## Evaluating a Bevel Gear

On completion of the gear measurement, PC-DMIS Gear can evaluate measurement results according to the specified standard and generate reports and plots.

To evaluate gear measurement, select the Operation | Evaluate Gear… menu option or the Evaluate toolbar icon…

…to open the Evaluate dialog box:

Evaluate Gear dialog box for bevel gear

Evaluation Items Area

Note: The measured data must be available in order to evaluate and generate result plots.

Topography: Select this option to create topography output. If necessary, click the Define button to make changes to the topography parameters on the Topography tab. For more information, see "Topography Tab".

Pitch Runout: Select this option to create pitch/runout output. If necessary, click the Define button to make changes to the pitch/runout parameters on the Pitch/Runout tab. For more information, see "Pitch/Runout Tab".

Plot Information Area

In this area, define plot header parameters, such as Program Number, Serial Number, Inspector, Machine ID, Date/Time, Drawing No., Part/Mach No., and Notation. This information will be used to fill up the plot header in the report. The date and time are automatically generated based on the time of gear measurement.

The following buttons are available in this dialog box:

| This button evaluates and generates the plots according to your selections. It sends the report to the output device specified in the Output Settings tab in the PC-DMIS Gear Settings dialog box. The evaluation plots appear in the Gear Report window. you can use this window to view and print plots. For more information, see "Using the Gear Report Window".

| This button applies any changes you have made and leaves the dialog box open.
| This button cancels your changes and closes the dialog box.

Important! The Gear Report window will appear only when PC-DMIS Gear is open. If you close PC-DMIS Gear, the Gear Report window along with all open evaluation reports will be closed.

See the "Sample Pitch & Runout Report" and "Sample Topography Report" topic for examples of the bevel gear reports that PC-DMIS Gear creates.