PC Dmis Reporting Training Level 1

pc-dmis version 4.
Reporting Training
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Report Window
Report
Window is
now
separate
from Edit
Window
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Report Window
Report
Window
Toolbar
and
Standard
windows
controls to
minimize,
restore
and close.
Starting with PC-DMIS version 4 the
Report and Edit Windows are separate.
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New Menu for Reporting
Version 3.7 Version 4.2
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New Menu for Reporting
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been replaced by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 Dialog
Hyper-Reports
can no longer
be created
starting with
v4!
Now done
in the
Report Reflects that Edit Window and
Window Report Window have been
separated
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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
Header
1-Touch Reporting
TEXTONLY
Feature
Also the default

report format
Dimension
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Standard Reports
1-Touch Reporting
CAD
TEXTANDCAD
Text
Note that labels on

CAD and Text # of pages is
match determined by
format and amount
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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
Graphsforfor Circularity,
Circularity,
Cylindricity,
Cylindricity,Flatness
Flatness
and
andStraightness
Straightness
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Standard Reports
1- Touch Reporting
CADONLY_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
ViewSets
are not new
What is
new is their
effect on
the Report.
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Standard Reports
New page and new CAD view
ViewSets allow different CAD views in the Report

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Status Window
Also works
in Command
Mode Status Window shows
report for current
Slide 20 command
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Ways to Customize a Report
Right 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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6. 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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11.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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Customizing a Generated Report
Clear Template Associated Data
– Removes all report customizing used in the current
part program with the current selected report
template
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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 Window
PC-DMIS includes
template name in the
Report Window Title Bar
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Report Window Toolbar
Save Report Saved
Layout Magnification Custom
Set Report as Reports
Default Full Report
Mode
Redraw the Print the

Last Execution Saved Report
Report Report
Report Mode Templates
including 6
Template Custom standard
Selection Report report
Dialog Selection templates
Dialog
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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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Click to add your report

Close Dialog
template to this list
Remove from List

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Image preview directly

from template unless
Click on template then click
specified by user
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
n ly
tO
Tex
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Font
TEXTONLY.RTP in the
Report Template editor
Object
Properties Docked
Docked for selected Property
Toolbars object Sheet
Layout
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Just
Toolbars and “Grab &
Property Sheet Drag”
can also float (i.e.
be undocked)
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TextReportObject
The Rule Tree

specifies what
data is to be
presented and
in what format
CadReportObject
Label
Three objects present data and

have a Rule Tree
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Toggle Group Align Center
Ruler Undo
Toggle Zoom Align To

Grid Out Edges Front /
Back
Property
Sheet Zoom
in Ungroup Space
Zoom Make
View Snap Regroup
1:1 Same Size Redo
Points
Layout Bar – some have menus

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Creating a Report Template
From
Help
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Click Rules
TEXTONLY.RPT in the
Report Template editor
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When
Rules exist
to if BOLD
Report
Data
Data
format Rule for
Dimension
Location
Report
Expression We will talk more about
Language 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 rules.
– This is similar to Text 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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Several text
objects
TextReportObject
with rules
PPAP.RTP in the Report

Template editor
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Label Layout
CADReportObject
with rules
CADOnly.RTP in the Report

Template editor
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# of Labels per page
and Layout Style
Leader Lines point to

Measured or Nominal?
2 leader lines?
Feature centroid?
Color ball on leader line?
Border?
Auto-Zoom CAD image?
CADonly.RTP / click on Labels
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Layout in Property Sheet
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Standard Label Templates
• 33 Current Standard Label Templates
• File_Header.lbl
• Reference_ID.lbl
• Legacy_Dimension_CAD.lbl
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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 Templates
How to view / edit a label template
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Label Templates
File header template in Label Template Editor
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Label Templates
Double click in
label to put in
Edit mode
Click to select
a single cell
Right click Cell

