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VTube-LASER 2.9.21 for FARO- Factory License for Customers |
Download the Installation File Here
For sales teams: We have another type of license specifically for you starting with this version. The factory license that can be downloaded in this page will not work for you. Please contact support@advancedtubular.com for a password to enter this download page.
Request a Password for the Installation Here
After you download the installation package, request an installation password by sending an email to support@advancedtubular.com
Read About Changes Here
We made several signifcant changes to this version of VTube. Read about them below.
Version 2.9.21 build 41 - September 28, 2019
New in build 41 - Radius FLATTENING QUALIFICATION from SCANNING
This new measure process allows you to qualify the radius flattening in the middle of the bend angle. The values are calculated from a BEND PROFILE measure. The sample grid shown below is from a bend profile scan of bends 2 through 5 on VTube-LASER Demo Tube 5.
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- The flattening is calculated with this formula: Nominal OD - Measured OD at the middle of the bend.
- The Master OD and Flattening tolerance values can be manually set for each bend.
- When a bend is not measured, then the OD me (measured) value will show 0.00 and will be greyed to show that the flattening value is not calculated.
Version 2.9.21 build 38 - September 11, 2019
1 - New - CORNER PROFILE MEASUREMENT PROCESS
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This new measure process allows you to quickly measure extruded parts like the one shown in the image on the right. This measure process also makes measuring square and rectangular parts much easier. Scan down one side of the part using Corner Profile process, then use MTA (Measured Tube Averaging) to measure the other side of the square part, then average the two measurements together for a complete centerline.
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2 - New –Radius Qualification Grid with Tolerances
We’ve added a radius qualification grid to the Inspection data menu. When you measure a radius with BEND PROFILE, the information is reported in the grid with color-coded pass/fail information. The grid shows both the MASTER and MEASURED radii, the deviation (color coded), the tolerance for deviation, and the out-of-tolerance values (also color coded). The tolerances can be independently controlled just like tangent deviation tolerances.
In this sample data, you can see that VTube-LASER Demo 5 was designed with a 1.5 inch radius - but actually has a 2 inch radius.
In this sample data, you can see that VTube-LASER Demo 5 was designed with a 1.5 inch radius - but actually has a 2 inch radius.
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3 - New –Radius Qualification Report
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There is a new report template that allows you to see the radius qualification information in a report that you design. A new sample Radius Qualification report template is included in this version.
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4 - New – Powerful UAC (User Access Control) Enables Passwords for Restricted and Controlled Access to Editing Values
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VTube-LASER can now control menu access based on UAC levels of Operator and Technician. (This new feature is OFF by default, but can be switched on at any time.)
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5 - New –Simplified OPERATOR SCREEN for User Access Control
The new Operator Screen displays on top of VTube-LASER and carefully controls what operators can and cannot do. It works with the new UAC access system (see UAC in the previous feature).
6 - New –Bend Profile LASER Scan Accept Type
This new setting allows users to use the timer to accept scans in straights while requiring the accept button for bend profile scans. This makes scanning bend profiles much easier.
7 - New – Much Improved Cloud-Based License Activation
The new license activation system is simpler than the previous two-step system. It allows for registration in one step with preset credentials through the internet 24/7.
For details on how the cloud-based license activation system works, please download this document.
For details on how the cloud-based license activation system works, please download this document.
8 - New - Intel Core i9 Compatibility
We made changes to VTube to allow it to run better on computers that are using the new i9 chipset. Previous versions, for example, might hang while loading. This version does not.
9 - New – CPU Usage Optimization
VTube now requires much less CPU usage than previous versions.
10 - New – MTA Automation to Ensure that MTA is Used
This new MTA (Measured Tube Averaging) method allows setup technicians to control when MTA measurements are expected by all operators – then guides them through that process without any further setup.
11 - New – NUMALLIANCE MES+CSV Protocol
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VTube-LASER can now correct NUMALLIANCE controls from VTube-LASER Bender Setup using the new MES file format. This protocol also allows Bender Setup to send CSV file data to the NUMALLIANCE controls to start new parts.
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12 - New – New CORRECTIONS MAP FILTER “-1 x Val”
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The NUMALLIANCE correction protocol sometimes requires that the rotation adjustments be multiplied by -1 on dual headed benders. This filter allows VTube-LASER operators to multiply any L, R, or A adjustment by -1 before sending the corrections to the bender.
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13 - New – SOCO SV-M Protocol
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VTube-LASER can now correct SOCO Beckhoff controls from VTube-LASER Bender Setup using the $$$ Supravision file format. This protocol is a unidirectional protocol (it only sends data).
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14 - New – “Persistent” is changed to “Global”
This change in terminology makes it easier to understand what we think of as persistent data. If data it is persistent in VTube, then it is data that is shared across all projects. Therefore, it is now “global.”
15 - New – Global Save Banner
This new banner allows you to see when VTube is saving the global data settings.
16 - New – Bender Setup Terminology
For example, the “Bidirectional Communications” section in Bender Setup is now renamed “Correct the Bender” in order to make its purpose clearer to users.
17 - New – Bender Setup RECALL Button Disable
The RECALL button is now disabled for protocols that cannot perform a RECALL in Bender Corrections.
18 - Fix – EXTRA End DofBend Value Cleared from Grid
VTube will now no longer place a stray DofBend value in the last XYZ row when decreasing the point count.
19 - Fix – NEWPORT News Shipyard Data Changes
We fine-tuned the output for NNSY data based on feedback.
