Message Logging

Geomet has a Logging System which allows the monitoring of background operations and communications. This operation is normally reserved for troubleshooting to determine the location of problems in the inspection process or with the attached hardware.

This Log System is not required for normal operations. The activation of the Log System will require that Geomet write out to a Log File with every operation, which adds a slight delay to every operation.

The Log System can be configured to capture up to three levels of messages and operations. These are:

• General Logging
• DCC Commands and Errors
• MP Capture

Geomet Logging System
Description	General	DCC	MP
Capture Feature Mode	X
Feature Complete Flag	X
Data Point Capture	X	X	X
Interim Point Capture	X		X
Error Messages	X	X
CMM Communications		X
General Messages	X

Choosing the Log Method

Command Activation

figure 1, Selecting Methods

Select from the three available choices which logs to update, see figure 1. These logs will remain active until they are unchecked, or when Geomet is shut down and restarted. The logs remain active during the normal Restart Mode <F10> and part inspection runs.

Under most conditions, General Logging produces the most information and can be used with manual and DCC CMMs.

The data files are written out to text files, which can be reviewed with the Geomet Log Viewer or any text editor such as Windows Notepad.

NOTE: When you activate a logging method, the file associated with that method may contain information from a previous logging session. Any new logging information will be appended to the existing file. Should you want a clean file, launch the Log Viewer and use the <File Reset> command as described below.

Logging Method	File Name
General Logging	GeoTrace.txt
DCC Commands and Errors	dccerror.txt
MP Capture	mpdata.txt
CMM Communications	TCtrlComms.log

The files are saved in the folder where Geomet.exe exists. In a default installation, that folder is:

C:\Program Files\Helmel Engineering\Geomet 101

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Viewing the Log Files

Command Activation

The Log File Viewer displays and allows some editing of the log file contents. The viewing tool opens text (*.txt) and Rich Text (*.rtf) file and Geomet Log Files (*.log) formats. The basic editing capabilities provide for text entry, but no format tools such as font changes and other paragraph formats.

figure 2, Log Viewer

There are two methods to choose which log to view. The first method uses the button located along the top, left of the viewer. The second method uses the drop-down list labeled "Select Log for Viewing ->".

This command clears the current selected file of all entries and writes those changes to the disk.

This command writes the current selected file to the disk saving any changes that may have been made.

This command provides a File Open browser that defaults to Text (*.txt) files. The Log Viewer will open any file as a text file and display its contents. The Log Viewer also supports Rich Text (*.rtf) files. To choose the type of file, use the drop-down list labeled "Files of Type".

Choose the file from the list of available files and select <Open>. If you need to navigate to another folder on the drive, use the drop-down list labeled "Look in". This is a standard Windows file navigation process and for additional information on using the File Open dialog, please refer to the standard Windows Help System.

The Log Viewer provides basic editing capabilities. When you have selected the log to edit, locate the line in the file to edit or delete. Typing directly into the file is similar to NotePad or other word processing programs. The Log Viewer does not allow the formatting of paragraphs or typfaces.

When you are finished editing your file, make sure you press <Save> to ensure you keep your changes.