## Evaluating a Cylinder Gear

Use the Evaluate Gear dialog box to define parameters for the plot header and generate reports from the gear evaluation. Measurement data must be present in order to evaluate a gear.

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

…to open the Evaluate Gear dialog box:

Evaluate Gear dialog box for cylinder gear

Evaluation Items Area

Measured data must be available in order to evaluate and generate result plots.

Pitch/Runout: Select this option to evaluate the gear for pitch and runout and to generate a plot that displays various pitch and runout evaluations based on the standard you selected. If required, click the Define button to change the options for the Pitch/Runout report. For more information, see "Pitch/Runout Tab".

Profile/Helix: Select this option to evaluate the gear for profile and helix and to generate a plot that displays various profile and helix evaluations based on the standard you selected. This option is available for selection only if you have measured the profile and helix. If required, click the Define button to change the options for the Profile/Helix report. For more information, see "Profile Tab" and "Helix/Lead Tab".

Tip/Root Circle: Select this option to evaluate the tip and root circle measurements of the gear. The results of the tip and root circle evaluations will appear at the bottom of the pitch and runout. This option is available for selection only if you have measured the tip and root circles. If required, click the Define button to change the options for the tip and root elements of the Pitch/Runout report. For more information, see "Tip/Root Circle Tab".

Plot Information Area

In this area, define the 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 the gear measurement.

| This button evaluates and generates the plots according to your selections. This sends the report to the output device specified on 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 the plots. For more information, see "Using the Gear Report Window".

The following error message appears when the profile/helix is measured and there are not enough points to perform the evaluation:

When this message appears, PC-DMIS Gear will generate a blank profile/helix plot.

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 Layout" and "Sample Profile & Helix Measurement Evaluation" topic for examples of the spur gear reports that PC-DMIS Gear creates.

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How the Report Relates to the Measured Gear