Article by: Hexagon Metrology (Thailand) Ltd. & MEGA Tech
Supporting systems from coordinate measuring machines (CMMs) to portable measuring arms and laser trackers, PC-DMIS is a measurement software solution for metrology professionals and shop-floor operators alike.
Trusted by thousands of business worldwide for their diverse measurement needs, PC-DMIS is the world’s leading metrology software. PC-DMIS enables you create measurement routines, execute them on the shop floor and collaborate to make decisions based on the results.
Featuring highly-sophisticated measurement algorithms, PC-DMIS is the smart choice with industry-leading expertise and technical capability built-in. The powerful yet flexible PC-DMIS metrology software works with both Hexagon and third-party measurement systems, giving you a unified user experience across all your measurement operations, decreasing training costs and allowing better resource management. Plus, its modular design enables you to scale your installation as your metrology needs grow.
The flexibility of PC-DMIS extends to a variety of sensor technologies, from tactile probes through to laser, white-light and vision systems.
For metrology specialists creating measurement routines, PC-DMIS offers a complete suite of programming capabilities. The software provides a comprehensive geometric dimensioning and tolerancing (GD&T) toolset, complying to the latest industry standards. Offline programming functionality allows routines to be created without occupying the CMM, and even before the physical part has been manufactured.
CMM operators benefit from Inspect, a dedicated shop-floor user interface that simplifies the selection and execution of measurement routines and minimises the risk of user error impacting on results. For quality managers and operations managers, an extensive and fully-customisable reporting toolset helps you keep stakeholders around the business informed and lets you collaborate on the results.
PC-DMIS is delivered as standard on all Hexagon CMMs, portable measuring arms, multisensor CMMs and laser trackers systems. Non-Hexagon CMMs can be switched to PC-DMIS via software upgrades or as part of a CMM retrofit. PC-DMIS is also available on a software maintenance agreement (SMA), offering customers access to the latest versions of the software at every release as well as comprehensive technical support and much more.
PC-DMIS 2020 R2 has over 30 new features and improvements. Other highlights include:
New: 3D PDF – This flexible reporting capability has been the #1 request by our customers through Idea Center. Now implemented, this will simplify report generation and take the guesswork out of what to print.
Improved: Pointcloud Select Operator – The Pointcloud selection operator has been enhanced to allow selection of the right points in a cleaner way when working with pointcloud data.
Improved: GD&T Selection from Capture V3 – Another series of improvements in this ground-breaking feature aimed at simplifying the workflow and driving efficiency further.
New: Set Machine Speed with Laser Stripe Spacing – Now you can control machine parameters by setting the fields you care about.