This page describes the use of the VTube-LASER to Transfluid bender corrections.

As of version 3.0 build 456, we've embedded the Transfluid SVNET protocol in VTube-STEP and VTube-LASER.

You can set this protocol in the Benderlink setup grid in System Options.

1. Load VTube.
   
   
2. Click on Systems Options in the toolbar at the top of the screen.
   
   
3. Enter the Measure 2 tab menu.
   
   
4. Enter the Setup Benderlink Network menu.
   
   

1. Choose an unused row in the grid for a new Transfluid bender setup.
   
   
2. Assign a bender name that will help operators identify which bender this is. This text will be displayed at the top of the Bender Setup menu.
   
   
3. Assign the Transflud SVNET protocol. (Note: This is not the same as the "Transfluid" protocol. Be sure that "SVNET" follows Transfluid in the protocol name.)
   
   
4. Enter the path to the shared drive or folder in the NetPath field. This path should point to the Transfluid tProject folder that will receive command files from VTube. (The value shown on the screen is only an example.)
   
   
5. Enter the IP address in the PING IP ADDRESS field if it is a fixed field. (This is not required. It allows VTube to ping the address to see if the network location is active before trying to open communications.)
   
   
6. If the Transfluid rotates the Clockwise positive from the perspective of standing at the front of the bender, then select YES in the CW Rotation Positive cell. (This is normally true for Transfluid benders.)
   
   
7. The "Ignore Incoming Linear Unit" setting is optional. This will not allow the Transfluid tProject program to change the linear units in VTube-LASER if they are different.
   
   
8. Press Close to save the settings. VTube will save these values to a persistent configuration file that will not change unless you change them in this grid.

Follow these steps in Transfluid tProject to set up communications for VTube-LASER and VTube-STEP

Click on the blue button wrench/screwdriver button in the upper right corner of the user interface.

Click on the Import/Export tab.

Enter the set up data in the Import box.

• Pulldown box: Romer/HEXAGON (.$$$)
• Radio Button: Import corrected LRA (clra)
• Checkbox: Enable Supra Vision (SV) communications
• Exchange Director: Program a shared network path (consult your IT department for this setting)
• Bender Number: Each bender number should have a unique number in the Supravision protocol.
• Timeout: 10 seconds is high enough. (tProject is very quick for communications. Lower timeouts may be ok too.)

Close the options menu with the OK button and check for the Supravision communications LED in the lower right corner of tProject. The LED should be green.

The Transfuild tProject program can receive data for a part that has never been sent to it before from VTube-STEP. This allows a user to import a solid model of any tube, then send it to tProject.

VTube-STEP

• The NOMINAL EXPORT section allows you to SEND NOMINAL data FROM the OMCG software to VTube-LASER.
  
  
• The NOMINAL EXPORT Enable allows OMCG to automatically respond to a request for NOMINAL data from VTube-LASER.
  
  

NOMINAL IMPORT

• The NOMINAL IMPORT section allows you to IMPORT VTube-LASER data INTO the OMCG.
  
  
• In this case, you can load any Supravision file created by VTube-STEP or VTube-LASER into the OMCG control.
  
  

CORRECTIONS

• You can set a variety of options to control how you want the data to come into the OMCG control.
  
  
• Recommended settings:
  
  

1. Enable corrections
   
   
2. Set Apply Mode to "Ask" in order to confirm that you will allow the corrections to be applied.
   
   
3. Apply the corrections to any of the three options. (Use the checkboxes.)
   
   

This is the official OMCG Document (PDF - English) for setup and use of the OMCG SVNET protocol.

Download the OMCG PDF Setup Document