Simple Math In PC-DMIS

[charlesforth]

Hello

I am trying to Subtract 2 distances measured during a program to display on the report.

The 2 distances are measured using 2 different fixtures thus different datum alignments.

Is there a way in DMIS to use variable data measurements in calculations within the program and display them on the report?

Regards

[Roberto]

You could use an assignment.

Something like this:

ASSIGN/SUBSTRACT= (D1.MEAS-D2.MEAS)

[charlesforth]

How do i display the assinged value on the report?

[JoBLOCK]

you can either use a comment or create a generic feature and in measured value place subtract, then simply dimention the generic feature


ASSIGN/SUBSTRACT= (D1.MEAS-D2.MEAS)

generic feature/point

measureed (subtract, y,z)

then create a dimention for X value of the generic feature: point

[Roberto]

Just include the assignment name in a rept comment.

example:

COMMENT/REPT, " SUBSTRACTED DISTANCE IS: " + SUBSTRACT

The actual value will be printed in the report.

Hope it helps.

[charlesforth]

Thanks guys

That helps me out big time.

Regards

[charlesforth]

Is there a way to select a vaule from a list of variables based on some set critirea.

For example in EXCEL you can select the max vaule from a string of variables by executing the formula Max(D2-D3)


Can I assign/v2 = max(dist3.meas, dist4.meas) or something like that?

Thanks

[Matthew D. Hoedeman]

Is there a way to select a vaule from a list of variables based on some set critirea.

For example in EXCEL you can select the max vaule from a string of variables by executing the formula Max(D2-D3)


Can I assign/v2 = max(dist3.meas, dist4.meas) or something like that?

Thanks

YES.

ASSIGN/V100=MAXIMUM(V1,V2,V3,V4,V5,V6,V7,V8,ETC.) (or maybe just MAX, not sure)

[JoBLOCK]

i THINK ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS

ASSIGN/V1= (D1.MEAS-D2.MEAS)

ASSIGN/V2=MAX (V1)

[Matthew D. Hoedeman]

i THINK ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS

ASSIGN/V1= (D1.MEAS-D2.MEAS)

ASSIGN/V2=MAX (V1)

Gee, in your example, V1 only has one value, so there is no "max" or "min" value of that variable, only the value.

Another method is using an ARRAY, but it amounts to the same as my previous post.

[JoBLOCK]

it wa just an example.

you can do ASSIGN/V1= (D1.MEAS,D2.MEAS)

ASSIGN/V2=MAX(V1)
ASSIGN/V3=Min(V1)

[Matthew D. Hoedeman]

it wa just an example.

you can do ASSIGN/V1= (D1.MEAS,D2.MEAS)

ASSIGN/V2=MAX(V1)
ASSIGN/V3=Min(V1)

And your example was wrong. Just as THIS one is wrong.

What you are now trying to do is make an ARRAY (which I mentioned in my post) and it needs to be
ASSIGN/V1=ARRAY(D1.MEAS,D2.MEAS) <---(assuming D1.MEAS and D1.MEAS are legal)

Examples are no good if they are not correct and will do nothing more than make RED ERROR highlights in the program.

[JoBLOCK]

And your example was wrong. Just as THIS one is wrong.

What you are now trying to do is make an ARRAY (which I mentioned in my post) and it needs to be
ASSIGN/V1=ARRAY(D1.MEAS,D2.MEAS) <---(assuming D1.MEAS and D1.MEAS are legal)

Examples are no good if they are not correct and will do nothing more than make RED ERROR highlights in the program.

yeh, my bad it s'pose to be an array, you are CORRECT my fluffy friend

[dwade]

yeh, my bad it s'pose to be an array, you are CORRECT my fluffy friend

Mikey, you should know by now that Matt is ALWAYS correct.... even when he was wrong the one time in his life he was right....

[Matthew D. Hoedeman]

Mikey, you should know by now that Matt is ALWAYS correct.... even when he was wrong the one time in his life he was right....

That's not how it goes....

"Once I thought I was wrong, but I was mistaken"

"I once had an awkward moment, just to see what it was like."

"I have to live vicariously through myself"