(This item pertains to the check boxes on the General tab of the Setup Options dialog box. You can open it through the F5 key or through the Edit | Preferences | Setup menu option.)
The Start Points Always Track Execution check box enables start points to always track the execution of a measurement routine. Specifically, it determines if you created the start point or if PC-DMIS created it because the Cancel button in the Execution dialog box was selected.
If the check box is selected:
If you select Cancel to stop the execution, PC-DMIS adjusts the insertion point in the Edit window to be at the lowest arm number start point that it inserted.
If you do not select Cancel, and the execution successfully completed, PC-DMIS checks the start points. If PC-DMIS inserted them because Cancel was previously selected, PC-DMIS clears them. In this case, it restores the insertion point back to where it started from before you executed the measurement routine.
If you select Cancel, PC-DMIS inserts the start point.
If the check box is cleared:
If you select Cancel to stop the execution, and PC-DMIS inserted the start points, PC-DMIS adjusts the insertion point to be at the lowest arm number start point that it inserted.
If you do not select Cancel, and the execution successfully completed, PC-DMIS checks the start points. If PC-DMIS inserted them because Cancel was previously selected, it clears them. In this case, the insertion point is restored back to where it started from before you executed the measurement routine.
If you select Cancel, PC-DMIS inserts the start point if there are no start points on an arm, or if it inserted them because Cancel was previously selected. If you inserted the start point, PC-DMIS does not adjust it.
For more information about start points, see "Setting Start Points".