You can use PC-DMIS to execute one or more routines. Even though it may not be visible, PC-DMIS starts the execution of the measurement routine or routines you selected. Inspect shows the Measurement View in the Measure screen so that you can control the execution.
If you like, you can also configure inspect to show PC-DMIS during execution with the Show application when a routine executes check box. This check box is under the Measure View settings of the Settings screen. For information, see "The Settings Screen".
For options on how to start the execution, see "Executing Routines to Measure Parts".
Follow any on-screen instructions.
During manual execution, you are prompted to
take hits with your machine. Follow the prompts, and take hits with
the probe. If you take a bad hit, you can click the erase hit (
)
button to delete it from the hit buffer (list of temporary hits).
During automatic or DCC execution, you can
also pause (
), completely stop (
), or continue (
) the execution.
WARNING: When you do this, the machine moves. To avoid injury, stay clear of the machine. To avoid hardware damage, run the machine at a slower speed.
During the execution, Inspect does the following:
Leaves the backstage and shows the Measure screen.
Looks for an open measurement routine in PC-DMIS. If it finds an open routine, it asks if you want to close it down.
Starts or connects to PC-DMIS (PC-DMIS runs in the background).
Inspect does the following for your selected routine or routines:
Loads the measurement routine into PC-DMIS.
Shows a list of pre-execution files that you can click on to view in their associated applications. This occurs only if someone attaches the files to the routine. Once you have viewed the pre-execution files, from the bottom bar, click Continue.
Shows any PC-DMIS comments, messages, prompts, or errors as you go through the measurement process.
Shows the percentage of completion on the Measure screen and the current feature PC-DMIS is measuring.
Shows the estimated remaining execution time on the Measure screen. The estimated time is based on previous executions of the same routine.
Generates a report (optional).
Once execution finishes, Inspect shows a summary of the measurement results in the Results View of the Measure screen.
If you selected multiple routines to execute, execution continues with the next routine after you click Done.
You may experience some slowness after the measurement routine finishes execution. This is because, Inspect automatically closes the measurement routine after execution. This is necessary in some older versions of PC-DMIS to protect the routine from unintended modification.