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* Exit to the [http://www.advancedtubular.com/vtube-laser.htm Main VTube-LASER] web page | * Exit to the [http://www.advancedtubular.com/vtube-laser.htm Main VTube-LASER] web page | ||
Revision as of 14:13, 5 January 2017
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Quick Links
- VTube Software Updates page
- VTube Software Maintenance Plan page
- VTube-LASER Videos page
- Read the VTube End-user License Agreement
- Remote Demos - GotoMeeting page
- Exit to the Main VTube-LASER web page
- Also see the VTube-STEP page
- Executive Summary
- Clients and Applications
- Key VTube-LASER Features
- See the Model-based Definition page to learn how VTube uses this concept and why it is so important.
Partners and Distributors
- FARO - FARO is the world leader in articulated arms. The FARO Americas division is our exclusive VTube-LASER distributor for North and South America. Other divisions of FARO also sell VTube-LASER as non-exclusive distributors.
- Horn Machine Tools - HMT Benders and CSM Benders
- UNISON - All electric benders from the UK
- SMI- Italian line of Silver benders
- CRIPPA - Italian benders
Compatibility With Other CAD Packages
- VTube Import from SIEMENS NX
- VTube Import from SIEMENS Solid Edge
- VTube Import from Autodesk Inventor
Tutorials and Information
BENDERLINK: Linking to Benders for Bender Setup and Corrections
- See a Tutorial for VTube Communication for CRIPPA MPF
- Read about VTube-LASER Bender Corrections in general
- About VTube Communication for Robomac Wire-form Benders
- See Eaton Leonard Lightspeed Communications Setup
- About VTube Communication for Winton Benders
- About BendPro Setup for Communications
- How to Setup VTube for Supravision Network Communication
- Read about VTube Communication with YLM Benders
- VTube-LASER to Eaton Leonard Premier Communications Tutorial
- Damping Bender Corrections with VTube-LASER
- Read About VTube Communication for SOCO
- Read About VTube Communication with AMOB
SOLIDWORKS Related
VTube-LASER Accessories
Performance
- See VTube and Windows 10 - Compatibility and Performance Notes
- Fix for VTube Shutdown Issues with Raptr Online Gaming App PLAYS.TV
- Recommended VTube-LASER Screen Resolution
- Recommended VTube Computer Specification
- How to check OpenGL Drivers versions
- See Measuring Center Accessories for turnkey components recommended
- Recommended Ideal Windows Font Size for VTube
- See FARO Version 6 Scanner for details on the blue laser scanner
- See Recommendations for FARO Arms
Diagnostics
- How to Diagnose Inaccurate VTube-LASER Measurements
- Diagnose issues with the hardware key (dongle): See VTube Hardware Key Messages
Setup
- See Report HTML Template Tags for customization
- See How to Bypass the Not Commonly Run Message in Windows during installation or dongle setup
- See how to check the current FARO driver version: Check FARO Driver Version
- How to Change VTube VPort Color
- Recommended VTube-LASER Laser Scanner Settings
- Read about the VTube Language Editor
- How to Import VTube Report Templates
- How to find the VTube Report Template Location
- How to Activate the VTube-LASER Hardware Key
- How to Setup VTube-LASER for the Network License Manager
- How to find the VTube Bender Template Location
- How to Setup Reports to Show Bender Plus Adjusted Data
- How to Adjust the VTube License Type in the Config File
- How to Set the Number of Values Beyond the Decimal for VTube
- How to Change the VTube User Interface Language
- How to Change the VTube Default Setup
- How to find the VTube configuration files
- How to BACKUP and RESTORE VTube configuration files
- How to Change the default linear units in VTube
How To Use VTube
End Point Deviations
- About VTube-LASER End Point Deviations
- What are Centerline Tangent Points and Why Are They Important in VTube-LASER?
- About VTube Intersection Point Tolerances
- About VTube End Length Offsets
Diameter Cut Plane Topics
- Tutorial on How to Measure Tubes Attached to an Evaporator
- Tutorial on DCP - Diameter Cut Planes
Importing Data
Other How to Use
- About FARO Arm Types for VTube-LASER
- About Building Tube Assemblies in SOLIDWORKS
- About Tube Elongation Percentage
- About Multi-Elongation in VTube
- How to Calculate Tube Elongation Percentage in VTube-LASER
- Scanning on a NEWPORT type table
- Transform the Part To Make Any Bend True
- Reverse the Tube Ends
- Measuring Coping
- About VTube-STEP and VTube-LASER Project File Compatibility
- How to Create Mirror Image Part
- How to Reverse Engineer with Split Bend (for 180 degree bends)
- About VTube-LASER Leapfrog
- About VTube-LASER Cut Planes
- About Ball Probe Setup
- About the FARO Version 6 Scanner
- About the VTube-LASER Spike Filter
- Read about the VTube-LASER Calibration-Leapfrog-Move Targets
- Read about the VTube-LASER Tube Clamp
- How To Calculate Cut Lengths in VTube
- Windows Floating Point Setup for VTube
- See VTube Overbend Calculations for Springback
- VTube-LASER - End Scan Diameter Qualification Tolerance
- Read about measuring VTube Rectangular Tubes
- See the list of VTube-LASER Advantages
- How to Measure a short end-straight with a flange
- Explain Sigma as it relates to errors.
- End-Scan Technique Research
- Surface Coating for LASER Scanning
- Technical Document: How to Measure Copper Tube with a FARO Edge Scanner
- How to Convert from TubeCalc Elongation to VTube Elongation
- VTube-LASER Model Colors
- Best-Fit Alignment Versus Hard-Point Alignment
- How to Measure Large Diameter Tubing
- How to Import the Split Bend with STEP Version of "VTube-LASER Demo CAD Model 2"
- See how CAM2 can work with VTube-LASER to measure components around tube shapes. See FARO CAM2
VTube Related Program IDs Used for Licensing
| PID | Program Licensed | |
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| 354 | VTube-STEP | |
| 356 | VTube-LASER | |
| 360 | VTube-LASER Programmer | |
Executive Summary
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VTube-LASER uses the laser scanner and/or ball probe to: 
Example VTube-LASER Clients and Applications
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Some Key Features of VTube-LASER
Benefit 1 - Super Quick Project SetupOther measurement programs are often more generic in their approach to geometry. In order to measure a tube, it is necessary to build up individual elements and create a script for the process. |
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Benefit 2 - Built-in Automated Process for Measuring TubesYou don't have to guess at the order of the steps to measure a tube. When you measure a tube with VTube, the methods for gathering the information and calculating the centerline, intersection points, and bend data are preprogrammed as a series of consistent steps that never change and never have to be scripted. |
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Benefit 3 - Built in Feedback to Increase Confidence in the DataVTube-LASER has special procedures that help anticipate the level of confidence you will have in the incoming data. There are series of crosschecks just for measuring tubing, both mathematical and on-screen, that allow users to know if the data is good. |
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Benefit 4 - Built-in Bender CorrectionVTube-LASER knows how to correct benders - and has special menus and procedures for doing that well. |
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