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Editing Features/Constructed Features Inside Loop Array?

Bearpierro
Hello All,

Fairly new to loops in PCdmis and hoping someone can shed some light on this.

I have a simple loop setup to go through 2 parts. I found (through some extensive searching) that I can change which part is being dimensioned by adding a "[1]" or "[2]" to the feature being dimensioned.
If I add "[1]" to Point1 it will call up Point1 on Part 1. As seen in the code here:

DIM DIM1= LOCATION OF POINT POINT [1] UNITS=MM ,$
GRAPH=OFF TEXT=OFF MULT=10.00 OUTPUT=BOTH
AX MEAS NOMINAL +TOL -TOL DEV OUTTOL
X 19.969 20.000 0.050 0.050 -0.031 0.000 -#-------
Y 19.996 20.000 0.050 0.050 -0.004 0.000 ----#----
Z 0.005 0.000 0.050 0.050 0.005 0.000 ----#----
T 0.005 0.000 0.050 0.050 0.005 0.000 ----#----
END OF DIMENSION DIM1​

This works great, and I can add the bracketed numbers to each dimension to individually edit them. My question is: How do I do the same thing, but actually edit the feature itself, instead of just the measurement of it?

TLDR: I want to edit a single instance of a feature in a looping program without affecting the other instances of it. Is that possible?
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  • I'm presuming you want to remeasure as that feature is often out of spec and/or method isn't reliable enough to pass it all the time?
    --If you are dumping all your dimension outputs within the end of the loop: you can assess which ones are OOS and prompt operator with the option to remeasure the OOS features.
    --If you are immediately dimensioning your features after measuring each feature, you can assess each feature for OOS and prompt operator with option to remeasure the oos feature.
    --If you are dimensioning outside of the loop, respectfully speaking, you are making a mistake in your methodology.

    here's how i assess if a part on an 8 cavity fixture is OOS and inform operators which one it is. (it was on a fixture that was pretty easy to put parts in too far, which i've since fixed). 
    COMMENT/REPT,

