DOCS

DOCS is a software package that is sold by Romer. The word "DOCS" means Data Overlay Camera System. Read more about DOCS at these sites:

• At the Hexagon Metrology Web Site: http://www.hexagonmetrology.com.mx/docs?Itemid=34
  
• At the Romer Web Site: http://us.romer.com/docs-data-overlay-camera-system?Itemid=31
  
• Tube Shop Manager (Version 2.2 and higher): http://us.romer.com/press-releases/docs-2-2-with-tube-shop-manager?Itemid=15

Comparing DOCS to Supravision

Supravision and DOCS are developed by Romer. Supravision is an older program that is quite stable. The DOCS software is much newer.

DOCS Software	Supravision Software
Active - Continued development	Static - No more development
Allows for the measurement of tube data and non-tube data surrounding the tube - including brackets and other fabrications	Measures only tube shapes
Can use contact or non-contact measurement	Can only use non-contact measurement of tube shapes
Can measure multiple tubes in a single DOCS file	Can measure one tube per Supravision file
From the demo of the software, it appears that measuring a tube is not too complex. I believe that more setup is required than in Supravision.	Measuring tube shapes is very simple once you become used to the structure of the Supravision menus and what they actually do. The user interface is easy to understand after a couple of days of use.

Our Experience

We have demo Supravision software and know that Supravision works well. We do not have a demo version of DOCS software, so we are unable to give a recommendation regarding DOCS from personal experience. The documentation shows that DOCS is more powerful.