Hello!
I am trying to automate the creation of inspection method sheets. The basic idea is to take a drawing in DWG and output a table which lists each dimension with tolerance as column headings for inspection. I've attached a few pictures of what I want the end result to look like generally (made on the fly, many mistakes and such, sorry).
Right now my theory is I need to convert the dimensions into parameters and just make the whole thing in excel after exporting them... Any clues on just how to do that? The part files make the parameters automatically per dimensions, but as you can see in the example, the dimensions on the part or drawing aren't always the inspection dimensions. In this particular example, hole position can't be measured from the center with calipers, so a dimension from the hole edge is given. I did not make any adjustment here, but you could add bonus or subtract to ensure fit based on multiple tolerances in play for a given measurement.
Anywho, I figure if the conversion is possible, you could even make an ilogic rule that does it for you. Now it's a process; dimension the part file, bring dimensions over in the drawing, do your math for the inspection dimensions, then run the ilogic rule to produce a table. You could even put the measurement device in the comment...
Thanks folks,
