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==Revision 2.9==
 
==Revision 2.9==
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Original Release Date: November 1, 2017<br>
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Release Date: November 1, 2017<br>
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Latest Build: 75
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==[[image:Check.jpg|25px]] NEW - ASSEMBLY==
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==[[image:Check.jpg|25px]] MAJOR NEW FEATURE: ASSEMBLY==
  
 
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VTube now allows you to include multiple tubes in a single project.<br><br>
 
VTube now allows you to include multiple tubes in a single project.<br><br>
 
* Add new tubes to existing tubes.
 
* Add new tubes to existing tubes.
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* Measure all the tubes together.
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* Measure all the tubes together or separately.
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* Align all the tubes together.
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* Align all the tubes at the same time or separately.
  
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<h3>See video 75 in the [[VTube-LASER Videos]] page</h3>
  
 
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<td>
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[[image:vtube-laser_v2.9_assembly_hvac_tubes.png|600px]]<br><br>
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[[image:vtube-laser_datahandling_menu_tabs.png|800px]]<br><br>
 
 
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</tr>
 
</table>
 
</table>
  
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==[[image:Check.jpg|25px]] NEW: IMPORT ONLY MASTER DATA FROM VTP FILES==
 
  
 
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<td width=300>
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This new feature allows you to import the MASTER TUBE DATA and PART SETUP DATA ALONE from inside a VTP (VTube Project) file into the current project.
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We reverse-engineered this entire assembly in about 30 minutes.
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===WHAT DATA IS IMPORTED?===
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<td>
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This a list of data that is imported with this feature:<br><br>  
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[[image:vtube-laser_v2.9_motorcycle_pipe_assembly.png|600px]]
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[[image:vtube-laser_v2.8.5_partial_import_yesno_grid.png|300px]]<br><br>
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</td>
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<td>
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</tr>
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</table>
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<br><br>
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==[[image:Check.jpg|25px]] MAJOR ENHANCEMENT: END SCANNING IS MUCH IMPROVED==
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 +
<table cellpadding=10 width=1100>
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<tr valign=top>
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<td width=300>
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The end-scan engine is completely redesigned in version 2.9
 +
 
 +
* It is much faster and more reliable than previous versions.<br><br>
 +
* It can now find the furthest point or the nearest point - or even the centroid of the end-scan cloud in the scan.<br><br>
 +
* It draws linear dimensions showing the endpoint offsets - including the ball probe compensation offset. (See the next section.)<br><br>
 +
* The obsolete End Scan Tolerance restriction is removed (See the section below).<br><br>
 +
* A new END measure was added to MEASURE SETUP to control the new settings.<br><br>
 +
* Improved measuring instructions show what to expect when trimming data in end scans.<br><br>
 +
 
 +
[[image:vtube-laser_v2.9_endscan_better_instructions.png|300px]]
 +
 
 +
 
  
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===WHY IS THIS FEATURE IMPORTANT?===
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'''This change alone is worth the upgrade.'''
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This allows you to import older VTube-LASER project file MASTER data without disturbing NEWER default measure value setup parameters.<br><br>
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===OVERALL PROCESS===
 
  
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The overall process is almost identical to loading a project file.  However, this process starts in the Data Handling/File menu.
 
  
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[[image:vtube-laser_2.8.5_importmaster_vtp_process.png|300px]]
 
 
<td>
 
<td>
 
</td>
 
</td>
 
<td>
 
<td>
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[[image:vtube-laser_v2.9_endscan_cloud_datum.png|600px]]<br><br>
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[[image:vtube-laser_v2.9_endscan_more_robust.png|500px]]
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</td>
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</tr>
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</table>
  
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===HOW TO FIND THIS FEATURE===
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==[[image:Check.jpg|25px]] NEW: END POINT DIMENSION FOR OFFSET POINTS DURING MEASUREMENT==
−
[[image:vtube-laser_v2.8.5_importVTPmaster.png|800px]]<br><br>
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 +
<table cellpadding=10 width=1100>
 +
<tr valign=top>
 +
<td width=300>
 +
VTube now automatically draws a linear dimension in the viewport between the scanned point and the final offset point to confirm that the distance is correct.
 +
<td>
 +
</td>
 +
<td>
 +
[[image:vtube-laser_v2.9_lineardimension_endoffset.png|600px]]
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</td>
 
