#### Using the Change Manager

PC-DMIS Planner provides you with the ability to manage changes to CAD model files and update dependent inspection plans by using the Change Manager feature for Plan or Cad.

The following options are available for using Change Manager in Planner:

- Change Manager Cad

  Note: While the documentation below was written specifically for Inspection Plans, it also applies to updating part program files created from Datalog files as well.

  Change Manager Cad

  The Change Management capabilities of PC-DMIS allows you to ensure that your part program, created from a previously imported version of your CAD model, is updated with the latest version based on your CAD model.

  Double-clicking a feature name from any list will expand the display of parameters for that feature. This allows you to compare values before updating your part program.

  To update your part program from a CAD model:

  1. Select the File | Change Manager | Cad menu option.

  2. The Change Manager Cad dialog box appears.

  3. Use the following controls are available to process the differences in the part program and the imported CAD model.

  Update Candidates section:

  3. - Update: The selected feature is updated into the Existing Plan from the CAD Model when you click this option. Selecting a feature from one list will highlight the corresponding feature from the other list. You can select more than one feature at a time to Update.

     - Ignore: The selected feature is ignored for update into the Existing Plan from the CAD Model when you click this option. Selecting a feature from one list will highlight the corresponding feature from the other list. You can select more than one feature at a time to Ignore.

     - Undo: Available only after Update or Ignore has been processed. Clicking this button will Undo the last change made.

  Deletion Candidates section:

  3. - Edit: The selected feature from the Deletion Candidates list is can be edited when you click this option. You can select more than one feature at a time to Edit.

     - Delete: The selected feature from the Deletion Candidates list is deleted from the existing plan when you click this option. You can select more than one feature at a time to Delete.

     - Ignore: The selected feature from the Deletion Candidates list is ignored (removed from the list), and will not be deleted from the existing plan when you click this option. You can select more than one feature at a time to Ignore. Any part program feature removed from the list will remain as is in the part program.

     - Undo: Available only after Add, Delete or Map has been processed. Clicking this button will Undo the last change made.

  Miscellaneous sections:

  1. - Display Only Changed Parameters check box: When you select this option, only the parameters that have changed will be displayed for expanded features in the lists of the Update Candidate area.

     - Tolerance Zone: Type tolerance values by which features will be evaluated. Features that are within tolerance, will be listed in the CAD Model and Existing Plan (Program) lists. The following feature dimensions are evaluated:

     - Tolerance zone location: Provides the tolerance for location evaluation.

     - Tolerance zone size: Provides the tolerance for size evaluation.

     - Tolerance zone angle degrees: Provides the tolerance for angle evaluation.

     - Recalculate: Click on this button to recalculate the Inspection Plan with the changes.

     - OK: Accepts all the current changes, writing the changes into the current part program. The dialog box is also closed.

     - Cancel: Exits the dialog box, disregarding all the changes made.

- Change Manager Plan

  Note: While the documentation below was written specifically for Inspection Plans, it also applies to updating part program files created from Datalog files as well.

  Change Manager Plan

  The Change Management capabilities of PC-DMIS allows you to ensure that your part program, created from a previously imported version of your Inspection Plan, is updated with the latest version of your Inspection Plan.

  Double-clicking a feature name from any list will expand the display of parameters for that feature. This allows you to compare values before updating your part program.

  To update your part program:

  1. Select the File | Change Manager | Plan menu item.

  2. The Change Management Plan Open dialog box appears. Use this dialog to navigate to the Inspection Plan (.IP) file that requires updates.

  3. Left-click the file to highlight it then click the Open button to display the Change Manager Plan dialog box.

  The following controls are available to process the differences in the part program and the imported plan.

  Update Candidates section:

  3. - Options: Displays the Change Management Options dialog box.

  3. - - Display Only Changed Parameters check box: When you select this option, only the parameters that have changed will be displayed for expanded features in the lists of the Update Candidate area.

       - Keep existing plan name check box: When this option is selected, feature names in the existing plan will be retained. Otherwise the feature name would be replaced with the feature name from the imported plan.

       - Tolerance Zone: Type tolerance values by which features will be evaluated. Features that are within tolerance, will be listed in the New Plan and Existing Plan (Program) lists. The following feature dimensions are evaluated:

       - - Tolerance zone location: Provides the tolerance for location evaluation.

         - Tolerance zone size: Provides the tolerance for size evaluation.

         - Tolerance zone angle degrees: Provides the tolerance for angle evaluation.

       - Number of Decimal Places: When comparing features with the same name, PC-DMIS evaluates the tolerance within 3 decimal places for millimeter and 4 decimal places for inches.

     - Update: The selected feature is updated into the Existing Plan from the New Plan when you click this option. Selecting a feature from one list will highlight the corresponding feature from the other list. You can select more than one feature at a time to Update.

     - Ignore: The selected feature is ignored for update into the Existing Plan from the New Plan when you click this option. Selecting a feature from one list will highlight the corresponding feature from the other list. You can select more than one feature at a time to Ignore.

     - Undo: Available only after Update or Ignore has been processed. Clicking this button will Undo the last change made.

Candidates section:

3. - Add: The selected feature from the Addition Candidates list is added to the bottom of the existing plan when you click this option. You can select more than one feature at a time to Add.

   - Delete: The selected feature from the Deletion Candidates list is deleted from the existing plan when you click this option. You can select more than one feature at a time to Delete.

   - Map: Available only when one feature is selected from both the Addition and Deletion Candidate lists. Clicking Map will replace the selected Deletion Candidate feature with the selected Addition Candidate feature. This does not allow multiple selections. You can map both like and unlike feature types (e.g circle to a point, or point to a point).

   - Ignore: The selected feature from the Deletion Candidates list is ignored (removed from the list), and will not be deleted from the existing plan when you click this option. You can select more than one feature at a time to Ignore. Any part program feature removed from the list will remain as is in the part program.

   - Undo: Available only after Add, Delete or Map has been processed. Clicking this button will Undo the last change made.

Miscellaneous

1. - OK: Accepts all the current changes, writing the changes into the current part program. The dialog box is also closed.

   - Cancel: Exits the dialog box, disregarding all the changes made.