Version 3.2.1.1078
Date: 06/15/12
1. Language Support
- English, Chinese, French, German and Japanese
2. User Interface Enhancements
- Improved ribbon bar layout
- Completed icon revamping
- Allows customization of ribbon bar buttons
- User can save/load custom layouts
- Added Run controls to program database window
- Master unlock edit setting allows to edit programs without unlocking dialog
3. PH20 Enhancements
- Allows PH20 Tip / Probe Calibration from CMM-Manager: No longer required to
perform calibrations from UCC Server
- New supported measurements:
- [1] Slot
- [2] Hole Pattern
- [3] CAD 2D Cloud
- [4] Complex 2D Curve
- Various bug fixes on star probe handling
- Changed minimum value of incidence angle to 2 degrees
- Tip Manager now shows inferred tip property by using different icons; user
can change the property from the Tip Details dialog
4. CAD Measure Complext 2D Curves
- Allows selection of multiple curves on CAD model for a single measurement
- Extensive tools for curve and point management
- Availble in both PH20 and PH10 measurement modes
5. Shaded Edge CAD Display
- Added Shaded Edge CAD Display option
- Added Toolbar buttons that toggle from Wireframe, Shaded and Shaded Edge
6. RPS Alignment Enhancements
- Improved algorithm to yield only one result by using unlocked components of
nominal points to calculate the best solution: this requires user to input
all fields of the nominal points correctly
- Shows warning if alignment is over-constrained
- Fixed the issue when origin is overconstrained only the last point would
take effect
7. Handheld / Portable Enhancements
- Unified keyboard shortcuts for view manipulation with Focus
- Layout for Tactile Measure in Focus is now preserved
- Increased tactile scanning speed for iGPS and arms
- Added tactile scanning and guided measurement to Nikon Metrology API driver
- Added user preference to determine line direction vector from order of
measured points
8. Vision Enhancements
- Allows selecting different video resolution with DirectShow driver
- Allow using digital cameras that support RGB24 format
- Improved robustness of Auto Focus function
- Projects with certain vision operations would not save and open correctly
9. NIST Traceable Fitting Algorithm Test
- Verify CMM-Manager fitting algorithms by importing NIST data points and
comparing feature fit results to known NIST feature results
- Executable program located at: Program\NIST_test.prg
10. AS9102 Report Output
- Direct conversion of CMM-Manager Excel report to AS9102
11. TESA Motorized Probe Head Support
- Now supports TESASTAR-M and TESASTAR-SM probe heads with both 5 and 7.5
degree increments
- TESA motorized probe heads are only supported through direct CMM control
12. New Controller Support
- Romer Absolut Arm (through NMAPI)
13. Driver Updates
- Galil controller
[1] Added support for Win7
- Helmel USB controller
[1] PMAC General Errors during tip indexing
- I++ DME interface
[1] Support UCC Suite 4.4.8 (recommended version)
- UCC driver
[1] Probe comp not correct for joystick touches with SP25
- Zeiss C99
[1] Failed to take points
[1] Failed to detect homing complete
- iGPS
[1] Support Surveyor 2.0
- Nikon Metrology API
[1] Added support for tactile scanning and guided measurement
- Romer WinRDS driver
[1] Implemented probe auto detect
14. Enhancement
- [1] Improved path planning to select the tip with minimum probe rotation
when two tips yield the same orientation (+ and - A angles)
- [2] Implemented ACIS optimization when importing native CAD models
- [3] Added "Form Only" profile support
- [4] Allow reversed mouse wheel action for zooming
- [5] Display target features for canned alignment at program run time
- [6] After tearing out a window such as Report or Live Video (vision) it was
difficult to re-dock window to original maximized location
- [7] Partial Run now auto sets program range based on current selection of
operations on the program list
- [8] Improved segement delete method in CAD Slots and Cross Section
- [9] Changed default values of star adapter to match Renishaw definition
- [10] Tip Manager calibration status icons have been improved
- [11] Displays abstract probe model during Machine Setup to help visual
verification of the setup
15. Bug Fixes - I++ Intrerface
- [1] Joystick re-measure fallback option was not available in RUN mode after
a motion error was received
- [2] Verifying feature didn't show error for incorrect probe assembly
- [3] Enhanced communication by stacking DCC parameter commands
- [4] When sync'ing with I++ server, show more information in the warning
message if there is a conflict, e.g. offsets difference between CMMM and
I++ server
- [5] Handled case when some of the tools in UCCserver are uncalibrated which
would cause UCCserver to throw "Tool not calibrated" error and subsequent
sync failure
- [6] Allows loading and saving tip files for PH10
- [7] UI items disabled, removed or guarded properly for I++ interface
- [8] Datum Alignment would freeze when running program
- [9] Relative Measure did not work correctly
16. Bug Fixes
- [1] Should not allow selection of non-coplanar circles for hole pattern
- [2] Path planning for disc probe failed when measured points were not on
probe quadrant(s)
- [3] Construct Define nominal values would get changed after re-opening
the construct dialog
- [4] "Through" cylinders could not create path due to lack of 2nd head angle (PH20)
- [5] Added back scroll bars for Graphical Report window
- [6] Cross Section Measurement:
- DCC override option was missing
- Click "Adjust Cutting Plane" button then Cancel would make it fail to
create the cross section
