Videos - HEXAGON Arms

VTube-LASER - How to Measure One Bend In a Multibend Tube

The Ideal Table Depth for Mounting Articulated Arms with VTube-LASER

Video 20231023 - Correcting a Han Jie Bender with VTube-LASER at FABTECH 2023

Video release date: October 23, 2023
Video filming date: September 14, 2023

Video 20231020 - Super Easy GD&T Flatness

Video date: October 20, 2023

Video 20230719b - How to Test a HEXAGON Scanner in the HEXAGON RDS Data Collector (RDS v6.3)

Video date: July 19, 2023

Video 20230719 - How to Test a Measuring Device's Acquisition Button in VTube-LASER

Video date: July 19, 2023

Video 20230713 - Learn The Best Scanner Distance in VTube-LASER For Tube For Hexagon AS1 Scanners

Michael Cone shows how to use the correct distance for scanning a tube shape on a cut plane.

Video date: July 13, 2023

Video 20230711 - See VTube-LASER's New SOLIDWORKS Tube Layout Builder - just like our legacy (retired) TubeCAD Pro software.

Michael Cone describes the new capability of drawing complete full-scale layout drawings in SOLIDWORKS with one button press in VTube-LASER.

Video date: July 11, 2023

Video 20230615B - Scanning a 10 bend x 0.75" OD Tube with VTube-LASER and a HEXAGON AS1 ScanArm

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Video date: June 15, 2023
VTube-LASER v4.1 build 1266

Video 20230615A - Finding the Ideal Mounting Depth for an Articulated Arm

Video 20230607 - Measuring a Long Tube with a HEXAGON 8325-RS5 Plus VTube-LASER

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Video date: June 7, 2023
VTube-LASER v4.1 build 1265

Video 20230601 - How to Move a Tube while Measuring in VTube-LASER

This short video shows how to move a tube while still measuring.

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Video date: June 1, 2023
VTube-LASER v4.1 build 1262

Video 20230531 - How to Measure an End Form's OOR, Ovality, and GD&T Cylindricity

Michael Cone describes all about VTube-LASER OOR Calculator in VTube-LASER 4.1.

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Video date: May 31, 2023
VTube-LASER v4.1 build 1248

Timeline Contents

At 0:09 seconds - Introduction
At 0:47 - Turn off the Diameter Cut Plane
At 1:07 - Why we turn the DCP off
At 1:22 - Go to Measure Process and click on UniScan OD
At 1:36 - Scan the straight from multiple directions
At 2:07 - Stop the measure process
At 2:11 - Click on Reports
At 2:15 - Display the ORR Calc Report

Video 20230512 - Learn About VTube-LASER Cut Planes

Michael Cone describes all about VTube-LASER cut planes using VTube-LASER 4.1.

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Video date: May 12, 2023
VTube-LASER v4.1 build 1248

Timeline Contents

At 0:40 seconds - What is a Cut Plane?
At 1:08 - Some general things to know about Cut Planes
At 1:18 - Issues when Cut Planes are not good
At 1:33 - How to test the Cut Plane
At 4:11 - How to set up a new Cut Plane with the laser scanner
At 6:15 - How to set up a new Cut Plane with the ball probe
At 7:11 - Turn the Cut Plane model off
At 7:30 - Test the Cut Plane again

Video 20230511 - How to Import a Tube with Flanges and Qualify the Flange Hole Locations

Michael Cone describes step by step how to import a model and qualify flange hole true positions using VTube-LASER 4.1.

Video date: May 11, 2023
VTube-LASER Version 4.1 build 1248

Video 20230510 - How to Handle the HEXAGON RDS 6.3 "System software upgrade available" Message

Michael Cone describes how to update the software in the electronics in your HEXAGON arm using the new RDS version 6.3.

Video date: May 10, 2023
VTube-LASER Version 4.1 build 1248

Video 20230414 - Compare measuring in VTube-LASER with a Ball Probe and a LASER Scanner

Michael Cone gives a quick demonstration that shows the differences in measuring with a ball probe and laser scanner in VTube-LASER.

Video date: April 14, 2023
VTube-LASER Version 4.1 build 1238

Video 20230329 -: How to Import Square and Rectangular Models of ForkLift Rollbars Into VTube

Michael Cone explains how to import rectangular models for forklift rollbars into VTube for measuring.

Video Date: March 29, 2023
VTube-LASER Version: 4 build 1230

Video 20240328 - How to Use UAC (User Access Control) Setup to Control Who Can Edit Data

User Access Control is an easy way to control who can make changes to VTube-LASER and VTube-STEP projects. Our VTube-LASER trainer, Michelle Licciardi, created a quick video on how to use UAC in VTube.

Video Date: March 28, 2023
VTube-LASER Version: 4 build 1221

Video 20220908 - How to Use Shallow Bend Logic to Measure Shallow Bends Accurately

This video shows the new Shallow Bend logic in version 4 of VTube-LASER which increases bend point location placement by up to 10 times.

Video Date: September 08, 2022
VTube-LASER Version: 4 build 1040

Video 20230224 - How to Perform End Scans Properly Every Time

This video shows how to get reliable endpoint locations from proper end straight scanning techniques.

Video Date: February 24, 2023
VTube-LASER Version: 4 build 1202

Video 20230206 - Learn How to Use the DCP (Diameter Cut Plane) Feature

Learn about the DCP (Diameter Cut Plane). and how it helps you measure tube geometry near other objects. Michael Cone shows how to set up DCP, test for it, and practice with it.

Video Date: February 06, 2023
VTube-LASER Version: 4 build 1190

Video 20210224 - Get Great End Scans Using The End Scan Flier Filter in VTube-LASER

Learn about how the End Scan Flier Filter works and why it is important for getting consistent end scan locations.

Video Date: June 24, 2021
VTube-LASER Version: 3 build 542