</tr>
 
</tr>
 
</table>
 
</table>
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<br><br>
  
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==[[image:Check.jpg|25px]] NEW: SEARCH AND MOVE IN PATH MANAGER==
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 +
==[[image:Check.jpg|25px]] NEW: CUSTOM REPORTABLE MEASURE NOTE FOR EACH MEASURE==
 +
 
 +
<table cellpadding=10 width=1100>
 +
<tr valign=top>
 +
<td width=300>
 +
VTube-LASER allows you to enter a custom measure note before a measure.  This note can then be displayed in reports.
 +
<td>
 +
</td>
 +
<td>
 +
[[image:vtube-laser_v2.9_measure_note.png|600px]]
 +
</td>
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</tr>
 +
</table>
 +
<br><br>
 +
 
 +
 
 +
 
 +
 
 +
==[[image:Check.jpg|25px]] NEW: THE MEASURE DATE/TIME CAN BE REPORTED==
 +
 
 +
<table cellpadding=10 width=1100>
 +
<tr valign=top>
 +
<td width=300>
 +
VTube-LASER records and stores the measure date/time - and it can now be included in reports.
 +
<td>
 +
</td>
 +
<td>
 +
[[image:vtube-laser_v2.9_measure_datetime.png|600px]]
 +
</td>
 +
</tr>
 +
</table>
 +
<br><br>
 +
 
 +
==[[image:Check.jpg|25px]] REMOVED END SCAN DIAMETER TOLERANCE RESTRICTION==
 +
 
 +
<table cellpadding=10 width=900>
 +
<tr valign=top>
 +
<td width=300>
 +
VTube would refuse measurements that were too far from the end of the actual diameter surface of the tube. This does nothing but frustrate end users.  Sometimes it is necessary to scan points that are far from the diameter.<br><br>We removed this limitation permanently.
 +
</td>
 +
<td>
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[[image:End Scan Qualification Tolerance Removed.png|600px]]
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</td>
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</tr>
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</table>
 +
<br><br>
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 +
==[[image:Check.jpg|25px]] FIX: VTUBE NOW DRAWS DIAMETER EVEN WITH ZERO-LENGTH STRAIGHTS==
  
 
<table cellpadding=10 width=900>
 
<table cellpadding=10 width=900>
 
<tr valign=top>
 
<tr valign=top>
 
<td width=300>
 
<td width=300>
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VTube now lets you search for path names in the Path Manager.<br><br>
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In previous versions, zero length straights would stop the diameter from drawing.<br><br>
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It also allows you to move the paths up or down in the lost.<br><br>
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This has been fixed in build 95 of version 2.9.
 
</td>
 
</td>
 
<td>
 
<td>
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[[image:vtube-step_2.8.4_pathmanager_search.png|600px|link=https://www.advancedtubular.com/vtube-laser/VTube-LASER_2.8.5_PathManager_Search.mp4]]
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[[image:vtube_v2.9_zerolength_straight_fix.png|600px]]
 
</td>
 
</td>
 
</tr>
 
</tr>
 
</table>
 
</table>
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<br><br>
 
<br><br>
  
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==[[image:Check.jpg|25px]] BUILD 1 - REMOVED "Move Arm from Cradle" MESSAGE==
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==[[image:Check.jpg|25px]] ENHANCED - Bender NUMBER in BENDER SETUP Saved and Recalled with Project File ==
 +
 
 +
<table cellpadding=10 width=1100>
 +
<tr valign=top>
 +
<td width=300>
 +
Customers that have many benders prefer to have the bender number saved in the project file because it is normal to associate the project with a bender.<br><br>
 +
So now VTube saves the Bender Setup bender number to the project file.
 +
 
 +
 
 +
<td>
 +
[[image:vtube-laser_v2.9_bendersetup_bendernumber_stored.png|600px]]
 +
</td>
 +
<td>
 +
</tr>
 +
</table>
 +
 
 +
==[[image:Check.jpg|25px]] ENHANCED - REMOVED "KEEP CUT PLANE" DIALOG ==
 +
 
 +
<table cellpadding=10 width=1100>
 +
<tr valign=top>
 +
<td width=300>
 +
Customers never choose any other option than to keep the current cut plane, so we removed this dialog to save time.
 +
</td>
 +
<td>
 +
[[image:vtube-laser_v2.9_removed_keep_cut_plane.png|400px]]
 +
</tr>
 +
</table>
 +
 
