Generating a Check Report

You can generate a check report after a solve operation has been performed to define the rule base settings and to apply a correction function to the check. The data logged in the generated report as well as the report format depend on the rule base settings.

Before you begin: Before performing this task, you must have completed Launching a Check Correction Method.
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Generating a Check Report
About the Expert Check Editor

  1. Expand the specification tree, right-click the rule base object under Relations, and select Rulebase Object > Settings.

    The RuleBase Settings dialog box opens.

  2. Refer to what follows to fill in the areas:

    In the Output Format area of the window, check:

    • Html to generate the report in html format.
    • File to generate the report in text format. In this mode, the Description Length and the Show results options are activated by default.

    In the Description Length area of the window, check:


    • Long to insert the Help message specified at the check creation.
    • Short if you do not need the Help message.

    In the Visualization area of the window, check:


    • Passed: to include in the report only information about the features for which the checks are valid

    • False: to include in the report only information about the features for which the checks are invalid

    • Both: to include in the report information about all the features on which a check has been applied.

    In the Show Results area of the window, check:


    • By Rule to organize your report data by rule in the file.

    • By Object to organize your report data by object.

    • By Rule State to organize your report data by rule state.

    In the Others area of the window, check and/or select:


    • Traces to display the steps of the solve process.
    • Automatic Solve to perform an initialization and a solve operation on the objects within the 3DShape context whenever the 3DShape is updated. The RuleBase is not automatically solved in a non 3DShape Context.
    • Manual Solve to avoid an automatic initialization and a solve operation on the objects within the 3DShape context. If you select this option you should click Solve. The Manual Solve command can also be accessed by right-clicking the Rule Base.

  3. Click OK to apply the settings to the rule base.

  4. Click Report to find out what holes are not activated. The html page displayed provides you with the ratio of the holes that fulfill the check. 75% of the holes are activated - Click the check name hyperlink to obtain details on the features satisfying or not satisfying the check.

    Note: The Help message which is displayed in column 5 of the check report.

  5. In the specification tree, right-click the check, select Correct Function and perform a Solve. The holes are activated and the part is updated. In the specification tree, the check icon is now green.


    • The generated check report will only be based on the selected rule base.
    • Unless you want to modify the check report characteristics, you do not have to re-specify the rule base settings each time you generate a report.