INTERACTIVE USER GUIDE

Basic Workflow for Qualify 12

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Guide History

Date Revision May 2008 First Release July 2009 Updates for Geomagic Qualify 11

April 2010 Updates for Geomagic Qualify 12

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1 GUIDE DESCRIPTION 5

1.1 Introduction to the Sliding Doorstops 5

1.1.1 Where Did These Parts Come From? 5 1.1.2 What Aspects will be Inspected? 5 1.1.3 What Output is Generated? 6 1.1.4 What Overall Results Are Expected? 6

2 INSPECTION PROCEDURE 7

2.1 Getting Ready to Work 7

2.2 Opening Files 8

2.3 The Training Process 8

2.3.1 Aligning the Test and Reference Parts in Space 8 2.3.2 Creating Features 9 2.3.3 Checking the Integrity of the Correspondence 11 2.3.4 Re-Aligning the Test Object to Match the Reference Object 11 2.3.5 Analyzing Gross Dimensions 12 2.3.6 Further Analysis of Dimensions 16 2.3.7 Color-Coding Topological Differences 19 2.3.8 Performing Thickness Analysis 22 2.3.9 Comparing with respect to Features 23 2.3.10 Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing 24 2.3.11 Recording All Results in a Printable Report 28

2.4 The Repetitive Testing Process 28

2.4.1 Repeating the Automation on One Test Object 28 2.4.2 Repeating the Automation on Multiple Test Objects 29

3 NEXT STEPS 30

1 GUIDE DESCRIPTION

This Guide leads an advanced beginner through the fundamental workflow of Geomagic Qualify 12. Using a relatively simple set of manufactured parts, the Guide demonstrates a computer-aided inspection regimen that can be adapted to more complex parts, and dem-onstrates inspection process automation necessary in production environments.

This Guide requires Geomagic Qualify 12 software. Throughout this Guide, you will find live links to online help hosted on the Geomagic web site. To use these links, this Guide is best viewed from a computer with Internet access.

The instructions in this document use example files available from the Geomagic web site. To obtain the examples, download the data files from the web page on which you found this Guide to a directory of your choice. Double-click it to extract the example files that are referenced in this Guide, and then start Geomagic Qualify 12.

It is possible to open the first .wrp file, follow the instructions carefully, and complete the entire procedure without opening another file. Most steps also mention a specific file name that provides a new starting point. For example, the result of steps applied to DoorStopStep2.wrp can be checked by opening DoorStopStep3.wrp.

1.1 Introduction to the Sliding Doorstops

This Guide demonstrates computer-aided inspection of three zinc-plated sliding doorstops.

1.1.1 Where Did These Parts Come From?

The goal was to find rigid sheet metal parts that would not bend with normal handling, but which have significant manufactured-in variation. These partsthree sliding doorstopscame from the hardware store closest to Geomagic headquarters. The doorstops were scanned with a GOM white-light scanner. The three scans were then averaged to obtain a base scan for reverse engineering and the design was reverse-engineered using Geomagic Studio and Pro/Engineer from PTC. The result is a perfect CAD object (which is far more precise than any one of the samples). The CAD object serves as the Reference object and the three original scans serve as the three Test objects.

1.1.2 What Aspects will be Inspected?

In all cases, the goal is that the Test object matches the Reference object within a reasonable tolerance.

2D Dimension-related: The Test part will be compared to the Reference part with respect to various straight-line dimensions that are taken from a 2D cross section. For a 2D Dimension to yield a pass, the actual dimension on the Test object must be within 0.0625 inches of the same dimension on the Reference object.

3D Dimension-related: The Test part will be compared to the Reference part with respect to various endpoints that are projected to a 2D plane. For a 3D Dimension to yield a pass, the actual dimension must be within 0.05 inches of the same dimension on the Reference object.

Feature Comparison-related: Various aspects of Features on the Test, such as Center coordinates, Normal direction, Height, or Diameter, will be compared to the same aspects of the same Features on the Reference. For a Comparison to yield a pass, the actual value on the Test part must match the same value on the Reference object within a given tolerance. For simplicity in this Guide, default tolerances are used.

3D Comparison-related: The surface heights on the Test part are equal to surface heights on the Reference object with a tolerance of 0.15 inches.

Wall Thickness-related: The various thicknesses of metal on the Test part are color coded.

GD&T-related: The flatness of Plane AB, the perpendicularity of AB to BC, and the paral-lelism of AB to CD shall be evaluated, all with a GD&T tolerance of 0.025 inches.