RECALL/ALIGNMENT,INTERNAL,A8_1
$$ NO,
This section evaluates if any of the first 8 samples fail, and will flag the auditor with a comment. If comment isn't responded to within 30 seconds, it will
automatically continue, prompting to load samples 9-16. If responded with "NO", program will cancel without any Measurlink output,
but will still output all data for cavities 1-8 to the C:\ drive location.
ASSIGN/OT1=SUM(ARRAY(AA_1.D.OUTTOL <> 0, AB1_1.M.OUTTOL <> 0, AB2_1.M.OUTTOL <> 0, AB3_1.M.OUTTOL <> 0, AC1_1.M.OUTTOL <> 0, AC2_1.M.OUTTOL <> 0, AC3_1.M.OUTTOL <> 0, AD_1.D.OUTTOL <> 0, AE_1.M.OUTTOL <> 0, AF_1.M.OUTTOL <> 0))
ASSIGN/OT2=SUM(ARRAY(AA_2.D.OUTTOL <> 0, AB1_2.M.OUTTOL <> 0, AB2_2.M.OUTTOL <> 0, AB3_2.M.OUTTOL <> 0, AC1_2.M.OUTTOL <> 0, AC2_2.M.OUTTOL <> 0, AC3_2.M.OUTTOL <> 0, AD_2.D.OUTTOL <> 0, AE_2.M.OUTTOL <> 0, AF_2.M.OUTTOL <> 0))
ASSIGN/OT3=SUM(ARRAY(AA_3.D.OUTTOL <> 0, AB1_3.M.OUTTOL <> 0, AB2_3.M.OUTTOL <> 0, AB3_3.M.OUTTOL <> 0, AC1_3.M.OUTTOL <> 0, AC2_3.M.OUTTOL <> 0, AC3_3.M.OUTTOL <> 0, AD_3.D.OUTTOL <> 0, AE_3.M.OUTTOL <> 0, AF_3.M.OUTTOL <> 0))
ASSIGN/OT4=SUM(ARRAY(AA_4.D.OUTTOL <> 0, AB1_4.M.OUTTOL <> 0, AB2_4.M.OUTTOL <> 0, AB3_4.M.OUTTOL <> 0, AC1_4.M.OUTTOL <> 0, AC2_4.M.OUTTOL <> 0, AC3_4.M.OUTTOL <> 0, AD_4.D.OUTTOL <> 0, AE_4.M.OUTTOL <> 0, AF_4.M.OUTTOL <> 0))
ASSIGN/OT5=SUM(ARRAY(AA_5.D.OUTTOL <> 0, AB1_5.M.OUTTOL <> 0, AB2_5.M.OUTTOL <> 0, AB3_5.M.OUTTOL <> 0, AC1_5.M.OUTTOL <> 0, AC2_5.M.OUTTOL <> 0, AC3_5.M.OUTTOL <> 0, AD_5.D.OUTTOL <> 0, AE_5.M.OUTTOL <> 0, AF_5.M.OUTTOL <> 0))
ASSIGN/OT6=SUM(ARRAY(AA_6.D.OUTTOL <> 0, AB1_6.M.OUTTOL <> 0, AB2_6.M.OUTTOL <> 0, AB3_6.M.OUTTOL <> 0, AC1_6.M.OUTTOL <> 0, AC2_6.M.OUTTOL <> 0, AC3_6.M.OUTTOL <> 0, AD_6.D.OUTTOL <> 0, AE_6.M.OUTTOL <> 0, AF_6.M.OUTTOL <> 0))
ASSIGN/OT7=SUM(ARRAY(AA_7.D.OUTTOL <> 0, AB1_7.M.OUTTOL <> 0, AB2_7.M.OUTTOL <> 0, AB3_7.M.OUTTOL <> 0, AC1_7.M.OUTTOL <> 0, AC2_7.M.OUTTOL <> 0, AC3_7.M.OUTTOL <> 0, AD_7.D.OUTTOL <> 0, AE_7.M.OUTTOL <> 0, AF_7.M.OUTTOL <> 0))
ASSIGN/OT8=SUM(ARRAY(AA_8.D.OUTTOL <> 0, AB1_8.M.OUTTOL <> 0, AB2_8.M.OUTTOL <> 0, AB3_8.M.OUTTOL <> 0, AC1_8.M.OUTTOL <> 0, AC2_8.M.OUTTOL <> 0, AC3_8.M.OUTTOL <> 0, AD_8.D.OUTTOL <> 0, AE_8.M.OUTTOL <> 0, AF_8.M.OUTTOL <> 0))
ASSIGN/WHATCAV=IF(OT1<>0,"#1, ","")+IF(OT2<>0,"#2, ","")+IF(OT3<>0,"#3, ","")+IF(OT4<>0,"#4, ","")+IF(OT5<>0,"#5, ","")+IF(OT6<>0,"#6, ","")+IF(OT7<>0,"#7, ","")+IF(OT8<>0,"#8, ","")
IF/SUM(ARRAY(OT1,OT2,OT3,OT4,OT5,OT6,OT7,OT8)) == 0
GOTO/CONTINUEOUTPUT
END_IF/
ELSE/
OOT1NOTE =COMMENT/YESNO,NO,FULL SCREEN=YES,AUTO-CONTINUE=NO,
"Part(s) in fixture location(s) " + WHATCAV + " = out of tolerance. "
"Continue Program for samples 9-16 (as applies)? "
"Click YES to continue, or "
"Click NO to end routine. "
" --If no, data will NOT be sent to Measurlink."
IF_GOTO/OOT1NOTE.INPUT=="NO",GOTO = END
IF_GOTO/OOT1NOTE.INPUT=="YES",GOTO = CONTINUEOUTPUT
END_ELSE/
CONTINUEOUTPUT =LABEL


    you could modify this to asses which dim is out of spec and use flow controls (labels and if_goto or if/, operator comment, goto, /endif) before each feature to go back and remeasure that dim.

    --or respectfully speaking, you could improve the method to more robustly/repeatably measure that feature that isn't reproduceable.
  • in reply to louisd
    I appreciate the input. This whole process is more for running ghost than it is having an operator to manage errors. The idea was to set and forget overnight and be able to rerun the less measurable/repeatable features in the morning. This is good info though. Thank you.
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