• The first section contains information about the direction of the translation, that is, from IGES to MI or from MI to IGES. It also lists the names of the input (source) file and the output (destination) file for the translation.

• The second section lists the values or settings of all the parameters in the configuration file used for the translation.

• The third section lists all the warnings and errors that it encounters during the translation, and concludes with a translation summary.