1.1.3 What Output is Generated?

The goal of the test engineer is to perform an inspection process on an initial Test object, generate a report about the initial Test object, and automatically repeat the process (includ-ing the report) on subsequent objects. The initial inspection process is called training and the automatic repetition on subsequent Test objects is called automation.

1.1.4 What Overall Results Are Expected?

The parts are well constructed for their intended purpose (of being bolted to a wooden door frame and being slammed repeatedly by a large sliding door), but they are crude by other standards. It is not the goal of this Guide to present real-life test tolerances for doorstops, so the Guide demonstrates the capabilities of Geomagic Qualify by using tolerances that yield some Pass conditions and some Fail conditions.

2 INSPECTION PROCEDURE

The inspection procedure establishes the individual steps which will later be automated.

2.1 Getting Ready to Work

Unzipping the archive creates a working directory for the procedures in this Guide. The directory contains three separate folders: Data, which contains the reference and test files; Reports, which will contain reports generated using this procedure; and StepByStep-WorkFiles, which contains the step-by-step files.

The reference CAD object DoorStopCAD.wrp is in the ReferenceObject folder and the three Test objects DoorStopOne.wrp, DoorStopTwo.wrp, and DoorStopThree.wrp, are in the TestObjects folder. The files are segregated because the following process will be automated, and automation requires that Test objects reside in a dedicated Test folder.

Step 1. Most of the typically used commands can be visible from the Home tab in Qualify. The Home tab was created to make it easy to move left to right in the inspection process. However, these commands can also be accessed from other tabs. For example, Best Fit Alignment, a commonly used alignment tool, is visible both under the Home and Alignment tabs. In Application Button>Options, in the General>Directories section, set the Open, Save, and Reports directories to a local directory. Note: The Application Button is the round swirl icon in the top left corner of the application. For the purpose of this Guide, use the following directories:

File Open: C:\Downloads\Qualify12UserGuideFiles\Data

File Save: C:\Downloads\Qualify12UserGuideFiles\Data

Reports: C:\Downloads\Qualify12UserGuideFiles\Reports

2.2 Opening Files

Step 1. Click Application Button > Open DoorStopCAD.wrp from the Data\ReferenceObject folder. Then, click Application Button > Import DoorStopOne.wrp from the Data\TestObjects folder. The CAD file is automatically assumed to be the Reference Object and the Point object (DoorStopOne) is assumed to the Test object.

From the View tab, click Show > All Objects to verify that the Test and Reference objects are visible simultaneously.

2.3 The Training Process

During the training process, every step performed by Geomagic Qualify is automatically added to the Automation. The process that you record is visible in the Automation panel.

2.3.1 Aligning the Test and Reference Parts in Space

The Reference object (a CAD object) lies at specific design coordinates, and the Test object lies in space where it was scanned. Its difficult for a person to deal with parts that lie at different coordinates in space, so its wise to move the Test object in space to match the coordinates of the Reference object.

Step 1. From the Home tab, click on the Best Fit Alignment icon. Click Apply to run the command with default parameters.

Notes on Best Fit Alignment Internally, the Best Fit Alignment is performed in two steps. First, 300 (by default) random points on the Test are aligned and re-aligned to the Reference until the average deviation of the two objects falls below the user-specified Tolerance. In the second step, fine adjustments to the alignment are made by using 1500 (by default) random points until average deviation is minimized.

Step 2. Examine the results. The Test object has visible differences from the Reference object: the purpose of Geomagic Qualify is to quantify these and other less visible differences in subsequent steps.

Step 3. Close the dialog by pressing OK. Notice that the Best Fit Alignment icon now appears under the Automation panel.

2.3.2 Creating Features

A Feature is a named geometric construct on an object. Features are often the main objects of interest in a computer-aided inspection process. In Geomagic Qualify, Features are also used as tools in the object alignment processes and other functions. It is necessary to create Features on the Reference object so that various Analysis commands can refer to specific geometric constructs by name.

Step 1. Using DoorStopStep2.wrp, highlight the Reference object in the Model Manager, navigate to the Home tab, and click on the Create icon. The icon will highlight orange indicating that the software is in QuickFeature mode. (The benefit of creating this set of Features is described in subsequent steps.)

Step 2. Create the following Features (see illustration below) simply by clicking on the CAD faces/edges. When complete, click the Create icon again or press the ESC key to exit QuickFeature mode.

