Revision 2.9

Release Date: November 1, 2017

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With the new Assembly button in the toolbar, you can import and work with an assembly of tubes into VTube-STEP.

The Assembly Control window allows VTube to hold several parts in memory at the same time.

The data in the user interface on the left is displayed when you select a part in the list in the Assembly Control. The row with the GREEN square represents the data shown in the menus on the left.

Works with VTube-LASER v2.9 Setup Too

You can use this new capability to import and measure any tube or even cylinder on an assembly. Any cylinder, square, or rectangle can be included in the assembly in VTube-STEP - and then transferred to VTube-LASER for measuring. If you look closely at the image on the right, you will see that the end flange and holes have been selected - and can then be measured by VTube-LASER.

This small change will make a big difference in usability.

• The PART NUMBER is displayed above every menu on the left side of the screen.
• It can be edited in this new box.
  
  

Always See the Part Number

This arrangement allows you to see and edit which part is being shown in the left menus without entering the Part Setup menu or Assembly window - epecially in part assemblies.

Edit Part Number in 3 Places

With this setup, you can see and edit the Part Number in three separate places. When you change them in one place, they will change in the other two.

In previous versions, zero length straights would stop the diameter from drawing.

This has been fixed in build 95 of version 2.9.

VTube-STEP can now import multiple Supravision files.

• It can import single Supravision files.
• It can import multiple Supravision files into a single assembly.
• It can batch-convert multiple Supravision files into a folder of VTube project files (VTP).

Import multiple SOLID EDGE files at one time into an ASSEMBLY.

VTube-STEP can now import Laservision PRT files:

• It can import single PRT files.
• It can import multiple PRT files into a single assembly.
• It can batch-convert multiple PRT file into a folder of VTube project files (VTP).

Note: Build 91 makes PRT batch mode conversion much faster.

Note: Build 95 allows for 180-degree bends in PRT files.

Previous versions of VTube could only import XpresRoute files that contained LRA bender data.

Now VTube can import different kinds of XpresRoute files - either centerline XYZ or LRA bender data.

Feature Added in Build: 37

Now VTube has 26 NEW user interface skins (rather than just 4 in previous versions).

Set the skins in the System Options menu.

Feature Added in Build: 37

In previous versions of VTube, when floating control windows were displayed, it was necessary to click on the blue viewport before pressing any of the VTube short-cut keys for the keys to have any effect. Example short-cut keys are F2 for REDRAW or F3 for ZOOM ALL.

Now you can press the short-cut keys from within any of the floating windows.

The solid modeling engine was updated.

To confirm this update, the trihedron is now a 3D solid model rather than the older stick figure.