same cell to expression
bring up Grid
Properties
dialog
er t ies
l prop
Cel
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Label Templates
How to change the File header label bitmap
ap
tm
bi
g e
han
C
Click Select and

browse to new
image. Save or
Templates are
Templates are installed
installed with
with Save As to rename.
the Read-only
the Read-only attribute
attribute set
set
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Label Templates
Line1_Size.lbl COUNT(LINE1_
FEATNAME)
Here is the Property Page

for Row 3. Notice that the # of times to
Repeating Group repeat row.
checkbox is checked.
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1
Open the
Report
Template
Editor for a
new
Template
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Report
Properties
Portrait or
Landscape
Other Page Size options depend on

2 installed printer drivers; such as, A3,
A4, A5, B4, B5
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New Item in Report Template
Editor
Section Cut
Profile
New in v4.2
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Sectio
nProperti
es
Section Height
and Width
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Click the Text icon,

drop onto the editor.
Right mouse or click
Property icon to get
4 the Property Page Note:
Note:always
always
ininEdit
Editmode.
mode.
Can’t
Can’tput
putititinin
Run
Runmode.
mode.
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Properties for:
•Font
•Colors
•Alignment
•Size
•Location
•Orientation
•Text
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Add a bitmap
Modify properties
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of “ corre
Sho latio
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item n
s
7
Add a TextReportObject
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Rules allow
you to
define how
your data
will be
presented
Click
TextReportObject
8
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1 3
Click to
specify when
rules apply Specify the rules
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Set the
condition
when rule will What additional text
apply or text expression
should be included
in the report?
What label After you select a

template do you label template,
want to use? 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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• User Assigned Properties:
– The ability to create a template now but have the
user specify supplemental data later
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
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as, operator name, CMM ID, etc.
Click
checkbox.
Specify
when user
will be
prompted.
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Note prompt
Prompted once
when template
selected, unless
user chooses to
clear template
associated data
Prompted each time

the report is
executed
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Prompt at
execution
Entered in Property Sheet
Operator enters name at

[Put Name Here].
Name appears in report in

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Can
Yes,
Canin
Yes, Iin
I modify
the the
the Editor.
modify the
Editor.
order
order of of the
the User
User
No,Assigned
No, at
at execution.
Assigned
execution.
Properties
Properties List?List?
Note: I’m in the

Report Template
Editor with the
template open.
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Move down
Delete
2 lists to modify:
1. When template
selected
2. When report executed
Move up
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• 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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• Sections
• Possible Report Outline:
• Cover sheet
• Title page
• Summary Report
• Detailed data section
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Section
properties
Properties that control

data selection
Right click to
add a section Section
name
Multi-section
report
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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

Definesprocess the command
the Maximum set from
Number of the previous
Pages that section,
will usecontinuing
the designwhere
of the current
the last section stop processing.
Page tab in the report.
Same as Previous Section - This setting will cause the section
For example, if you
(Page tab) set exactly
to take this value to 2, but
the same you have
command easily
set as enough dimensions in
the previous
your part program
section. to fill section
The head five pages,
and allthe section will
subsequent not process
sections with this commands
setting once
the number of pages
will form for that
a mini-group. Allsection
subsequentreaches theinspecified
sections maximum
the mini group will of two
pages. create one page
The current with thecommand
process head page.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
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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.
Section Max. # of Pages Command Set
A 0 All Commands
B 0 All Commands
C 0 All Commands
D 0 All Commands
PC-DMIS would display the pages in the final report like this:
A1,A2,A3,B1,B2,B3,C1,C2,C3,D1,D2,D3
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section.
A 1 All Commands
B 0 All Commands
C 0 All Commands
D 1 All Commands
A1,B1,B2,B3,C1,C3,C3,D1
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section.
A 1 All Commands
B 0 All Commands
C 0 Same as Previous
Section
D 1 All Commands
A1,B1,C1,B2,C2,B3,C3,D1
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section.
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 CommandTextObject
– No Leaderline
ChartObject
• But it does include:
– CommandTextObject
– AnalysisObject
– ChartObject CADImageObject AnalysisObject
– CADImageObject
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Label Templates
There are about 100 pixels

per inch. Therefore, a width
Resize
of 200 is about 2 inches.
This is also true in the
Report Template Editor.
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Label Templates
Example Text Object 1 with CommandTextObject
Label ShadowStyle
property
Text Object 2
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Label Templates
Grid Control
Another Set size, # of