Plane1 to define one of the long and narrow flat edges, Circle1 at the bottom rim of the hole nearest that plane, and Cylinder1 on the cylinder at the same location.

Plane2 to define the opposite long and narrow flat edge, Circle2 at the bottom rim of the hole nearest that plane, and Cylinder2 on the cylinder at the same location.

Plane3 to define the plane on which the circles lie. Create Plane 3 on the outer surface visible in the screenshot below, not on the inner surface.

Plane4 to define the narrow flat edge at the end of the part (the end closest to the punched holes).

Notes on Plane and Circle Features The Plane Features will be used both for alignment of Test and Reference, for 2D Dimensioning, 3D Dimensioning, and for GD&T analysis in later steps. The usefulness of Circle Features differs from that of Cylinder Features. A Cylinder, defined by a Height and a Radius, is three-dimensional and therefore accounts for four degrees of freedom during an alignment. A Circle (as well as the slot-type Features), defined only by a Radius, is two-dimensional and therefore accounts for two degrees of freedom during an alignment. The Cylinder Features in this example will be used not only for alignment of Test and Reference parts, but also for 3D Dimensioning and GD&T analysis at a later step.

Step 3. Using DoorStopStep3.wrp, highlight the Reference object in the Model Manager, and from the Home tab, click on the AutoCreate icon to instruct the software to copy equiva-lent locations of the Features onto the Test object.

Step 4. Click Apply to auto-create all the Features that exist on the Reference, and then click OK. Expand the contents in the Model Manager by clicking all of the + signs in the Model Manager and verify that all Features on the Reference object also exist on the Test object.

2.3.3 Checking the Integrity of the Correspondence

In the previous step, a correspondence was automatically generated during the auto-creation of the Features. A correspondence is an association of points on the Test object to corresponding faces on the Reference object. It not only facilitates AutoCreation but subsequent steps as well. If Features ever fail to be AutoCreated satisfactorily, it may be necessary to review and edit the correspondence. Here, you will simply review the correspondence.

Step 1. Using DoorStopStep4.wrp, use the Toggle All Features icon on the right-hand menu to temporarily hide the Features. You will use this several times throughout the remaining steps.

Step 2. From the Tools tab, click on Manage Correspondence. Click one CAD face at a time and examine the set of points associated with each face. Ideally, the points associated with a face will lie within the faces borders, similar to the ideal set of points that would be collected by a CMM. In the case of this doorstop, the correspondence is already acceptable.

2.3.4 Re-Aligning the Test Object to Match the Reference Object

Step 1. Using DoorStopStep5.wrp, click on RPS Alignment from the Home tab.

Under Datum/Feature Inputs, Click on Circle 1 in the Reference Points list and Circle 1 in the Float list. Press Create Pair. Constrain it on all three axes by checking the X, the Y, and the Z under Pair Constraints.

Under Datum/Feature Inputs, Click on Circle 2 in the Reference Points list and Circle 2 in the Float list. Press Create Pair. Constrain it on all three axes by checking the X, the Y, and the Z under Pair Constraints.

Step 2. Press Align, then OK. See the results in DoorStopStep5rpsa.wrp.

Step 3. Using DoorStopStep5.wrp again, click on Feature-Based Alignment from the Home tab. Match Plane 3 in the Fixed list to Plane 3 in the Float list, Cylinder 1 to Cylinder 1, and Cylinder 2 to Cylinder 2. Press OK. See the results in DoorStopStep5dfa.wrp.

When placed into service, the doorstop will be bolted through the two holes (Cylinder1 and Cylinder2) to a door frame, with Plane3 in contact with the door frame. In other words, the doorstop is part of an assembly. This Guide assumes that Feature-based Alignment is ideal for the doorstop, and the next step continues with the results of Feature-based Alignment.

2.3.5 Analyzing Gross Dimensions

Analyzing gross dimensions involves two processes: taking a section through an object and creating a 2D Dimension. Taking a section, described in steps 1-6, mimics a 2D blueprint of this 3D part and analyzes 2D dimensions of the Test object.

A 2D Dimension is a measurement that is analogous to one that can be taken with a ruler or caliper. The overall goal of this step is to take 2D measurements of the Test object and compare them to engineered specs as represented by the Reference object. The steps for using 2D Dimension are described in steps 7-12 below.

Step 1. Use the Toggle All Features icon on the right-hand menu to temporarily hide the Features.

Step 2. Using DoorStopStep5dfa.wrp, select Section Through Object from the Home tab to cut a two-dimensional section of both the Test and Reference objects.

