PC-DMIS 2017 R1 Core Manual

Contents
Working in Operator Mode ............................................................................................. 1

Working in Operator Mode: Introduction ..................................................................... 1

File Open Options ...................................................................................................... 1

Operator Mode Menu Options .................................................................................... 2

File.......................................................................................................................... 2

Edit ......................................................................................................................... 3

View ........................................................................................................................ 3

Window ................................................................................................................... 4

Help ........................................................................................................................ 4

Using the Marked Sets Window in Operator Mode ..................................................... 4

Exit to File Manager ................................................................................................ 5

Print Full Report ...................................................................................................... 5

Calibrate Tips.......................................................................................................... 5

Predefined Marked Sets ......................................................................................... 6

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Working in Operator Mode

Working in Operator Mode: Introduction
The Operator Mode limits the options that will be available when operating PC-DMIS.
Once the restrictions are in place, the operator can only open and execute the
measurement routine.

To start PC-DMIS in Operator Mode, from the Start menu, select All Programs |
<Version> | <Version> Operator , where <version> represents your PC-DMIS version.

When PC-DMIS launches in Operator Mode, only the options necessary to run the
measurement routine are available.

The main topics in this chapter include:

 File Open Options

 Operator Mode Menu Options
 Using the Marked Sets Window in Operator Mode

File Open Options

The Open dialog box (File | Open) is a standard Windows file open dialog. You can
activate a measurement routine in Operator Mode by double-clicking the measurement
routine file name or by selecting the measurement routine file name and clicking the
Open button.

The following options have been disabled from this dialog box in Operator Mode:

 Importing to PC-DMIS, accessible when not in Operator Mode by right mouse

clicking on a measurement routine and selecting Import to PC-DMIS from the
pop-up list.
 Exporting from PC-DMIS, accessible when not in Operator Mode by right
mouse clicking on a measurement routine and selecting Export from PC-DMIS
from the pop-up list.
 Editing the Part Name, Serial Number, or Revision Number on the
measurement routine’s PC-DMIS property page, accessible when not in Operator
Mode by right mouse clicking on a measurement routine and selecting Properties
from the pop-up list.

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Operator Mode Menu Options

Once a measurement routine has been activated, the main PC-DMIS screen is
displayed with the following menu options.

Graphic Display window in Operator Mode

File
The File menu allows you to open an existing measurement routine, close the current
measurement routine, export the current measurement routine, or exit the software.

Open
The File | Open menu option allows you to switch between measurement routines
anytime by invoking the Open dialog box and allowing you to select a different
measurement routine. If the measurement routine you select is different from the
currently executing part, PC-DMIS automatically saves and closes the active
measurement routine before loading the newly selected measurement routine. If
however, you try to select and initiate the active measurement routine a second time
from the Open dialog box, PC-DMIS offers two choices:

 Discard all changes made to the active measurement routine since the last Save
operation and reload the selected measurement routine without the changes.
 Cancel the entire operation and return to the Open dialog box.

You can only have one measurement routine open at a given time in Operator Mode.

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Close
Selecting File | Close closes the measurement routine and saves the measurement
values of any executed marked sets.

Quit
Selecting File | Quit closes the current measurement routine without saving any
recently taken measurement values from executed marked sets. Only pre-existing data
will be retrievable.

Export
To export your current measurement routine, choose the File | Export menu option.
This will display the Export Data dialog box. Select the data type to export as, and a
directory location, and then click OK. For more information on exporting, see "Exporting
CAD Data" in the "Using Advanced File Options" chapter.

Exit
To quit PC-DMIS, all other routines, and log off the computer, choose the File |
Exit menu option. PC-DMIS automatically saves the current measurement routine
before exiting.

Edit
The Edit menu option allows you to access the Probe Readouts Setup dialog box. You
can setup how information is displayed using this dialog box. See "Setting Up the Probe
Readouts Window" topic in the "Setting your Preferences" chapter for information.

View
The View menu allows you to view or hide the following windows while in Operator
Mode:

Graphic Display window – Selecting this option shows and hides the Graphic Display
window. See "The Graphic Display window" in the "Navigating the User Interface"
chapter.

Preview Window – Selecting this option shows and hides the Preview window. See
"Using the Preview window" in the "Using Other Windows, Editors, and Tools" chapter.

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Probe Readouts – Selecting this option shows and hides the Probe Readouts window.
See "Using the Preview window" in the "Using Other Windows, Editors, and Tools"
chapter.

Marked Sets Window – Selecting this option shows and hides the Marked Sets
window. See "Using the Marked Sets window" in the "Using Other Windows, Editors,
and Tools" chapter. See "Using the Marked Sets Window in Operator Mode".

Window
The Window menu provides operations to manage multiple open measurement
routines and windows. See the "Navigating and Displaying Multiple Windows" chapter.

Help
The Help menu provides all the menu items as in PC-DMIS's standard mode of
operation.

Using the Marked Sets Window in

Operator Mode

Marked Sets window

As soon as you open a measurement routine, the Marked Sets window automatically
launches. The following options are available to the Marked Sets window in Operator
Mode:

 Exit to File Manager

 Print full Report
 Calibrate Tips
 Any Predefined Marked Sets

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Exit to File Manager

The Exit to File Manager button displays the Open dialog box. From the dialog box,
select a measurement routine to open.

Print Full Report

The Print full report icon prints the complete report to the output source that was setup
in the "learning" portion of the measurement routine.

If the output is sent to a file, it is saved in a RTF format. If this is the first inspection
report to be saved since powering up the system, PC-DMIS requires a value to be
entered in the New File # box. If Auto is checked, after the initial file is saved PC-DMIS
saves all future files incrementally from the initial number that was entered (as long as
the system has not been powered down). The displayed number can be changed at any
time simply by entering another value.

To print the current Edit report, choose the Print Full Report button (or press F4). The
Edit window output is sent to the printer and/or a pre-selected file.

Calibrate Tips

The Calibrate Tips button calibrates all tip angles for all probes in the current
measurement routine. This process informs PC-DMIS of the location and diameter of
each probe tip.

NOTE: PC-DMIS does not track the calibration of probes. Be sure to verify that a probe
is re-calibrated if it is changed in any way.

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Predefined Marked Sets

Predefined marked sets may also appear in your Marked Sets window. These are
features that have been programmed and marked for execution by the measurement
routine programmer and are combined into a set for the operator to execute.

An example of some predefined marked sets

To execute and measure features in a marked set, simply click on the set from the
Marked Sets window and follow any instructions provided by PC-DMIS.