About Reports
SmartCAM can create a variety of reports, used to provide operator instructions and machine setup information. Using File - Print - JOS Report, select the type of default report to generate.
SmartCAM's default reports include Job Info, which contains general Job, machine, and part material information. Tool Info which contains tooling information. And Step Info which contains job operation setup parameters. The Report Content check boxes allow you to choose which of the report types to include in your generated report; can include any single report type or combination of the three (including all three).
The report format and content is controlled by the report format (.FMT) file
selected. SmartCAM includes a default format file that will generate simple ASCII text files, which
can either be written to a file or sent to your printer. There is also a set of format files
that will generate the report as a HTML web browser file.
The JOS Report dialog has a tabbed interface to allow you to configure each report type. This includes opting whether to include a bitmap screen capture of the current graphics view and, if so, which named view to use. For the Step and Tool reports, can select which Steps or Tools to include and how they are ordered.
Note: The report format files (.FMT/INC) must be written to support the inclusion of a bitmap file. The shipping HTML report format files has this support. The shipping ASCII/PRN does not - since bitmaps cannot be embedded in an ASCII text file.
Format Files
The following format files are shipped with SmartCAM. In these reports the designator PRN means
Printer; these reports can be sent directly to a printer.
| Application Type | Location and Filename |
|---|---|
| Milling (HTML) | \ProgramData\SmartCAM\Common\Reports\MILL_REPORT_HTM.FMT
This format generates an HTML file, which is the format used for displaying in a web browser. You should open this report in a web browser for viewing and printing. This format supports included bitmaps. This main report file uses the following support files:
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| Milling With Tool Graphic (HTML) | \ProgramData\SmartCAM\Common\Reports\MILL_REPORT_HTM_TLGR.FMT
This format generates an HTML file, which is the format used for displaying in a web browser. This report type includes a tool graphic image, same as used in the Planner for previewing the tool. You should open this report in a web browser for viewing and printing. This format supports included bitmaps. This main report file uses the following support files:
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| Milling (ASCII/PRN) | \ProgramData\SmartCAM\Common\Reports\MILL_REPORT_PRN.FMT
This format is a straight ASCII text format and can be sent directly to a printer. It does not support including bitmaps. This main report file uses the following support files:
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| Turning (HTML) | \ProgramData\SmartCAM\Common\Reports\TURN_REPORT_HTM.FMT
This format generates an HTML file, which is the format used for displaying in a web browser. You should open this report in a web browser for viewing and printing. This format supports included bitmaps. This main report file uses the following support files:
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| Turning With Tool Graphic (HTML) | \ProgramData\SmartCAM\Common\Reports\TURN_REPORT_HTM_TLGR.FMT
This format generates an HTML file, which is the format used for displaying in a web browser. This report type includes a tool graphic image, same as used in the Planner for previewing the tool. You should open this report in a web browser for viewing and printing. This format supports included bitmaps. This main report file uses the following support files:
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| Turning (ASCII/PRN) | \ProgramData\SmartCAM\Common\Reports\TURN_REPORT_PRN.FMT
This format is a straight ASCII text format and can be sent directly to a printer. It does not support including bitmaps. This main report file uses the following support files:
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| Fabrication (HTML) | \ProgramData\SmartCAM\Common\Reports\FAB_REPORT_HTM.FMT
This format generates an HTML file, which is the format used for displaying in a web browser. You should open this report in a web browser for viewing and printing. This format supports included bitmaps. This main report file uses the following support files:
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| Fabrication With Tool Graphic (HTML) | \ProgramData\SmartCAM\Common\Reports\FAB_REPORT_HTM_TLGR.FMT
This format generates an HTML file, which is the format used for displaying in a web browser. This report type includes a tool graphic image, same as used in the Planner for previewing the tool. You should open this report in a web browser for viewing and printing. This format supports included bitmaps. This main report file uses the following support files:
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| Fabrication (ASCII/PRN) | \ProgramData\SmartCAM\Common\Reports\FAB_REPORT_PRN.FMT
This format is a straight ASCII text format and can be sent directly to a printer. It does not support including bitmaps. This main report file uses the following support files:
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| Wire EDM (HTML) | \ProgramData\SmartCAM\Common\Reports\WIRE_REPORT_HTM.FMT
This format generates an HTML file, which is the format used for displaying in a web browser. You should open this report in a web browser for viewing and printing. This format supports included bitmaps. This main report file uses the following support files:
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| Wire EDM With Tool Graphic (HTML) | \ProgramData\SmartCAM\Common\Reports\WIRE_REPORT_HTM_TLGR.FMT
This format generates an HTML file, which is the format used for displaying in a web browser. This report type includes a tool graphic image, same as used in the Planner for previewing the tool. You should open this report in a web browser for viewing and printing. This format supports included bitmaps. This main report file uses the following support files:
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| Wire EDM (ASCII/PRN) | \ProgramData\SmartCAM\Common\Reports\WIRE_REPORT_PRN.FMT
This format is a straight ASCII text format and can be sent directly to a printer. It does not support including bitmaps. This main report file uses the following support files:
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| All (CSV) | \ProgramData\SmartCAM\Common\Reports\REPORT_CSV.FMT
This format outputs information in a CSV format; this is the ASCII text-based data transfer format used by spreadsheets and related tools. It outputs each of the report types as comma separated data fields. This main report file uses the following support files:
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SmartCAM also installs a versions of the straight ASCII text report that closely resembles the original SmartCAM Report formats. Each of these reports is specifically designed to generate either a Job Information report, Step report, or Tooling report. If you use these, be sure you check the right content type box in the JOS Reports window.
