Here is a sample routine using the Do Until loop for a Pallet routine. I came across a post that Josh Carpenter posted a brief example of a Do Until routine.
I decided to give this a try using PC-DMIS 2022.1 with Trace Fields and the Element function. His example measurement units are in metric and I converted this sample to inches.
This example allows the routine to skip multiple pallet stations.
Josh Carpenter post link for Looping question: Unique Input for Each Part plus Skipping Stations - Starting on Post 2
Link: https://www.pcdmisforum.com/forum/pc...pping-stations
Here is the sample routine.
PART NAME : Looping DoUntil Forum
REV NUMBER : 20220805
SER NUMBER :
STATS COUNT : 1
STARTUP =ALIGNMENT/START,RECALL:USE_PART_SETUP,LIST=YES
ALIGNMENT/END
MODE/MANUAL
FORMAT/TEXT,OPTIONS, ,HEADINGS,SYMBOLS, ;NOM,TOL,MEAS,DEV,OUTTOL, ,
LOADPROBE/5BY50_M3_SH
TIP/TIP1, SHANKIJK=0, 0, 1, ANGLE=0
TRACEFIELD/DISPLAY=YES,REPORT=NO,DISPLAY MESSAGE=Enter Serial numbers per-part ; partSerialNo : 101,,103,104,105,,107,108,109,110,111,112,113,114,115,116
TRACEFIELD/DISPLAY=YES,REPORT=NO,DISPLAY MESSAGE=Skip part Ex.(1) or parts Ex.(1,2,3) Enter in ascending order ; skipPartTrace : 2,6
TRACEFIELD/DISPLAY=YES,REPORT=NO,DISPLAY MESSAGE=Report the skip part information? ; skipPartReportInfo : Yes
TRACEFIELD/DISPLAY=YES,REPORT=NO,DISPLAY MESSAGE=Enter number of parts - First row X ; xCounterTrace : 4
TRACEFIELD/DISPLAY=YES,REPORT=NO,DISPLAY MESSAGE=Enter number of parts - First column Y ; yCounterTrace : 4
TRACEFIELD/DISPLAY=YES,REPORT=NO,DISPLAY MESSAGE=Enter offset distance - First row X Part 1 ; xOffsetPart1 : 0
TRACEFIELD/DISPLAY=YES,REPORT=NO,DISPLAY MESSAGE=Enter offset distance - First row X Part 2 ; xOffsetPart2 : 3.937008
TRACEFIELD/DISPLAY=YES,REPORT=NO,DISPLAY MESSAGE=Enter offset distance - First row X Part 3 ; xOffsetPart3 : 7.874016
TRACEFIELD/DISPLAY=YES,REPORT=NO,DISPLAY MESSAGE=Enter offset distance - First row X Part 4 ; xOffsetPart4 : 11.81102
TRACEFIELD/DISPLAY=YES,REPORT=NO,DISPLAY MESSAGE=Enter offset distance - First column Y Part 1 ; yOffsetPart1 : 0
TRACEFIELD/DISPLAY=YES,REPORT=NO,DISPLAY MESSAGE=Enter offset distance - First column Y Part 2 ; yOffsetPart2 : -3.937008
TRACEFIELD/DISPLAY=YES,REPORT=NO,DISPLAY MESSAGE=Enter offset distance - First column Y Part 3 ; yOffsetPart3 : -7.874016
TRACEFIELD/DISPLAY=YES,REPORT=NO,DISPLAY MESSAGE=Enter offset distance - First column Y Part 4 ; yOffsetPart4 : -11.81102
ASSIGN/SKIP_TRACE_CNT=1
ASSIGN/PART_COUNT=0
ASSIGN/Y_COUNTER=0
ASSIGN/X_LOOP_END_COUNT=GETTRACEVALUE("xCounterTrace")
ASSIGN/Y_LOOP_END_COUNT=GETTRACEVALUE("yCounterTrace")
DO/
ASSIGN/Y_COUNTER=Y_COUNTER+1
IF/Y_COUNTER==1
ASSIGN/FIXTURE_Y=GETTRACEVALUE("yOffsetPart1")
END_IF/
IF/Y_COUNTER==2
ASSIGN/FIXTURE_Y=GETTRACEVALUE("yOffsetPart2")
END_IF/
IF/Y_COUNTER==3
ASSIGN/FIXTURE_Y=GETTRACEVALUE("yOffsetPart3")
END_IF/
IF/Y_COUNTER==4
ASSIGN/FIXTURE_Y=GETTRACEVALUE("yOffsetPart4")
END_IF/
ASSIGN/X_COUNTER=0
DO/
ASSIGN/PART_COUNT=PART_COUNT+1
ASSIGN/X_COUNTER=X_COUNTER+1
ASSIGN/SKIP_PART_TRACE=ELEMENT(SKIP_TRACE_CNT,",",GETTRACEVALUE("skipPartTrace"))
ASSIGN/SKIP_PART=SKIP_PART_TRACE
IF/PART_COUNT==SKIP_PART
ASSIGN/SER_NO_TRACE=ELEMENT(PART_COUNT,",",GETTRACEVALUE("partSerialNo"))
ASSIGN/SER_NO=SER_NO_TRACE
IF/GETTRACEVALUE("skipPartReportInfo")=="Yes"
COMMENT/REPT,
"SER_NO SKIP: "+SER_NO
"PART_COUNT SKIP: "+PART_COUNT
.
