Working with Reports

Show and Hide Sections and Resize Columns

• Click Show and Hide beside each section header.
• Drag column header borders to resize columns.

Share a Report

1. Click Save in the lower right corner of the report window.
2. Choose a name and folder for the report and save it.

   All report information, including images, is saved to the single report file.

3. Send or give the file to the person you want to share it with.

Print a Report

• Click Print at the upper right of the report window.

Customize Reports

The default report included with Inventor Nesting is located at:

C:\Users\Public\Documents\Autodesk\Nesting Utility 20xx\Samples\Report Templates\example-template-full.html

Use this as a template to create your own customized reports.

1. Open the report template in a text editor and save it with a new name in the folder where you want to store your customized reports.

   For example, C:\Users\Public\Documents\Autodesk\Nesting Utility 2019\MyReports\template02.html.

   If you have not done so already, you will need to set this folder as the Report Template Directory in the Report tab of the Options dialog box.

2. Make changes to the report, such as changing the order of data, moving sections, hiding or showing sections by default, colors to use, and so on.

   The HTML code in the template contains detailed descriptions on how to modify report contents. These descriptions are found in the comment text that precedes each div class section. For example, this section for the report header turns off display of plates:

       <!--
         report-header
   
         A <div> tag with class "report-header" causes the component producing a repor header to be displayed 
         with a summary of the nest and report.
   
         Attributes:
           - data-show-plates : if set to "true" (the default), previews of the plates included in the nest are
             displayed as part of the header.
           - data-show-bar : if set to "true" (the default), a bar is displayed across the top.
   
         Examples:
           - Display a report without the bar at the top.
             <div class="report-header" data-show-plates="false"></div>
           - Display a report without the plate images.
             <div class="report-header" data-show-bar="true"></div>
       -->
   
       <div class="report-header"
   	  data-show-plates="false"></div>

3. Save your changes.

View Customized Reports

1. Click Options on the Inventor Nesting ribbon and go to the Report tab of the Options dialog box.
2. Make sure that Report Template Directory is set to the folder where you store your customized reports.
3. Close the Options dialog box and double-click a report node to open a report.
4. Select a report from the Report Template box at the top left of the report window.
   

   You can choose from the reports in your template directory or the default report that comes with Inventor Nesting.

5. If you make changes to the report file while the report is open, click Refresh to see the changes.