Difference between revisions of "VTube-LASER v2.9.17"
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Revision as of 23:56, 29 December 2018
Version 2.9.17Release Date: December 21, 2018
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NEW - Floating Measure Guide Window
The new Measure Guide window draws a small model of the part with the current section highlighted with a color band. This will help you visually identify which part of the tube to measure next. This feature has an on/off switch in Measure Setup / Other. Also, you can view the window at any time from inside Measure Process Measure a tube. |
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In MultiScan ModeThe feature works for either UniScan and MultiScan. For UniScan, the entire straight is banded. For MultiScan, the tangents of the straights are banded. |
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Resizable WindowThe window is resizable. |
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Multi-monitor SupportThe Measure Guide window can be moved to other monitors. |
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Measure Guide Window SetupSetup the window in the Measure Process / Measure Tube option. |
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"Automatic Display of MASTER" OptionIn the Measure Setup - "Other" menu, use this option to indicate that VTube-LASER should automatically display the Measure Guide window when you are measuring tube shapes. |
NEW - Super fast AUTOBUILD PARAMETRIC Import of Solid Models
NEW - Scan Point Clouds into SOLIDWORKS
VTube-LASER now handles point clouds in storage we call "buckets." This allows you to scan anything into VTube-LASER - not just tubes. With this feature:
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Scanning Test: Malibu Control ArmThis is a Malibu Control Arm that we scanned in VTube-LASER.
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Send to SOLIDWORKSPress one button to transfer the scanned point cloud to SOLIDWORKS. The transfer takes about 5 seconds. |
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Convert to SOLIDWORKS MeshUse the SOLIDWORKS features to turn the point cloud into a mesh and surface. (This requires a Professional or Premium license of SW.) |
NEW - VTube-LASER Now Automatically Resets Straight Count at Measure
VTube-LASER users are used to editing from a "0" for starting straight count to some positive value. You won't have to do that any more in this new version - because now VTube will just fill in the correct straight count for you. You can still change it manually at any time. |
NEW - Change Cylinder Fit Tolerances from a List of Setups
The new Cylinder Fit Tolerances Named Setup feature allows you to switch between stored cylinder fit tolerances for measuring cylinders. |
NEW - MAX Points for Cylinder Stripes Is Now 50
After extensive testing, we've concluded that any point count above 50 per stripe is never helpful in VTube-LASER. For example, as you approach 1000 points per stripe, it slows the math engine significantly and actually causes more Cylinder Fit problems than it solves. |
FIX - 180-degree Bend Correction Feature
This is important to you if you correct benders with 180-degree bends using Bender Setup communications. |
NEW- Auto Display of DRO (Digital Readout) When Moving from VTube-STEP to VTube-LASER
When the arm is connected to VTube, and the user changes from VTube-STEP to VTube-LASER, VTube now automatically displays the DRO window (Digital Readout). |
ENHANCED - PATH MANAGER - Clear Paths That No Longer Exist in the Path Manager
The new command allows you to clear paths that no longer exist in the list of Path Manager. |
ENHANCED - Configure the PATH MANAGER
Now you can configure the Path Manager without importing or loading any files. |
NEW - Radius 2 and Radius 3 after the Default Radius field in Part Setup
VTube has an added Radius 2 and Radius 3 fields in Part Setup and Bender Setup to allow for easier conversion to benders that require radius values assigned to levels (like Eaton Leonard and YSE) |
Other Changes
- For HTML reports, the screen-image bmp file is now only copied to the html export folder when it is present in the html report.
- In VTube-STEP, the export html report feature would display an error and would not save he html reports. This has been fixed.
- Auto disconnect without critical error or crash when FARO driver stops answering VTube-LASER's requests for information.
Other Pages
- See VTube-LASER Addata ZModem Communications Protocol for more information.
- Back to VTube-LASER
- Back to VTube Software Updates (for LASER Mode)
- See also VTube-STEP
- See also VTube-STEP Revisions
- See VTube-LASER Customer Support Page to download the latest version.
- See the tutorial on DCF - Dual Cylinder Fit
- See the tutorial on DCP - Diameter Cut Planes
- See VTube-LASER Cut Planes
- See How to Measure Tubes Attached to an Evaporator with the DCP Feature