Example columns and rows,
Label 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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Could be multiple cells,
entire row or entire
column
You put the formula in the

Cell Expression area.
Note the Property Page
for this cell at Row 1,
Column 2.
There
Thereare
are
many
many
properties
properties
here
hereto
toallow
allow
you
youtototailor
tailor
each
eachcell
cell
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Label Templates
is a Grid Control
Merge multiple cells as one

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A cell can contain

text (including an
expression), an
image or an ActiveX
control.
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Label Templates
This equation
determines how many
times to repeat this
row
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Label Templates
Rule
Rulefor
forDimension
DimensionLocation
Locationis:
is:
USE
USETEMPLATE
TEMPLATE"legacy_dimension.lbl"
"legacy_dimension.lbl"
3 Rows Point
4 Rows Sphere
Same
Cone Label
5 Rows Templat
e
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Label Templates
List
Tab based
le s
elec on
ted
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100
Rule Tree Editor
Main categories of
Rules
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101
Rule Tree Editor
Specify to what
the label shall
apply. Here Click
Features are Add to
highlighted. add rule
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102
Rule uses Label Template
Already
Alreadyfilled
filledinin
for
foryou.
you.This
Thisrule
rule
applies
appliestotoall
all
Features
Features
Check here
… or browse
Enter Label Template file name For the label
template
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103
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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104
Create a Report Template
Conditionally
Conditionally
outputtext
output text
expression
expression
If the
MINOR_WORD_TOGGLE
of the referenced feature
is “CIRCLE” then display
its BF_MATH_TYPE
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105
Create a Report Template
Rule
added to
the Rule
Tree
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106
What if Rules Conflict?
All apply?
Rule Here
None?
Which one?
Rule Here
Child
overrules
Parent !
What if there
was a rule here?
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107
Rules about Rules
Rule 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
Slide the child node has no rule
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109
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 What is “N”? for the feature or
of measurement
dimension.
=LOADSTR - This loads a string from a table of stored strings within PC-
DMIS.
=AXIS:N - This displays the current axis name The(XAXIS,
“N”YAXIS, or ZAXIS).
=NOMINAL:N - This displays the nominal data for aevaluates
expression feature.
=F_PLUS_TOL:N - This displays a feature's toplus tolerance.
the current
=F_MINUS_TOL:N - This displays a feature's minus
iteration tolerance.
value of a
=DIM_OUTTOL:N - This displays the out repeating
of tolerance value
row or for a
dimension.
column.
=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.
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=TOL(AXIS:N,DIM_OUTTOL:N, 0.0, 0.0)
=LOADSTR(-572) [loads string from resources]
=GDT_SYMBOL
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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 color;
color
otherwise, set it to the error color
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=TOL(DIM_MEASURED:N,DIM_OUTTOL:N,0.0,0.0)
=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, " ")
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=UNIT_TYPE
There 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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From Help:
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Edit Rule / Conditional Expression
TOGGLEVALUE(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)
Blue Black Yellow
=TOL(NOMINAL:N,DIM_OUTTOL:N, 0.0, 0.0)
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ActiveX Controls
• 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
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ActiveX Controls
1. Best Fit Analysis
Red dots –
before best
fit
Used for
Used forAlignments
Alignments
Green bar – #’s 1 – 4 represents 4

