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

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 both the CW Rotation Positive at Export and the CW Rotation Positive at Export cells. (This is norm 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.)

Note: This protocol allows for both automatic import and export. It is only necessary, however, to change the settings inside the "Import" section. You can ignore the rest of the settings on this page.

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.

STEP 1: Clear the tProject Project

STEP 2: DO NOT Enter a Project Name

This allows VTube to control the new incoming name.

STEP 3: Click on OK

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.

STEP 1: Import the Model

Import the part using standard VTube-STEP procedures

STEP 2: Bender Output Menu

Click on the Bender Output button in the navigation pane.

STEP 3: Bender Number

Select the bender number for the Transfluid bender.

STEP 4: Send

Click Send to Bender. VTube will show "Send to Bender Complete" if it was able to save the output data for Transfluid.

STEP 5: tProject Will Update

tProject will display the new part immediately.

STEP 6: Save the tProject Project

It is important to save the new tProject project file using the disk button on the left. tProject does not automatically save the incoming data to disk.