cells.

Note equations

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CADReportObject also has a Rule

Tree

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What about an illegal move like dragging a feature onto a Text Object?

What about an illegal move like dragging a feature onto a Text Object?

International

NO sign says that this is not allowed

International

NO sign says that this is not allowed

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What about commands for which there are no rules?What about commands for which there are no rules?

A File / Open dialog allows you to select Label Template

A File / Open dialog allows you to select Label Template

Empty list shows no rules for

this command

Empty list shows no rules for

this command

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Rules About Rules• Like Templates, Custom Reports use a

Rule Tree to determine what Label Templates should be used in your report.

• A default set of rules is automatically included, so you only need to change the default rules if you want your data formatted differently.

• A blank custom report defaults to TextOnly.RUL from resources

• CADReportObject uses CAD.RUL from resources

• Label Object is only a container and does not have a rule tree. You will be prompted for a Label Template

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Extra Drag ‘n Drop FeaturesWhile performing the drop of a command (such as a feature or dimension), if you hold down the SHIFT or CTRL keys and you release the button, PC-DMIS does the following:

• SHIFT key - PC-DMIS will insert a CommandTextObject for that item.

• CTRL key - PC-DMIS will display an Open dialog box allowing you to select a different label template for the item.

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Questions?

Documents

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