The "APP_" part of the file name is the name of the application. Use MILL_,
TURN_, FAB_, or WIRE_ to find the format file you wish to use.
| Application Type | Location and Filename |
|---|---|
| Job Report (ASCII/PRN) | \ProgramData\SmartCAM\Common\Reports\APP_JOBREPORT_PRN.FMT
Generates a Job Information Report. These format files use the following support files:
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| Step Report (ASCII/PRN) | \ProgramData\SmartCAM\Common\Reports\APP_STEPREPORT_PRN.FMT
Generates a Step/Operation Report. These format files use the following support files:
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| Tooling Report (ASCII/PRN) | \ProgramData\SmartCAM\Common\Reports\APP_TOOLREPORT_PRN.FMT
Generates a Tooling Report. These format files use the following support files:
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Custom Reports
The above referenced files are the default shipping report format files for SmartCAM. However, the report format files can be modified by users or whole new report types can be generated. Refer to the Using SmartCAM - Data Tags and Section Numbers, Customizing Format Files, and Reports sections of the Learning SmartCAM table of contents for detailed information about the report formatting files.
When making custom reports, or modifying existing reports, do not modify the shipping SmartCAM format files. Even if making only a single, simple change, make a copy of the format file with a new filename and modify the copy of the file. This is important, as changes to the shipping SmartCAM format files will be overwritten during product updates, repairs, or upgrades.
Creating a Report
The general steps required to output a SmartCAM report are very simple.
- Open your SmartCAM process model.
- Select the report type using File - Print - JOS Report and pick the report type. Use the Report Content: Job Info, Tooling, and Steps check boxes to select which report types to generate. You must pick one, but can use any combination including all three types.
- If outputting a Step or Tool Info report, select which Steps or Tools to include and the order they are sorted.
- Select the report output type by picking the Format file:. Enter the path and filename of the format file to use, or use the File Select... button to browse to and select your format file.
- Use the tabbed interface to specify whether to include a screen capture of the current process model graphics view in your report and choose which named view to capture. You can specify whether to include a screen capture in each of the three report sections and include a different named view for each capture.
- Use the Tooling and Steps tabs to specify which Steps/Tools to include and their output order.
- Select whether to send the report directly to your printer or save to a file. If you send the results directly to the printer, choose the ASCII Text report format file. If you choose the HTML web report file, the printed report will not be the rendered report, rather the HTML source code for the report.
- If choose to output to a file, enter the path and filename to use for the output file.
If you choose the HTML web report, you should use the
Reports\Outputas the destination path, as this directory contains the .CSS and .PNG files needed by the report for formatting instructions.To save a HTML report to a different directory, you will need to manually copy the "reports_scrn.css", "reports_prnt.css", and "SmartCAMcnc.png" to your selected destination directory.
- If you send the report to a file, you can enable the Open JOS Report option which will try to open the generated report after it is created. The tool used to view the report is based on the extension you give the file. The default program for the given file extension, based on Windows File Association, is used to view/open the generated report.
Note: To print a HTML web report, open the web report in your Web Browser and use the browser's printing features to print the fully rendered web report.
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