PC-DMIS CAD++ – On Metrology’s cutting edge 

PC-DMIS CAD++ supports the latest technologies and the most demanding applications.  Measurement technology is rapidly changing.  New devices, applications and techniques are constantly affecting how manufacturers measure and evaluate their parts.  To be of use CMM software must support these advances.  Along with this, some industries have their own unique requirements defining what types of features they measure, how they measure them and how they evaluate them.  Again, only a robust measurement package can make this possible   In both cases, this is is where PC-DMIS CAD comes in.  Its supports the most advanced measurement devices, and it simplifies the most difficult applications. 

PC-DMIS CAD++ handles difficult scanning tasks and supports sophisticated scanning devices.  Emerging technologies in probing and in servo wrists are changing the way customers measure their parts.  Where once it was hard enough to collect and evaluate the results of a few touches on a feature, it’s now possible to scan that same feature and generate tens of thousands of points giving a much better representation of what the feature actually looks like. 

To do that though, software must adapt.  It has to be able to calibrate the probing system, control its motion and handle large amounts of data, three non-trivial tasks.  PC-DMIS CAD++ handles all of them.  By working closely with hardware manufacturers and by making good use of its software engineering resources, Wilcox Associates has seamlessly integrated support for a wide range of scanning devices and techniques into its software.  And, because of the soundness of this approach, supporting changes in this fast evolving technology will be part of the normal development cycle. 

PC-DMIS CAD++  brings non-contact sensors into the CMM mainstream.  Another interesting development in measurement technology is non-contact probing.  Lasers, cameras and similar devices are beginning to revolutionize the way customers measure their parts and evaluate the results.  Where high speed scanning generates tens of thousands of points, non-contact probes generate points in the millions.  PC-DMIS CAD++ lets its customers use this technology today.  It interfaces to devices like Perceptron and Metris laser scanning probes and to numerous optical devices.  Results can be evaluated within PC-DMIS or can be directed to third party software packages.

This is exciting technology, and it’s changing quickly.  Wilcox Associates is committed to keeping pace with it and in supporting our customers as their requirements evolve.

PC-DMIS CAD++ makes short work of complex sheet metal measurements.  Makers of sheet metal parts, in particular automotive manufacturers,face a unique set of measurement requirements.  Their parts are hard to measure and they have to deal with esoteric types of features and dimensions. 

To meet these challenges, PC-DMIS CAD++ includes a comprehensive library of sheet metal specific routines.  These make it easy to handle all sorts of problems.  Measuring and reporting on features like square slots and corner points is a simple matter of filling out a form.  Plus, the software has the ability to search for features when they’re not exactly where they are supposed to be, a frequent problem in measuring sheet metal.

PC-DMIS CAD++ lets customers use manual CMMs in some of the most demanding applications.  Manual CMMs, particularly articulated arms, have a lot going for them.  They’re mechanically simpler than DCC machines, they’re oftentimes portable and they’re easy to use.  The complaint has always been that they’re capabilities are limited, but many of these limitations are not due to the machines.  They are due to shortcomings in the software controlling them.  With PC-DMIS CAD++, though, the software enhances the hardware.  It doesn’t limit it.

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