Dimensioning

[DenCode]

I am using version 4.1

I want to dimension a profile scan of a surface and report only the max deviation from the nominal solid cad model, whether it be positive or negative result.
Whichever is greater.

I thought min max would do this, but actually it still reports the total variation as the measured amount.

Anyone have another method for reporting this?

[jon_dav_uk]

If you just want the maximum deviation from nominal you could assign a variable to the max deviation and simply report that

DIM PROF1= PROFILE OF LINE OF SET SCN_IOF_1 FORMANDLOCATION UNITS=MM ,$
GRAPH=OFF TEXT=OFF MULT=50.00 OUTPUT=BOTH
AX NOMINAL +TOL -TOL MEAS MAX MIN DEV OUTTOL
M 0.000 0.050 -0.050 0.023 0.013 -0.010 0.023 0.000 -----#---
ASSIGN/MAX_DEV = PROF1.MAX
COMMENT/OPER,NO,MAX_DEV

This would bring up the result in an operator comment.

If you wanted to dimension it you could assign that value to a generic feature then dimension it that way, i.e.

PROF1_GEN =GENERIC/POINT,DEPENDENT,RECT,$
NOM/XYZ,0,0,0,$
MEAS/XYZ,MAX_DEV,0,0,$
NOM/IJK,0,0,1,$
MEAS/IJK,0,0,1
DIM LOC9= LOCATION OF POINT PROF1_GEN UNITS=MM ,$
GRAPH=OFF TEXT=OFF MULT=50.00 OUTPUT=BOTH
AX NOMINAL +TOL -TOL MEAS MAX MIN DEV OUTTOL
X 0.000 0.050 -0.050 0.013 0.013 0.013 0.013 0.000 -----#---
END OF DIMENSION LOC9

Hope this helps

Jon

[DenCode]

I will try it.
Thanks for the help.

Den