Step 3. Before slicing, make sure Section Reference and Test Objects is checked. This causes both the Reference object and the Test object to be sliced, and the two slices to be superimposed.

In this case, set Thickness to 0.02 inches. This value is analogous to the thickness of a cutting blade. Because the density of the Point object is high, a blade of this Thickness is sufficient to intersect a sufficient number of points and therefore generate a sufficient density of points in the cross section. Lower-density Test objects might require a greater Thickness value.

Step 4. Adjust the Position field so that the sectioning plane intersects the object like in the screenshot above.

Step 5. Press Compute to generate the section. The section that is cut from the Reference is red, and the section that is cut from the Test is black. The default name of this Section is Section 1.

Step 6. Press OK to close the command and notice that Section 1 appears in the Cross Sections subfolder of both the REF and TEST objects in the Model Manager.

Step 7. Using DoorStopStep6.wrp, focus on the Test object in the Model Manager, and select Create 2D Dimensions from the Home tab.

Step 8. First click the Options button and, in the Default Values section of the Options popup, set the Name to DoorStop so all future 2D Dimensions will have that prefix. All 2D Dimensions that you create will be added to the Section sub-object in the Cross Sections folder of the Test object.

Step 9. While the Options dialog is still open, set the default values for the Tolerance as seen in the above screenshot. These are gross parts and significant variation is acceptable, so these tolerances are high.

Step 10. Set the Pick Method Source to TEST by pressing the TEST radio button.

Step 11. Create the following 2D Dimensions to show dimensions of the Door Stop.

Inside distance from plane AB to plane CD, using a Pick Method of Best Fit (and verify that the 2D Dimension is named DoorStop1). After creating each 2D Dimension, click Next.

Full height of plane BC. (DoorStop2, using a Pick Method of Best Fit (and verify that the 2D Dimension is named DoorStop2).

Full length of plane AB, using a Pick Method of Best Fit (and verify that the 2D Dimension is named DoorStop3).

Full length of the part from A to E, measured on plane AB, using a Pick Method of Best Fit (and verify that the 2D Dimension is named DoorStop4).

Step 12. Click OK to close the dialog.

2.3.6 Further Analysis of Dimensions

The key functionality of 3D Dimensioning is that distances and angles can be measured in three dimensions. In addition, 3D dimensions can be projected onto a plane yielding a 2D dimension without losing the 3D coordinates of the centroids of the involved Features.

Step 1. Highlight the Reference object in the Model Manager, and with

DoorStopStep7.wrp, press the Bottom View icon from the Predefined Views flyout menu on the right-hand side of the screen. In a single Dimension View (named Dim View 1), spec out the radius of the two cylinders (by putting a radial dimension on each) and the distances of the two cylinders from the near edges and from the end.

Click on 3D Dimensions from the Home tab.

Use the All Features icon in the button bar if it is necessary to remove clutter from the Viewing Area.

Step 2. The next step is to establish a work plane, the plane onto which three-dimensional coordinates will be projected and from which two-dimensional measurements will be taken. To set the Work Plane uncheck Work Plane Same As View Plane, press the Work Plane radio button, and align the work plane to the Object Feature Frame called Plane 3. In other words, the work plane is set to match the plane of the doorstop on which the circles and cylinders lie.

Select the First End radio button under Work Plane.

Select the Radial Dimension Type.

Click at the center of one of the cylinders. A red dot with a 1 annotation will appear. Click again outside the cylinder to place the dimension annotation.

Click the Next button to move onto the next dimension. Repeat the last two steps for the other Cylinder Feature.

Select the Linear Dimension Type.

Select the X-direction icon to indicate that the dimension will measure along the X-axis.

Click on Plane 4 and a red dot with a 1 annotation will appear. Click on the center of Cylinder 2 and a 2 annotation will appear. Click again in the Graphics Area to place the dimension annotation.

Click the Next button and move on to create the other dimensions so it looks like the picture below.

Click OK to exit the command.

Step 5. Transfer the 3D Dimensions onto the Test part by using AutoCreate 3D Dimensions from the Home tab. Click Apply to copy the dimensions onto the Test part.

This is very similar to AutoCreate Features: it instructs the software to ascertain equivalent locations of the 3D Dimensions on the Test object. When complete, note that the Test object in the Model Manager has Dim View 1 in the Dimension View subfolder, just like the Reference object does.

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2.3.7 Color-Coding Topological Differences

The topological differences between the Test and Reference objects are explored in this section.

