Wilcox PC-DMIS Vision 2009 Includes MultiCapture
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KINGSTOWN, RI, Jul 20, 2009 - Wilcox Associates Inc., a Hexagon Metrology
company, today introduced PC-DMIS Vision 2009 with a new patented
MultiCapture feature that typically improves measurement productivity by
35%, or more when the part is densely populated with features requiring
inspection. PC-DMIS Vision 2009 is a CAD-based, 3D vision measurement
program for manual and DCC vision measurement systems, multi-sensor
measurement systems and CMMs equipped with vision probes. The new version is
available at no charge to users with a maintenance agreement. It also
available as a retrofit for most popular vision and multisensor measurement
systems.
PC-DMIS Vision 2009 with MultiCapture feature
(click to see the video)
In addition to the new MultiCapture feature, PC-DMIS Vision 2009 also
includes RGB pixel adjustment for improved edge detection with color
cameras, support for multi-core processors, and numerous improvements that
enhance the software’s stability and lay the foundation for other advanced
features in future releases. A demo showing a measurement routine with and
without MultiCapture can be found at:
http://pc-dmis.com/multicapture.
New Patented MultiCapture Feature
MultiCapture is a revolutionary vision measurement technology that
automatically finds multiple features that fit within the same field of view
and captures their measurement data simultaneously. Upon completing the
measurements in a particular field of view, MultiCapture drives the camera
to the next cluster of features and measures them in the same way. Multiple
different feature types such as holes, slots and edges can all be measured
simultaneously. This sequence continues until the inspection program is
complete. MultiCapture also works with manual vision systems by prompting
the user to move the viewfinder to successive zones of densely populated
features.
Within PC-DMIS Vision 2009, MultiCapture is set as the default. No
additional programming is needed to take advantage of productivity
improvements that have been much as 70% for parts with complex, densely
populated features, such as medical, electronic or other complex precision
parts including micro hole dies, sieves, filters, fiber optics and inkjet
nozzles.
RGB Adjustments Improve Measurement Consistency, Edge Detection
PC-DMIS Vision 2009 also includes another significant feature allowing
the programmers to adjust RGB (Red/Green/Blue) sensitivity for features
captured with color cameras to heighten contrast and dramatically improve
edge detection. This capability improves measurement consistency in general
and is particularly useful when edges on colored parts are ambiguous or
undetectable using gray scale manipulation and lighting modifications.
PC-DMIS EMS (Enterprise Metrology Solutions)
PC-DMIS Vision 2009 uses the same software platform as other PC-DMIS EMS
(Enterprise Metrology Solutions) software for CMMs, portable measurement
systems, on-machine metrology solutions and other types of measurement
equipment. Each of these EMS products relies on imported or directly
accessed CAD models as the basis for fast and accurate measurement system
programming.
This approach makes it easy to exchange programs or parts of programs, as
well as results between different types of measurements systems and to
compare the results. In addition, users of one type of PC-DMIS product can
typically learn the basics of PC-DMIS on another type of measurement device
in a few hours. This makes it easy to cross-train users on a wide range of
measurement devices at minimal cost. For more information about PC-DMIS
Vision 2009, contact your nearest Hexagon Metrology Office or visit
www.pcdmis.com.
About Hexagon Metrology
Hexagon Metrology is part of the Hexagon AB Group and includes leading
metrology brands such as Brown & Sharpe, CE Johansson, CimCore, CogniTens,
DEA, Leica Geosystems (Metrology Division), Leitz, m&h, PC-DMIS, QUINDOS,
ROMER, Sheffield and TESA. Hexagon Metrology brands represent an unrivaled
global installed base of millions of CMMs, portable measuring systems and
handheld instruments, and tens of thousands of metrology software licenses.
Hexagon Metrology empowers its customers to fully control manufacturing
processes that rely on dimensional precision, ensuring that products
manufactured precisely conform to the original product design. The company
offering of machines, systems and software is complemented by a wide range
of product support, aftermarket and value-added services.
For more information, visit
www.hexagonmetrology.com.
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See Also
Wilcox Associates website
Hexagon Metrology
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