after best fit features used in best fit
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ActiveX Controls
2. Dimension Analysis
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120
ActiveX Controls
3. Feature Analysis
4. Dimension Report Linear
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121
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
• Changes to use Dimension Report Linear2 in
Set EventReportData to This.X.EventReportData ReportData
Set Deviation to =DIM_DEVIATION:N
Set NegativeTolerance to =F_MINUS_TOL:N
Set PositiveTolerance to =F_PLUS_TOL:N
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Event Report Data
Best_Fit_Analysis.lbl
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Automation
1
From Help
2 3 4 5 6
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126
Automation
Dim App As PCDLRN.Application
Set App = CreateObject("PCDLRN.Application") 1
Dim Reports As PCDLRN.ReportTemplates
Set Reports = App.ReportTemplates 2
Dim Report As PCDLRN.ReportTemplate
Set Report = Reports.Add 3
Dim Sections As PCDLRN.Sections
Set Sections = Report.Sections 4
Dim Section As PCDLRN.Section
5
Set Section = Sections.Item(1)
Dim ReportObjects As PCDLRN.ReportControls
Set ReportObjects = Section.ReportControls 6
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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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129
Editing a Custom Report
Inthis
In thispart
partprogram
program
In
Inanother
anotherpart
partprogram
program
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130
Creating a Custom Report
Always
Alwaysstored
storedin
inthis
this
part
partprogram
program
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Report Template
Object Bar
Label Template
Object Bar
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Each Page has its

TEXTONLY.RUL
own Rule
from Tree
resources
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133
Uses
File_Header.lbl
as specified in
the Rule Tree
Drag ‘n Drop
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134
Uses
Uses
Feature.lbl as
Feature.lbl as
specified in
specified in the
the
Rule Tree
Rule Tree
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135
Uses
legacy_Dimension.lbl as
specified in the Rule Tree
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To change feature or
dimension, drag onto
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existing label
137
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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Note
equations
Aligned grid.
Added text to two cells.
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CADReportObject
also has a Rule Tree
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International
International
NOsign
NO sign
saysthat
says that
thisisisnot
this not
allowed
allowed
What about an illegal move like dragging a feature

onto a Text Object?
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Empty list
Empty list
shows no
shows no
rules for
rules for
this
this
command
command
What about commands for which there are no rules?

A File / Open dialog allows you to select Label
Template
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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 Features
While 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?
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pc-dmis version 4.

Access to Template and

Also the default

Note that labels on

New page and new CAD view

ViewSets allow different CAD views in the Report

1. The report template specified as the default report

1. the default report template for this part program, if one

Redraw the Print the

When you click on

Click to add your report

Remove from List

Image preview directly

Any .bmp or .jpg file can

The Rule Tree

Three objects present data and

Toggle Zoom Align To

Layout Bar – some have menus

PPAP.RTP in the Report

CADOnly.RTP in the Report

Leader Lines point to

CADonly.RTP / click on Labels

Right click Cell

Click Select and

Here is the Property Page

Other Page Size options depend on

Click the Text icon,

What label After you select a

Does not use

Prompted each time

Entered in Property Sheet

Operator enters name at

Name appears in report in

Note: I’m in the

Properties that control

Continue from Previous Section - This setting continues to

There are about 100 pixels

Another Set size, # of

Legacy_Dimension.lbl in Edit Mode

Formulas are used to

You put the formula in the

Merge multiple cells as one

A cell can contain

Message goes to the report for

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

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

If expression 2 is between expression 3 and

=ID + IF(LEN(REF_ID:1) > 0, " - " + REF_ID:1, "

1) The Rules Tree Editor in the Conditional Expression and

2) The GridControlObject in its grid cells.

3) The GridControlObject in the Repeat Expression box in the

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

Green bar – #’s 1 – 4 represents 4

4. Dimension Report Linear

5. Dimension Report Linear2

6. Dimension Report Radial

Each Page has its

Alignment tool makes it easier to align two objects

Using a Label Object

Just like Report

What about an illegal move like dragging a feature

What about commands for which there are no rules?