A Location Set is a set of points of interest on the surface of an object. It is a named object that can be used and re-used by various analysis functions. It mimics the result of the user identifying test points with a CMM.

Step 1. Using DoorStopStep8.wrp, focus on the Reference object in the Model Manager and click on Create Location Set from the Tools tab to make a Location Set for use in the next step.

Name it Door Stop Set 1. Use the parameters shown in the picture below. With each change you make in the dialog, notice that the Location Set in the Viewing Area updates itself.

First picture a three-dimensional grid, like a set of monkey bars with equal-length line segments running on the X-, Y-, and Z-axes. The parameters in this example specify a grid with bars running in the Y direction only with said bars spaced every 1.0 inches in the X direction and every 0.5 inches in the Z direction.

Step 2. The next step is to set the Tolerances to establish the allowable deviation in any measurement that is subsequently performed at the Locations in this Location Set. The Lower Tolerance is interpreted as negative, so a minus sign on the Lower Tolerance value is unnecessary. Press OK to close the dialog.

Step 3. Using DoorStopStep9.wrp, click on 3D Compare from the Home tab. This command projects all surface points on the Test object to corresponding surfaces on the Reference object, and reports the deviations in the form of a color-coded deviation map

Leave the Deviation Type on 3D Deviation. With this setting, this command reports the deviation between points of interest on the Test and Reference objects, reported in three dimensions. Each reported deviation is an average of the deviations within a preset radius around the inspection point.

Set the Color Averaging to Low to provide precise color information about individual inspection points. If you wanted the colors to blend and therefore report an average deviation of inspection points, you would use High. Press Apply to make a color-coded topography map of the differences between Reference and Test. Set the deviation spectrum to more reasonable values, like those shown to the right.

Press OK to store the analysis and deviation spectrum in a new Result object. The Result object will be the repository of results from subsequent analysis commands as well.

Step 4. Using DoorStopStep10.wrp, highlight the Result object in the Model Manager and select Create Annotations from the Home tab. The purpose of this command is to create a number of on-screen callouts that describe the 3D Comparison (from the previous step) at the specific points of interest named in a Location Set.

Set the Annotation Type to Location , use the Location Set created earlier (named DoorStop Set 1).

In the Automatic Placement group, press the Auto Placement Current icon . Note: These annotations may take a minute to generate. Press OK.

This creates an Annotation View sub-object in the Annotation Views folder in the Result object, such as the following:

2.3.8 Performing Thickness Analysis

Step 1. Using DoorStopStep11.wrp, highlight the Result object, navigate to the Analysis tab and click on Evaluate Wall Thickness. This command analyzes the total thickness of a wall: in this case, the wall is the body of the sheet metal part. Click Apply to run the command.

Step 2. Put the Display Mode on Thickness Deviation. Note that the first test part has pretty uniform thickness, but that its 0.037 to -0.091 inches thin in a few places.

Step 3. Click a point on the object and drag the mouse to create an annotation to show the thickness in an interesting place such as a bend. Repeat the process a few times, as shown in this illustration. Press OK.

2.3.9 Comparing with respect to Features

Step 1. Using DoorStopStep12.wrp, select Compare Features from the Home tab. The purpose is to compare the Test to the Reference with respect to important mechanical elements like the position of planes and bolt holes.

To trigger the process, press the Current View icon in the Auto-Annotate group. This generates a callout containing comparison details for every Feature. Notice that a Compare Features Views folder now exists under the Result object. Press OK.

2.3.10 Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing

Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T) is an international engineering language that is used on engineering drawings to describe an object in three dimensions. The symbols that comprise the language precisely describe the form, orientation, and location of part features in zones of tolerance. This example demonstrates the commands of Geomagic Qualify that analyze the flatness of a plane, the perpendicularity of one plane to another plane, and the parallelism of one plane to another.

As a prerequisite to performing GD&T in the next step, one of the Plane features must have a special naming style: the Feature designated as Plane3 must be named A:Plane3 so that it can be referenced as Datum A in a GD&T callout (i.e. Datum Reference Frame). Instead of attempting to change Plane3 to A:Plane3 at this step, it is easier to create a duplicate of Plane3 and name it A:Plane3.

The GD&T workflow in Geomagic Qualify involves two commands: Create GD&T Callouts to specify the elements that shall be analyzed, and Evaluate GD&T Callouts to perform a comparison of the Test object to its prescribed form.

