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Inspection · Lesson 4: Measurements and reports

Entering measurements, color codes for in or out of tolerance, publishing to 2D PDF, 3D PDF, eDrawings and Excel.

Lesson goal

Compare measurements against specifications and deliver an inspection report and a ballooned drawing that the shop and the customer can use.

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2 videos

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1 exercise

Intermediate

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Prerequisite: Lesson 3

1. Watch the videos

Dassault Systèmes videos hosted on MySolidWorks: they open in a new tab and a free account is enough. Watch them in order.

Entering Measurement DataVideo 1▶Entering Measurement DataEnter the measured values and spot defects with color codes.↗ Publishing to 2D PDFs, 3D PDFs, First Article Inspection Reports, and Other File TypesVideo 2▶Publishing to 2D PDFs, 3D PDFs, First Article Inspection Reports, and Other File TypesExport a ballooned 2D PDF, a 3D PDF or an eDrawings file, and an Excel report.↗

2. Key takeaways

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The entered measurements are compared against the limits: the color code immediately flags out-of-tolerance values.

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The ballooned 2D PDF is for the inspector; the Excel report is for the customer or quality assurance.

3

The 3D PDF or the eDrawings file shows the ballooned annotations directly on the 3D model.

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The exported report keeps the conformance colors: a deviation stays visible even when printed.

Tip

Publish the ballooned PDF before measuring and give it to the shop: the inspector works with the same numbers as the final report.

3. Do the exercise

Complete the project from the previous lessons:

  • enter sample measurements, including two out of tolerance
  • publish the ballooned drawing as a 2D PDF
  • export the Excel report with the color codes
✓To check: The two out-of-tolerance values stand out in color in the Excel report and their numbers match the balloons on the PDF.

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