02-01-2012 08:00 AM
Is there a way to control the print format for VBAI inspections? I'm running VBAI 2010, and I have a large inspection when I print the inspection (140 states, 195 transitions). When I print the inspection, the State Diagram resolution is so low it's pixelated, i.e, I can tell the general outline, but text is unreadable. Even if I configure the printer for a C-Size drawing the image is the same.
Then the rest of the inspection is printed out on about 40 8 1/2 x 11 sheets. I was told that the comments I entered in the "Set Variable" steps, should show up in the printout, but I find no evidence of them.
So I'd like to know if there is a way to:
a) Change the resolution of the state diagram when printing
b) Include comments in the printout
Thanks,
Eric
02-02-2012 05:06 PM
There's no further way to customize printing your VBAI state diagram. I see that even when you increase the printer size (even as I just did printing to PDF with many inspection states), the state diagram itself does not expand, like you said. As for printing the comments in your Set Variable step, one way you can have flexibility over that is to export the VBAI inspection to LabVIEW. With this many inspection states, LabVIEW is usually a better-performing program in general, but I cannot speak to whether that's true for your specific application.