Remove Results from your Inspection Report
If you want to remove the result values for an order, click Results and Results Settings and then Manage Report. Create a new order and make it active. The results are removed. You can always [...]
Create a Class Designation
If you want to augment the Class list of Major, Minor or Critical, you can do so. Under BoC, Configure Fields and click Class and click the plus sign and enter the value, such as [...]
Do you need your leader line and balloon shape to have a thicker boundary?
Under Settings and Balloon Properties, enter the value of the depth such as 3 and the balloons and leader lines will be thicker and easier to see.
Need to change your balloon colors fast?
Click Settings and Colors and then click the color palette to display colors. Click the color of the balloons and all balloons are immediately that color selected.
Want to create an inspection report with your CMM?
Load the drawing and the CMM report and use the backfill option to create the ballooned requirement, plus designed tooling and measured values.
Check out the Backup/Autosave function!
Under Settings, select Backup/Autosave Settings and choose how often to back up and how many back ups you would like to retain.
Want to have a comment assigned to multiple characteristics?
Select the items in the Bill of Characteristics (BoC) and right click and select Edit Multiple Characteristics. In the box that displays, click the check box next to Requirement Comment and then click the text [...]
Need the optimal setting for OCR?
Under Settings and OCR settings, bump up the DPI to 400. It can make a world of difference in data recognition!
How do a remove a drawing from a TDP?
Go to the menu TDP and Bill of Documents (or CTRL-D), select the drawing and click the trash can to remove it. If ballooned data is on the drawing to be removed, delete all the [...]
How do I specify/change the sheet number to start on a particular sheet?
For example, to start on sheet two (PDF #2), right-click on drawing and select Set Sheet Number and enter the value for that sheet such as #2.
How do I move a grid line by line?
To move the grid to suit your customized drawing de-select equidistant and apply and you can move them as you see fit.
Assign same Designed Tooling to multiple Characteristics
Multi select characteristics to be assigned the same Designed Tool, for example. Right click and select Edit Multiple Characteristics. Select the option you want to populate the selected characteristics and click OK. The Bill of [...]
Save your CMM settings
Assign from the CSV file the headers and then save for future use. Then load the same CSV format and access the saved template and the assignments are automatic.
Best Practice: Be sure to Save your TDP
This will create a backup and to access this backup, click File and Backup to access all your TDP files.
Want to see missed characteristics?
Press CTRL and W to perform a virtual white out which will display any missed characteristics.
Want to turn off the shading of captured requirements?
Under Drawing and Snap Requirement Image Options, deselect the Fill Snap Requirement.
Want to highlight a Key Characteristic?
Under Settings and Balloon Properties, click the check box for indicating a Key and enter a value, such as CTQ. Then be sure to select Key for any applicable characteristic in the Bill of Characteristics.
Find a characteristic
Find a Characteristic by pressing Ctrl and F. Enter the Characteristic Number and that Balloon number will display in the BoC and on the Drawing.
Rotating your drawing
Rotate your drawing under Drawing and Rotate Image and select the orientation: 90, 180 or 270 degrees.
Undocking your BoC
Undock the Bill of Characteristics to present on a second screen. Click View and Open Detail Panel in New Window. Drag the BoC to your other screen.