 +
==[[image:Check.jpg|25px]] NEW: IMPORT VECTOR LASERVISION PRT FILES==
  
 
<table cellpadding=10 width=900>
 
<table cellpadding=10 width=900>
 
<tr valign=top>
 
<tr valign=top>
 
<td width=300>
 
<td width=300>
−
This message appeared when loading VTube-LASER projects on older arms. This message is no longer displayed because it is not needed with then newer FARO drivers.
+
VTube-STEP (included in VTube-LASER) can now import Laservision PRT files:<br><br>
 +
* It can import single PRT files.
 +
* It can import multiple PRT files into a single assembly.
 +
* It can batch-convert multiple PRT file into a folder of VTube project files (VTP).
 +
<br><br>
 +
'''Note: Build 91 makes PRT batch mode conversion much faster.'''
 +
<br><br>
 +
'''Note: Build 95 allows for 180-degree bends in PRT files.'''
 +
<br><br>
 +
</td>
 
<td>
 
<td>
 +
[[image:vector_tube_data_center.jpg|300px]]<br>
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</td>
 +
</tr>
 +
</table>
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<br><br>
  
 +
==[[image:Check.jpg|25px]] NEW: IMPORT MULTIPLE SUPRAVISION FILES==
 +
 +
<table cellpadding=10 width=900>
 +
<tr valign=top>
 +
<td width=300>
 +
VTube-STEP (included in VTube-LASER) can now import multiple Supravision files.<br><br>
 +
* It can import single Supravision files.
 +
* It can import multiple Supravision files into a single assembly.
 +
* It can batch-convert multiple Supravision files into a folder of VTube project files (VTP).
 
</td>
 
</td>
 
<td>
 
<td>
 +
[[image:supravsion_with_stingerarm.png|300px]]
 +
</td>
 +
 +
 
</tr>
 
</tr>
 
</table>
 
</table>
 +
<br><br><br>
  
 +
==[[image:Check.jpg|25px]] NEW: IMPORT MULTIPLE SOLID EDGE FILES INTO AN ASSEMBLY==
 +
<table cellpadding=10 width=1100>
 +
<tr valign=top>
 +
<td width=300>
 +
Import multiple SOLID EDGE files at one time into an ASSEMBLY.
 +
<br><br>
 +
</td>
 +
<td>
 +
[[image:vtube_v2.9_import multiple files.png|400px]]
 +
</td>
 +
</tr>
 +
</table>
 +
<br><br>
  
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==[[image:Check.jpg|25px]] BUILD 1 - CTRL-S SAVES THE PROJECT THEN BRINGS LASER WINDOW TO THE FRONT==
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==[[image:Check.jpg|25px]] ENHANCED: MORE USER INTERFACE SKINS TO CHOOSE FROM==
  
 
<table cellpadding=10 width=900>
 
<table cellpadding=10 width=900>
 
<tr valign=top>
 
<tr valign=top>
 
<td width=300>  
 
<td width=300>  
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This fixes an issue where the Ctrl-S would bring the STEP mode window to the foreground when saving VTube-LASER projects. Now the VTube-LASER window moves back to the top after the save.
+
There are now many more user interface skins to choose from in System Options.
 +
</td>
 
<td>
 
<td>
 +
[[image:vtube-laser_v2.9_skins.png|600px]]
 +
</td>
 +
</tr>
 +
</table>
  
 +
==[[image:Check.jpg|25px]] ENHANCED SOLID MODELING ENGINE==
 +
 +
<table cellpadding=10 width=1100>
 +
<tr valign=top>
 +
<td width=300>
 +
The solid modeling engine was updated.<br><br>
 +
To confirm this update, the trihedron is now a 3D solid model rather than the older stick figure.
 +
<br><br>
 
