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==Revision 2.9.8==
 
==Revision 2.9.8==
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==[[image:Check.jpg|25px]]FIX- MTA (Measured Tube Averaging)==
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==[[image:Check.jpg|25px]]NEW - RESTORE WINDOW LOCATIONS for MULTISCREEN SETUPS==
  
 
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We discovered that the MTA feature would record all the tubes and build he average in Tube Data Storage, but would not copy it into main memory.<br><br>
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VTube now restores three main window's screen locations automatically when it loads.
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==[[image:Check.jpg|25px]]NEW - AUTOMATIC OFFER TO COPY MEASURED TO MASTER IF NO MASTER IS PRESENT==
 
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We had the opportunity to measure a customer's inventory of over 130 parts in a reverse-engineering project.<br><br>
 
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We discovered that pressing Data Handling, then pressing Copy Measured to Master after every measure became tedious and easy to forget.<br><br>So we added the feature that detects empty MASTER data and offers to copy the MEASURED data automatically after a tube measure.</td>
 
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==[[image:Check.jpg|25px]]FIX- FLOATING CONTROL-WINDOW ISSUES RESOLVED==
 
  
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Floating windows could sometimes get locked behind the VTube-LASER screen. We have found and resolved the issue to this problem. The floating windows stay on top when the VTube-LASER window has focus.
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==[[image:Check.jpg|25px]]NEW - USER INTERFACE CHANGES FOR MEASURED TUBE AVERAGING (MTA) FEATURE==
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The MTA feature now tracks and reports the number of tube measures previously measured in the tube measure control.<br><br>
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MTA now also automatically enters the number of measures in the MTA averaging dialog.
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==[[image:Check.jpg|25px]]NEW - TUBE MEASURE CONTROL WINDOW: BUTTONS HIDE AND DISPLAY BASED ON THE CURRENT MODE==
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The control buttons at the bottom of the tube measure window now hide or display depending on the context.<br><br>
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We discovered that the MTA feature would record all the tubes and build he average in Tube Data Storage, but would not copy it into main memory.<br><br>
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This keeps a user from accidentally pressing a button that will not be appropriate in the current measuring context.
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This has been fixed.
 
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VTube-LASER now warns of a ZERO RADIUS in the tube data.
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==[[image:Check.jpg|25px]]NEW- SUPRAVISION-STYLE REPORT TEMPLATE==
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The collected features in the MODEL can now be selected in order to highlight the correct item in the Collected Features List.<br><br>
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[[image:vtube-step_v2.9.7_selected_and_highlight_collected_features.png|600px|link=https://www.advancedtubular.com/vtube-step/vtube-step_v2.9.7_select_and_highlight_collected_features.mp4]]
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Latest revision as of 04:12, 17 May 2018

Vtube-laser logo 1.96.png


Revision 2.9.8

Release Date: May 16
Current Build: 8


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Contents


Check.jpgNEW - RESTORE WINDOW LOCATIONS for MULTISCREEN SETUPS

VTube now restores three main window's screen locations automatically when it loads.

VTube-LASER v2.9.8 threescreen.png




Check.jpgFIX- MTA (Measured Tube Averaging)

We discovered that the MTA feature would record all the tubes and build he average in Tube Data Storage, but would not copy it into main memory.

This has been fixed.

MTA Banner.png

MTAWindow.png



Check.jpgNEW - SHOW "SPLIT BENDS PRESENT" in WARNING HEADER

When Split Bends are present (180-degree bends or greater), then a new message displays in the header: "Split bends present", and turns the header yellow.

Vtube-laser v2.9.8 splitbendspresent.png



Check.jpgNEW - End-A and End-B OFFSET VALUES IN REPORTS

The offset values are the same as the old Supravision "tangent" end points in the Critical Reports section of the Inspection Data report.

The new tokens for this data are:

  • A-EndOffset
  • B-EndOffset

Vtl v2.9.8 EndOffsets.png



Check.jpgENHANCED - SPLIT BEND FEATURE

  • The Split Bend calculations in STEP mode are improved from previous versions.

  • The Split Bends are set to ACTIVE automatically when importing Split Bends.

Vts v2.9.8 splitbend improvements.png



Check.jpgENHANCED - FLOATING TOOL WINDOWS STAY ON TOP

The floating windows have some enhancements in this version that ensures that they stay on top of parent windows.





Check.jpgOTHER CHANGES

  • The part number is automatically inserted in the "Displayed in UI" box above the menus when a CAD model is imported.

  • The internal configuration engine was updated in order to solve some minor configuration file issues.





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