Writing a variable array

[Mike Johnston]

PC-Dmis v.3.7mr2 - Windows XP, DEA Mistral

Good morning everybody... Just a quick question. I am trying to create a min/max profile using an array in my program. Here's the problem... When I create the array it only allows me to use 18 of the 49 features that I need to calculate the min/max from. After the 18th feature it starts to freak out as if the line were to long or something. I created 3 different arrays from the "T Value" and then created an array out of all 3 of them. When I ask for the min/max it gives me the same number. Neither of which are the min or the max.

If the line is to long how can I seperate the array so that it starts on another line? Does that make any sense at all? Here's a sample of the code....

Thanks in advance for any replies....

Mike



DIM LOC47= LOCATION OF POINT PNT149 UNITS=MM ,$
GRAPH=OFF TEXT=OFF MULT=10.00 OUTPUT=BOTH
X 36.9765 37.0882 0.0000 0.0000 0.1117 0.1117
Y 13.6300 13.6658 0.0000 0.0000 0.0358 0.0358
Z -3.6500 -3.6500 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000
T 0.0000 0.0358 0.0500 0.0500 0.0358 0.0000
END OF DIMENSION LOC47
DIM DIM1_48= LOCATION OF POINT PNT151 UNITS=MM ,$
GRAPH=OFF TEXT=OFF MULT=10.00 OUTPUT=BOTH
X 38.9765 39.0882 0.0000 0.0000 0.1117 0.1117
Y 13.6300 13.6440 0.0000 0.0000 0.0140 0.0140
Z -3.6500 -3.6500 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000
T 0.0000 0.0140 0.0500 0.0500 0.0140 0.0000
END OF DIMENSION DIM1_48
DIM DIM1_49= LOCATION OF POINT PNT153 UNITS=MM ,$
GRAPH=OFF TEXT=OFF MULT=10.00 OUTPUT=BOTH
X 40.9764 41.0882 0.0000 0.0000 0.1117 0.1117
Y 13.6300 13.6030 0.0000 0.0000 -0.0270 0.0270
Z -3.6500 -3.6500 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000
T 0.0000 -0.0270 0.0500 0.0500 -0.0270 0.0000
END OF DIMENSION DIM1_49
ASSIGN/V1 = ARRAY(DIM1_1.T.MEAS,DIM1_2.T.MEAS,LOC3.T.MEAS,LOC4 .T.MEAS,LOC5.T.MEAS,LOC6.T.MEAS,LOC7.T.MEAS,LOC8.T .MEAS,LOC9.T.MEAS,LOC10.T.MEAS,LOC11.T.MEAS,LOC12. T.MEAS,LOC13.T.MEAS,LOC14.T.MEAS,LOC15.T.MEAS,LOC1 6.T.MEAS,LOC17.T.MEAS,LOC18.T.MEAS)
ASSIGN/V2 = ARRAY(LOC19.T.MEAS,LOC20.T.MEAS,LOC21.T.MEAS,LOC22 .T.MEAS,LOC23.T.MEAS,LOC24.T.MEAS,LOC25.T.MEAS,LOC 26.T.MEAS,LOC27.T.MEAS,LOC28.T.MEAS,LOC29.T.MEAS,L OC30.T.MEAS,LOC31.T.MEAS,LOC32.T.MEAS,LOC33.T.MEAS ,LOC34.T.MEAS,LOC35.T.MEAS)
ASSIGN/V3 = ARRAY(LOC36.T.MEAS,LOC37.T.MEAS,LOC38.T.MEAS,LOC39 .T.MEAS,LOC40.T.MEAS,LOC41.T.MEAS,LOC42.T.MEAS,LOC 43.T.MEAS,LOC44.T.MEAS,LOC45.T.MEAS,LOC46.T.MEAS,L OC47.T.MEAS,DIM1_48.T.MEAS,DIM1_49.T.MEAS)
ASSIGN/V4 = ARRAY(V1,V2,V3)
ASSIGN/V5 = abs(MIN(V4))
ASSIGN/V6 = MAX(V4)
F1 =GENERIC/POINT,DEPENDENT,RECT,$
NOM/XYZ,V5,0,0,$
MEAS/XYZ,V5,-0.0008,0,$
NOM/IJK,0,0,0.9999,$
MEAS/IJK,0,0,0.9999
F2 =GENERIC/POINT,DEPENDENT,RECT,$
NOM/XYZ,V6,0,0,$
MEAS/XYZ,V6,-0.0008,0,$
NOM/IJK,0,0,1,$
MEAS/IJK,0,0,1
DIM LOC1= LOCATION OF POINT F1 UNITS=MM ,$
GRAPH=OFF TEXT=OFF MULT=10.00 OUTPUT=BOTH
X 0.0000 0.0128 0.0000 0.0000 -0.0028 0.0028
END OF DIMENSION LOC1
DIM LOC2= LOCATION OF POINT F2 UNITS=MM ,$
GRAPH=OFF TEXT=OFF MULT=10.00 OUTPUT=BOTH
X 0.0000 0.0128 0.0000 0.0000 -0.0028 0.0028
END OF DIMENSION LOC2

[BKulpa]

Why don't use construct a feature set, dimension it as a profile and turn on min/max in your dimension options.

[Mike Johnston]

That's a great idea.... I guess it's because I was trying to figure out how to make the array work... Sometimes ya get the ol' blinders on and it's easy to stay on the wrong path... Thanks for the tip! I appreciate it!

Mike

[Mike Johnston]

I was also trying to calculate the profile from the "T" value and not the X,Y locations.