</td>
 
</td>
 
<td>
 
<td>
 +
[[image:vtube_v2.9_new_trihedron.png]]
 +
</td>
 
</tr>
 
</tr>
 
</table>
 
</table>
 +
<br><br>
 +
 +
==[[image:Check.jpg|25px]] NEW: MADE CHANGES FOR FARO USB DRIVER VERSION 6==
 +
 +
<table cellpadding=10 width=900>
 +
<tr valign=top>
 +
<td width=300>
 +
The version 6 driver for FARO would sometimes not reconnect after having left the scanner control window, so VTube now automatically disconnects and reconnects when you exit that window.
 +
</td>
 +
<td>
 +
[[image:FARO_usb_v6.png|600px]]
 +
</td>
 +
</tr>
 +
</table>
 +
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==[[image:Check.jpg|25px]] NEW: "NO WAIT" FEATURE FOR SUPRAVISION NETWORK ALLOWS USB FLASH DRIVE COMMUNICATIONS==
 +
 +
<table cellpadding=10 width=900>
 +
<tr valign=top>
 +
<td width=300>
 +
The new SV No Wait feature allows you to communicate with benders using the Supravision Network protocol with USB flash drives. When VTube-LASER performs a RECALL, it no longer waits for an immediate answer. This means that it will never time-out in this mode.  It assumes that the answer will come an undetermined future time.<br><br>
 +
To use this feature follow these steps:
 +
 +
# Insert the USB flash drive into the VTube-LASER computer.
 +
# Press RECALL.
 +
# Eject the USB flash drive.
 +
# Plug the USB flash drive into the bender.
 +
# The bender will respond to the command and place the answer on the USB flash drive.
 +
# Plug the USB flash drive into the VTube-LASER computer again.
 +
# Press RECALL again. VTube-LASER will find the response file on the flash drive and ask if you want to recall it.
 +
</td>
 +
<td>
 +
[[image:usbflash.png|300px]]<br><br>
 +
[[image:vtube-laser_svnet_nowait.png|600px]]
 +
</td>
 +
</tr>
 +
</table>
 +
 +
==[[image:Check.jpg|25px]] OTHER CHANGES==
 +
 +
* Build 98: The DCP (Diameter Cut Plane) now saves to project files and the default project file.
 +
* Build 98: We reverted back to the correct scanning sound from the previous version.  (This version accidentally included an experimental sound.  Customers don't like it!)
 +
* The PREVIOUS feature that steps back in the measurement step during measurement had some serious bugs. They are fixed. '''(NOTE: Do not use the "Previous" command in earlier versions.)'''
 +
 +
<br><br>
  
 
=Other Pages=
 
=Other Pages=

Latest revision as of 04:36, 15 November 2017

Vtube-laser logo 1.96.png


Revision 2.9

Release Date: November 1, 2017

Vtube-laser v2.7 screenshot.png


Check.jpg MAJOR NEW FEATURE: ASSEMBLY

VTube now allows you to include multiple tubes in a single project.

  • Add new tubes to existing tubes.
  • Measure all the tubes together or separately.
  • Align all the tubes at the same time or separately.

See video 75 in the VTube-LASER Videos page

Vtube-laser v2.9 assembly hvac tubes.png


We reverse-engineered this entire assembly in about 30 minutes.

Vtube-laser v2.9 motorcycle pipe assembly.png




Check.jpg MAJOR ENHANCEMENT: END SCANNING IS MUCH IMPROVED

The end-scan engine is completely redesigned in version 2.9

  • It is much faster and more reliable than previous versions.

  • It can now find the furthest point or the nearest point - or even the centroid of the end-scan cloud in the scan.

  • It draws linear dimensions showing the endpoint offsets - including the ball probe compensation offset. (See the next section.)

  • The obsolete End Scan Tolerance restriction is removed (See the section below).

  • A new END measure was added to MEASURE SETUP to control the new settings.

  • Improved measuring instructions show what to expect when trimming data in end scans.

Vtube-laser v2.9 endscan better instructions.png


This change alone is worth the upgrade.


Vtube-laser v2.9 endscan cloud datum.png

Vtube-laser v2.9 endscan more robust.png

Check.jpg NEW: END POINT DIMENSION FOR OFFSET POINTS DURING MEASUREMENT

VTube now automatically draws a linear dimension in the viewport between the scanned point and the final offset point to confirm that the distance is correct.

Vtube-laser v2.9 lineardimension endoffset.png




Check.jpg NEW: CUSTOM REPORTABLE MEASURE NOTE FOR EACH MEASURE

VTube-LASER allows you to enter a custom measure note before a measure. This note can then be displayed in reports.

Vtube-laser v2.9 measure note.png





Check.jpg NEW: THE MEASURE DATE/TIME CAN BE REPORTED

VTube-LASER records and stores the measure date/time - and it can now be included in reports.