- Click "Adjust Cutting Plane" button would also cause wrong message box
- [7] In RUN mode opening a RPS Alignment line in the program would crash
- [8] When loading CMES tip file, tip index info for star stylus was not read
- [9] Arguments could not be edited in External Command dialog
- [10] Removed Machine Property dialog for arm driver types
- [11] The active tip name in the status bar would get changed after clicking
OK on the View Tip Details dialog
- [12] Some drivers only allowed COM port 1 to 4
- [13] Orientation of Ram size was incorrect if Ram was not aligned to Z axis
- [14] Software crash when using Add Move command on certain controllers (UCC)
- [15] Software crash when picking a CAD surface for cloud measurement (only
occurred when CAD surface was set to "Complex Surfaces")
- [16] Exporting CAD Curves to DXF did not yield proper CAD data
- [17] Software crash when loading bad IGES files
- [18] Software may crash when saving a program with Construct Hi-Lo Point
- [19] Could not add SP25 SM25-x module to a rack while building tools
- [20] Sphere in CAD was OD but recognized as ID when picked with CAD Teach 3D
- [21] RTP20 probe: pole calibratiion and tip change may fail
- [22] Software may crash when opening a project that contains graphical reports
of run results
- [23] Touch scan area may not run/verify correctly when using micro plane
- [24] Should not allow verifying features in RUN mode
Version 3.2.2.1340 (SP1)
Date: 08/29/12
1. Concurrent release of CADLink 22
- CADLink R22 is built with Spatial InterOP Release R22 SP2, and it supports:
* ACIS 1.0 - R22
* CATIA V4 4.1.9 - 4.2.4
* CATIA V5 R2 - R21
* Inventor (.ipt) 6 - 2012, (.iam) 11 - 2012
* Parasolid 10 - 24.0.133
* Pro/E 16 - Wildfire 5, Creo 1.0
* SolidWorks 98 - 2012
* STEP AP203, AP214
* Unigraphics 11 - 18, NX - NX8
* VDA-FS 1.0 & 2.0
2. Enhancements
- [1] Allows changing a DCC taught (joystick) program to PH20 motion
- [1] Allows re-picking nominal from CAD in the Nominal tab of all measurements
- [2] Auto fill the tip name suffix field with stylus index when creating tip
set for a star probe
- [3] Too many prompts after a failed touch which was remeasured with joystick
on a PH20
3. Bug Fixes - Drivers
- [1] All DCC drivers:
- Reduced the minimum DCC parameter values
- [2] LK:
- Software may freeze when taking points with joystick on certain firmware
- [3] UCC:
- A limit contact in joystick measure mode was returned as a touch
- SP25 scanning may fail to start motion due to large search distance
exceeding machine limits
- [4] Helmel USB:
- Failed to detect home staus with new controller firmware
- [5] NMAPI:
- Long press of a button would enter into scan mode even if trigger mode
was selected from UI
4. Bug Fixes
- [1] Link paths may have collision with some PH20 features
- [2] Memory leak in CAD Teach Complex 2D
- [3] A cutting plane was displayed when revisiting CAD Teach Complex 2D
- [4] When creating a tip set with PH20, the correct tips were not created
- [5] Resource leaks that caused large programs to fail to load
- [6] Cylinder fit not using nominal feature info and could yield wrong results
- [7] When run as Tactile Module for Focus Handheld, when clicked on the icon to
return to Focus, the items in the Feature tab move to the right
- [8] The program database window no longer auto-scrolls while running a program
to keep the current line visible
- [9] Starting path of Define Hole Pattern was set at machine origin
- [10] Abstract probe may keep showing even machine setup dialog was closed
- [11] Relative measure for features converted from joystick teach didn't execute
properly
- [12] Software would hang when using Place CAD with a modle that contains more
than 10000 surfaces
- [13] Software would crash on certain system when connection to CMM is failed
at startup
- [14] Software would crash when opening a Bestfit Construct dialog in Run mode
- [15] Layout buttons could disappear if screen size was too small
- [16] In Define DCC feature dialog, DCC overwirte tab was always shown
- [17] Software may crash when installing 3.2 on top of an existing 3.1
installation due to ribbon bar layout migration
Version 3.2.3.1550 (SP2)
Date: 11/01/12
1. Enhancements
- [1] Allow use of all compatible Renishaw probe racks and components
*ACR3
*FCR25
*SCR200
*MCR20
*All SP25 components
*Extension Bars
- [2] Change SP25 Calibration form results from Absolute Error to 2xRMS Error
2. Bug Fixes - Drivers
- [1] Sharpe2:
- Fixed incompatibility issue with some downl.oad / syspar files
- [2] Deva DCC:
- Resolved error handling for DCC move failure
- [3] LK / Nikon:
- Fixed pause between probe rack changes with SP25
3. Bug Fixes
- [1] Enabled auto-scrolling of Program Database cursor during program run-time
- [2] Fixed Runout report calculation for cone feature
- [3] Fixed tip calibration issues:
- correct probe is now retrieved when modules are stored in multiple rack ports
- allow scan and touch probes in batch calibration
- eliminate unnecessary prompts during batch tip calibration
- prevent collision with calibration sphere after SP25 calibration
- [4] Fixed display of tolerance band curves in graphical report
- [5] Eliminate unnecessary DCC moves during probe rack changes
- [6] Fixed file path issues when writing report to non-local / Network location
- [7] Include audible tone when programming move points in Vision Module
- [8] Fixed High Accuracy / 5 position pixel resolution calibration in Vision Module
- [9] Fixed unintended nominal shift upon loading or syncing CAD in existing project
- [10] Fixed error recovery and prevent DCC motion after PH10 "Head Datum Error"