Working in Summary Mode

Summary mode displays a summary of the measurement routine, as well as measurement routine commands in different levels of detail. Through the interface, you can also re-order and edit commands.

To place the Edit window in Summary mode, select View | Summary Mode from the menu, or from the Edit Window toolbar, click the Summary Mode icon .

Sample Summary mode

Summary mode also appears when you create or edit a custom report. For more information on custom reports, see "Creating Custom Reports" in the "Reporting Measurement Results" chapter.

Customizing the Main Display to Show XYZ Information

You can customize the main display of the Summary mode to show your features' XYZ information in the header line. To do this, access the PC-DMIS Settings Editor, expand the USER_Option section, and set the ShowAdvancedSummaryText registry entry to 1. PC-DMIS then displays the commands similar to the following:

Sample Summary mode with advanced summary text

For information on the Settings Editor, see the "Modifying Registry Entries" topic.

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Layout

Editing a Measurement Routine from Summary Mode

Summary Mode Keyboard Functions