Vtube-laser v2.9 measure datetime.png



Check.jpg REMOVED END SCAN DIAMETER TOLERANCE RESTRICTION

VTube would refuse measurements that were too far from the end of the actual diameter surface of the tube. This does nothing but frustrate end users. Sometimes it is necessary to scan points that are far from the diameter.

We removed this limitation permanently.

End Scan Qualification Tolerance Removed.png



Check.jpg FIX: VTUBE NOW DRAWS DIAMETER EVEN WITH ZERO-LENGTH STRAIGHTS

In previous versions, zero length straights would stop the diameter from drawing.

This has been fixed in build 95 of version 2.9.

Vtube v2.9 zerolength straight fix.png



Check.jpg ENHANCED - Bender NUMBER in BENDER SETUP Saved and Recalled with Project File

Customers that have many benders prefer to have the bender number saved in the project file because it is normal to associate the project with a bender.

So now VTube saves the Bender Setup bender number to the project file.


Vtube-laser v2.9 bendersetup bendernumber stored.png

Check.jpg ENHANCED - REMOVED "KEEP CUT PLANE" DIALOG

Customers never choose any other option than to keep the current cut plane, so we removed this dialog to save time.

Vtube-laser v2.9 removed keep cut plane.png

Check.jpg NEW: IMPORT VECTOR LASERVISION PRT FILES

VTube-STEP (included in VTube-LASER) can now import Laservision PRT files:

  • It can import single PRT files.
  • It can import multiple PRT files into a single assembly.
  • It can batch-convert multiple PRT file into a folder of VTube project files (VTP).



Note: Build 91 makes PRT batch mode conversion much faster.

Note: Build 95 allows for 180-degree bends in PRT files.

Vector tube data center.jpg



Check.jpg NEW: IMPORT MULTIPLE SUPRAVISION FILES

VTube-STEP (included in VTube-LASER) can now import multiple Supravision files.

  • It can import single Supravision files.
  • It can import multiple Supravision files into a single assembly.
  • It can batch-convert multiple Supravision files into a folder of VTube project files (VTP).

Supravsion with stingerarm.png




Check.jpg NEW: IMPORT MULTIPLE SOLID EDGE FILES INTO AN ASSEMBLY

Import multiple SOLID EDGE files at one time into an ASSEMBLY.

Vtube v2.9 import multiple files.png



Check.jpg ENHANCED: MORE USER INTERFACE SKINS TO CHOOSE FROM

There are now many more user interface skins to choose from in System Options.

Vtube-laser v2.9 skins.png

Check.jpg ENHANCED SOLID MODELING ENGINE

The solid modeling engine was updated.

To confirm this update, the trihedron is now a 3D solid model rather than the older stick figure.

Vtube v2.9 new trihedron.png



Check.jpg NEW: MADE CHANGES FOR FARO USB DRIVER VERSION 6

The version 6 driver for FARO would sometimes not reconnect after having left the scanner control window, so VTube now automatically disconnects and reconnects when you exit that window.

FARO usb v6.png

Check.jpg NEW: "NO WAIT" FEATURE FOR SUPRAVISION NETWORK ALLOWS USB FLASH DRIVE COMMUNICATIONS

The new SV No Wait feature allows you to communicate with benders using the Supravision Network protocol with USB flash drives. When VTube-LASER performs a RECALL, it no longer waits for an immediate answer. This means that it will never time-out in this mode. It assumes that the answer will come an undetermined future time.

To use this feature follow these steps:

  1. Insert the USB flash drive into the VTube-LASER computer.
  2. Press RECALL.
  3. Eject the USB flash drive.
  4. Plug the USB flash drive into the bender.
  5. The bender will respond to the command and place the answer on the USB flash drive.
  6. Plug the USB flash drive into the VTube-LASER computer again.
  7. Press RECALL again. VTube-LASER will find the response file on the flash drive and ask if you want to recall it.

Usbflash.png

Vtube-laser svnet nowait.png

Check.jpg OTHER CHANGES

  • Build 98: The DCP (Diameter Cut Plane) now saves to project files and the default project file.
  • Build 98: We reverted back to the correct scanning sound from the previous version. (This version accidentally included an experimental sound. Customers don't like it!)
  • The PREVIOUS feature that steps back in the measurement step during measurement had some serious bugs. They are fixed. (NOTE: Do not use the "Previous" command in earlier versions.)



Other Pages

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