END_IF/
ASSIGN/SKIP_TRACE_CNT=SKIP_TRACE_CNT+1
IF_GOTO/PART_COUNT==SKIP_PART,GOTO = SKIP_PART_L1
END_IF/
ASSIGN/SER_NO_TRACE=ELEMENT(PART_COUNT,",",GETTRACEVALUE("partSerialNo"))
ASSIGN/SER_NO=SER_NO_TRACE
COMMENT/REPT,
"SER_NO: "+SER_NO
"PART_COUNT: "+PART_COUNT
IF/X_COUNTER==1
ASSIGN/FIXTURE_X=GETTRACEVALUE("xOffsetPart1")
END_IF/
IF/X_COUNTER==2
ASSIGN/FIXTURE_X=GETTRACEVALUE("xOffsetPart2")
END_IF/
IF/X_COUNTER==3
ASSIGN/FIXTURE_X=GETTRACEVALUE("xOffsetPart3")
END_IF/
IF/X_COUNTER==4
ASSIGN/FIXTURE_X=GETTRACEVALUE("xOffsetPart4")
END_IF/
LOOP_ORIGIN =GENERIC/POINT,DEPENDENT,CARTESIAN,$
NOM/XYZ,<0+0,0+0,0+0>,$
MEAS/XYZ,<FIXTURE_X,FIXTURE_Y,0+0>,$
NOM/IJK,<0+0,0+0,1+0>,$
MEAS/IJK,<0+0,0+0,1+0>
A1 =ALIGNMENT/START,RECALL:USE_ACTIVE_ALIGNMENT(STARTUP),LIST=YES
ALIGNMENT/TRANS,XAXIS,LOOP_ORIGIN
ALIGNMENT/TRANS,YAXIS,LOOP_ORIGIN
ALIGNMENT/END
F1 =GENERIC/CIRCLE,DEPENDENT,CARTESIAN,OUT,$
NOM/XYZ,<0,0,0>,$
MEAS/XYZ,<0,0,0>,$
NOM/IJK,<0,0,1>,$
MEAS/IJK,<0,0,1>,$
DIAMETER/1,1
DIM LOC1= LOCATION OF CIRCLE F1 UNITS=IN ,$
GRAPH=OFF TEXT=OFF MULT=10.00 OUTPUT=BOTH HALF ANGLE=NO
AX NOMINAL +TOL -TOL MEAS DEV OUTTOL
X 0.0000 0.0020 0.0020 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 ----#----
Y 0.0000 0.0020 0.0020 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 ----#----
Z 0.0000 0.0020 0.0020 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 ----#----
END OF DIMENSION LOC1
ASSIGN/DATE=SYSTEMDATE("ddMMMyyyy")
ASSIGN/TIME=SYSTEMTIME("HHmm")
ASSIGN/PARTNAME=STR(GETTEXT(191,1,{FILEHEDR}))
ASSIGN/PDFNAME="C:\\Users\\Public\\Documents\\"+PARTNAME+"_"+TIME+"_"+DATE+".PDF"
SKIP_PART_L1 =LABEL/
UNTIL/X_COUNTER==X_LOOP_END_COUNT
UNTIL/Y_COUNTER==Y_LOOP_END_COUNT
ASSIGN/TOTAL_PART_COUNT=PART_COUNT-(SKIP_TRACE_CNT-1)
$$ YES,
"TOTAL PART_COUNT: "+TOTAL_PART_COUNT+" of "+PART_COUNT
PRINT/REPORT,EXEC MODE=END,$
TO_FILE=OFF,OVERWRITE=PDFNAME,AUTO OPEN=OFF,$
TO_PRINTER=OFF,COPIES=1,$
TO_DMIS_REPORT=OFF,FILE_OPTION=INDEX,FILENAME=,$
REPORT_THEORETICALS=NONE,REPORT_FEATURE_WITH_DIMENSIONS=NO,$
TO_EXCEL=OFF,$
PREVIOUS_RUNS=KEEP_INSTANCES