Export QDAS Characteristics

Exports a *.dfq file for use in Hexagon’s Q-DAS packages. This command provides a baseline export option.

A comprehensive export option is to use Prepare QDAS Data List along with Add Ke-Field to QDAS Data List and finally

Export QDAS Data List to build a complete *.dfq file for your part.

 

Input Arguments

 

0

File Path or Embedded File

QDAS Export File Path

The path of the file to save.

1

String

K1001: Part Number

Part Number to save with the file

2

String

K1002: Part Description

Part Description

3

String

K1071:Supplier Number

Supplier Number

4

String

K1072: Supplier Description

Supplier Description

5

String

K1203: Reason for Test

Reason for Test

6

String

K1303: Plant

Plant

7

String

K1900: Part Remark

Part Remark

8

String

K0006: Batch Number

Batch Number

9

String

K0014: Part ID

Part ID

10

String

K0053: Order Number

Order Number

11

String

K0004: Date Time Stamp

Date Time Stamp

12

Integer

K0008: Operator Identifier

Operator Identifier

13

Integer

K0010: Machine Identifier

Machine Identifier

14

Integer

K0012: Gage Identifier

Gage Identifier

15

Relationship Ref List

Relationship List

Relationships from which criteria will be recorded

16

Feature Check Ref List

Feature Check List

List of GD&T Checks to record

17

Dimensions Ref List

Dimension list

List of dimension to record

18

Collection Object Name Ref List

Vector Group List

List of Vector Groups from which criteria will be recorded.

Return Arguments

None.

 

Returned Status

 

SUCCESS

The file was successfully exported.

FAILURE

The file path is invalid or the referenced items could not be found.

Remarks

9 new arguments for supplier and part description were added in 2022.3. The export was also limited to only relation- ship criteria with reporting enabled and tolerances set. Vector Characteristics - User can control what vector compo- nents to export through Vector Group report options.

This command duplicates the manual export capabilities available under File>Export>Other>Q-DAS Part Data. For more information refer to the Q-DAS ASCII Transferformat document from Q-DAS.

 

 

Example:

K2001/1 Diameter-E78177CACharacteristic Number

 

K2002/1 A::BoltHole Pattern1-DiameterCharacteristic Description (Collection Item Name - Criteria) K2009/1 202Measurement type (202 = diameter)

K0001/1 6.533426e-01Measured Value

K2101/1 6.456693e-01Nominal Value

K2112/1 -5.000000e-03Lower Allowance

K2113/1 5.000000e-03Upper Allowance

K2120/1 1Lower Limit Type

K2121/1 1Upper Limit Type

K2142/1 inUnit Description

K2022/1 4Decimal Places