Create Report Image : Options and Results

Access: Open this function from one of the following locations:

  • Select Electrode > Tools > Report Image from the menu bar.

  • Right-click the Component , Electrode or Location in the Electrode Tree to display the popup menu and then select Report Image > Create Image.

Define images for the NC Report.

Create an image in the Electrode Assembly environment, for the NC Report. The image includes a description of the electrode dimensions as well as the electrode location within the assembly. The image contents can be controlled by defining templates.

The image is saved together with the part file and then integrated into the Electrode NC Report.

When creating an Electrode NC Report, the image used in the report can either be generated by the Create Report Image function (in the Electrode environment) or by the NC Report function (in the NC environment). By default, the system uses the image created by the Create Report Image function; however, if no image was created using this function, the system then uses the image generated by the NC Report function.

The example below shows the Edit Template dialog (see below) where you can define the views that will be included in the NC Report. In this case, a report with four views was selected.

The report shows the views that were created automatically. Three views are of the electrode (including its dimensions and burning location), and the fourth view (bottom right) shows the part itself with the electrode as a top view.

Required Step 1

Pick the electrodes to be included in the image and <exit><exit>(middle mouse button).

If this function is invokedinvoked (for more, click Access at the top of this Help topic) from the Electrode Tree, the relevant electrode is automatically selected and this step is skipped.

Required Step 2

Select or edit a template to define the image layout.

Select Template

Select a template from a list of the existing image templates.

When the Report Image function is invoked, an image template is automatically selected using the following criteria:

  • Default image template (if the Report Image function has not been invoked before).

  • Last used image template.

  • Last used image template in the current Cimatron file (if the Report Image function was previously invoked in this file).

Select this parameter to select a different image template. This displays the system Open dialog showing the list of the existing image templates saved in the default folder: <Cimatron installation>\Data\Templates\Electrodes_Image.

Edit Template

Edit the currently used template. The Edit Template dialog is displayed representing the saved defaults of the current template. This dialog contains the following tabs:

Layout: Predefined layouts of tiles (views) of the selected image.

Views: The content of each tile - which view it contains.

Layout Tab:Layout Tab:

This tab enables you to set the global dimensions of the image and select one of the predefined layouts.

View Tab:View Tab:

This tab displays the layout tiles corresponding to the layout selected in the Layout tab.

Each layout tile enables you to define one of the following views:

  • None.

  • Electrode View: Top, Front, Right, Left, Back, Bottom, ISO.

  • Assembly View: Top, Front, Right, Left, Back, Bottom, ISO.

  • Location Table.

If you change a layout (in the Layout tab), all the tiles (in the View tab) display the "None" view. Select the required view for each tile.

Dialog Buttons:Dialog Buttons:

The following buttons appear in the Edit Template dialog:

Set Preferences: Set the preferences for the electrode drawing dimensions.

Save As: Save the current settings in a different file.

The current settings are saved as a template file. The templates are saved in the default folder (see the Select Template parameter above).

OK: Accept the changes, perform the operation, and close the current dialog/task.

Apply: Accept the changes, perform the operation, and keep the current dialog/task open.

Exit: Exit the operation and close the dialog/task.

A report image can be created and viewed by pressing the Preview button. If a preview image is created, the system uses this image.

Press OK in the Feature Guide to complete the function. This creates an image (or uses the image created by the Preview button), which is attached to the file when the file is manually saved. This image is then used in the NC Report.

An example Preview image is shown below:

Note: If an image was previously created using the Electrode Create Report Image function, this image is used in the Electrode NC Report. If while creating the NC Report, no electrode image was found to be created using the Create Image Report function, the image created by the NC Report function is used.

Some functionality may be dependent on the product package. Contact your Reseller if you require a license.