Step 1. Using DoorStopStep13.wrp, highlight the Reference object, navigate to the Home tab, and click on the Create icon. The icon will highlight orange indicating that the software is in QuickFeature mode. Check the box for Add DRF Label.

Click on the face where Plane 3 lies to automatically create a Plane Feature with the DRF of

A.

Press the ESC key to exit QuickFeature mode.

Right-click on the Feature name in the Model Manager and Rename it to A: Plane 3 to keep the naming conventions consistent.

Step 2. Use AutoCreate Features from the Home tab to copy the new specially-named Feature to the Test object.

Step 3. Using DoorStopStep14.wrp, click on GD&T > Create GD&T Callouts from the Home tab.

Make a Flatness callout on the doorframe-contact plane (A:Plane3), with Tolerance 0.025. Click and drag the callout to a suitable position. Press Next.

Make a Perpendicularity callout for the middle section with respect to A:Plane3 (by picking A in the first dropdown of the Datum Reference Frame group), with Tolerance 0.025. Drag the callout to a suitable position. Press Next.

Make and a Parallelism callout for the third plane with respect to A:Plane3 (by picking A in the first dropdown of the Datum Reference Frame group), with Tolerance 0.025. Drag the callout to a suitable position. Press Next. Click OK.

Step 4. From the Home tab, click on GD&T > Evaluate GD&T Callouts. Click Apply then OK. The GD&T Views subfolder appears under the Reference object in the Model Manager. It contains an analysis of the Test objects compliance to specifications in the GD&T callouts.

In this case, A:Plane3 is found to be flat within the tolerance (a green condition), the next plane is found to be slightly non-perpendicular to A:Plane3 (red, a failure), and Plane the third plane is found to be significantly non-parallel to A:Plane3 (red, a failure).

2.3.11 Recording All Results in a Printable Report

Step 1. Using DoorStopStep15.wrp, navigate to the Reports tab. Check the checkbox for PDF and click Create Report > Create Report (Save As). Choose a location to save the report to and click OK.

Step 2. Read the report that opens in a new window.

2.4 The Repetitive Testing Process

During the training process, every step performed by Geomagic Qualify was automatically added to the Automation named Automation 1. The playback process, in which all steps from the Automation are automatically replayed on additional Test objects, starts here.

2.4.1 Repeating the Automation on One Test Object

Step 1. Continue with DoorStopStep15.wrp as modified with the previous step. There are two ways of getting the new Test object into the Model Manager:

A. Drag the new Test object (DoorStopTwo.wrp,) into the Model Manager, right-click it, and designate it as the Test object by picking Set Test.

B. Right-click the existing Test object in the Model Manager (TEST-DoorStop1) and pick Replace. Select DoorStopTwo.wrp in the Import Files window and press Open.

Step 2. To execute the automation on that new Test object, make sure the Reference object is still highlighted in the Model Manager, navigate to the Automation tab, and click Run Automation. The display will move to the Automation panel. The active command will be highlighted as the Automation is processed.

A report for the new Test object appears in the folder that is named at Application Button > Options > Directories > Reports. In this case, the report appears at C:\Downloads\Qualify12UserGuideFiles\Reports.

2.4.2 Repeating the Automation on Multiple Test Objects

Now that an inspection sequence has been designed on an initial Test object, the process can be run on multiple Test objects.

Step 1. Start with DoorStep16.wrp, click on Batch Processing from the Automation tab to configure the replay of the Automation on multiple Test objects.

Step 2. In the Batch Processing dialog, set Directory to the name of a directory that contains the multiple Test objects. Verify that Load Method is Replace, meaning that each newly loaded Test object replaces the previous one in the Model Manager. Check Generate & Save Reports so that a printed report will be stored for each individual Test object. In the Automation dropdown, pick Automation 1 (the inspection process that must be repeated on each Test object). Click Begin to start the Batch Processing

Step 3. When the Run Automation dialog finishes processing, a separate Report will exist in the Output Directory for each and every Test object found in the input Directory. In this case, three Reports will exist at C:\Downloads\Qualify12UserGuideFiles\ Reports.

Step 4. Close the application.

3 NEXT STEPS

Based on the several reports that you create, make a decision whether to accept or reject each Test part, or whether to adjust the manufacturing or part procurement process.

If you find that the analysis in each Report is inadequate, you can add or remove analyses from the Training process and then re-run the Automation process. You would re-load the .wrp file that was used in the training process, modify existing sub-objects or add sub-objects to the Reference object, re-run the analysis steps, re-run the Report on that first part, then re-run the Automation Process.