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What Is This Feature For?

Reason: Standardization Across All Installations

This feature is helpful for customers that have multiple installations of VTube-LASER or VTube-STEP, and they want to standardize the default configuration for every VTube in the organization.

Reason: Including VTube-LASER Default Values in a VTube-STEP Project Save

This is also useful for when you use VTube-STEP to create files that will be used in VTube-LASER on the factory floor. The challenge in this situation is that VTube-LASER has hundreds of setup variables that VTube-STEP does not have in its user interface.

So, how do you configure VTube-STEP so that it saves project files with the correct defaults for VTube-LASER? The answer is to set up the defaults in one of the VTube-LASER computers, then export the setup for import into VTube-STEP on other computers. If you do this, then VTube-STEP will take in and store the VTube-LASER values from the other computer. Then, when VTube-STEP saves a project file, it will already have the correct VTube-LASER defaults included in the file to be shared with VTube-LASER.

For VTube Version 3 Build 357 - November 19, 2020

These instructions are for VTube-LASER and VTube-STEP version 3 build 357 or newer only. It was released on November 19th, 2020. See the Advanced Tubular support site for upgrades.

A Warning About The Importance of Version Compatibility

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The source and target computers should have the same VTube version before copying a configuration to the target computer.

 It is safe to copy a configuration from a source VTube computer to a target VTube computer as long as the program versions and build numbers on both computers are identical.

If the versions and builds are not the same, then the VTube target computer may not be able to use the new configuration files.

Click in the top toolbar Information button to check the current version for both VTubes before you copy a configuration.



These instructions assume that the default setup is already correct on the SOURCE computer

The steps below assume that the default setup is exactly what you want to be copied to all the other VTube computers. If the default setup needs to be changed, then see this page before continuing with the steps below: How to Change the VTube Default Setup

FIRST Follow These Steps at the SOURCE VTube Computer

STEP 1 - Insert a Flash Drive

If you want to use a flash drive to transfer the configuration from the SOURCE computer, then insert it into the appropriate port on the SOURCE computer now.

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STEP 2 - System Options

Press the System Options button in the SOURCE computer. (The source computer contains the configuration you want to use on other VTube computers.)

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STEP 3 - Press "Export the VTube Configuration"

Go to the Project Setup Tab and press the Backup VTube Configuration to Zip Backup File button.

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STEP 4 - Choose a Location for Save

Choose the location for the exported configuration file and press Save.

VTube will build a filename that has the current date and time embedded in the name so that you know exactly which file to use in configuration imports.

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STEP 5 - VTube Compresses and Stores to a Single File

VTube will export the configuration files to the one compressed file.

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STEP 6 - VTube shows a dialog

VTube will show a dialog when it is finished.

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STEP 7 - Exit System Options

Exit the System Options menu.

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STEP 8 - Remove the Flash Drive

If you used a flash drive, then remove it from the SOURCE computer now.

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SECOND Follow These Steps at the TARGET VTube Computer

STEP 1 - Insert the Flash Drive

If you used a flash drive to store the configuration from the SOURCE computer, then insert it into the appropriate port on the TARGET computer now.

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STEP 2 - Save the Project and Press Clear Project

Save your current project (if any) at the TARGET VTube computer. Clear the project by pressing the Clear Project button.

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STEP 3 - Enter System Options

Press the System Options button in the TARGET computer.

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STEP 4 - Press the Import VTube Configuration button

Press the Project Setup tab, and then press the RESTORE and Reset VTube Configuration from a VTube Zip Backup File button.

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STEP 5 - Explore to the Exported Configuration Backup File

Find the exported configuration file, select it, and press Open.

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STEP 6 - VTube will Warn You

VTube will warn you with a dialog that the default configurations will be reset in this TARGET computer based on the values from the SOURCE computer if you continue.

Press Continue.

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STEP 7 - VTube will show complete

VTube will show a dialog when it is finished importing the configuration.

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STEP 8 - VTube will Clear the Project in Memory and Close The System Options Automatically

After you press OK, VTube will automatically clear the project to the new defaults (you may see values change on the screen), and then exit the System Options menu.

STEP 9 - Remove the Flash Drive

If you used a flash drive, then you can remove it from the TARGET computer.

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