VTube Update History 4.3 - September 2024

Version 4.3 Build 1668, September 30, 2024

1 - Bug Fix for Linear Unit Display in System Options Window

If you have version 4.3 build 1630 or newer (July 25, 2024), and you change linear units (from Inches to Millimeters or Millimeters to Inches) in the VTube user interface, then this update is important for you.  If you never change linear units, then this bug will have had no effect on your VTube.

We discovered and fixed a subtle bug where the VTube could cause the System Options form to display all linear data values in the wrong unit.  For example, the intersection nearpass deviation tolerance could be considered 0.039 millimeters - when that value is intended for inches.

This could occur if the operator changes the linear unit displayed after startup and then displays the System Options screen. For example, VTube starts by showing inches, then the user interface is changed to millimeters, and then the operator loads the System Options window.

Version 4.3 Build 1667, September 26, 2024

1 - Tube-length HTML tokens were added for report template backward compatibility.

These tokens are considered the valid and are equivalent in report templates to the tokens with "_without_elong".

a - calclengthmaster is now the same as calclengthmaster_without_elong

b - calclengthmeasured is now the same as calclengthmeasured_without_elong

c - calclengthmastermeasureddelta is now the same as calclengthmastermeasureddelta_without_elong

Version 4.3 Build 1665, September 25, 2024

1 - New in VTube - Search the Report Templates Grids

Version 4.3 Build 1664 - September 25, 2024

1 - The Absolute Length calculations in reports now use calculated cut lengths associated with the data type (master or measured).

Version 4.3 Build 1663 - September 24, 2024

1 - VTube-LASER now has new axis choices for dimension calculation alignments in Linear Dimensions.

Now, it is possible to snap a linear dimension to the plane of any space object.

Version 4.3 Build 1662 - September 24, 2024

1 - A Linear Dimension creation issue was fixed when referencing space objects with spaces before or after the name.

2 - A tube link grid display issue was fixed for Round Slots to enable the checkbox options.

Version 4.3 Build 1661 - September 19, 2024

1 - Several VTube-LASER Round Slot Probe measure process fixes were made. 

2 - VTube-LASER no longer uses the proximity filter to reduce the point count for probing points as it does for laser scanning.

The points probed will always be considered intentionally placed - even if they are close to other points.

3 - We changed a caption for clarity in the separation filter grid.

"Point Cloud Data Proximity Filter" is changed to "Point Cloud Data Proximity Filter - Multiple Laser Stripes Only"  

3 - The Use Multi-Elongation Setup values checkbox in Part Setup will no longer show a residual "0" when the menu is expanded or compressed.

4 - A minor change was made to the scroll-to-the-end logic for the Point Cloud grid when inserting new buckets.

Version 4.3 Build 1657 - September 16, 2024

1 - VTube-LASER point clouds can now be exported with one of three internal delimiters: comma, tab, or space.

(A delimiter is a character used to separate coordinate axis numbers, like "100.1, 200.2, 300.3," which uses the comma to separate the numbers. )

Version 4.3 Build 1656 - September 13, 2024

1 - VTube-LASER can now import PC-DMIS XYZ point clouds to measure.

Version 4.3 Build 1655 - September 12, 2024

1 -  Now the VTube-LASER Measure Complete window allows users to copy measured to master data.

This will allow users to override the alignment step if they intend to reverse-engineer the tube shape.

2 - The Bend Profile window linear values now update and change units when the user changes linear units in the main VTube-LASER page.

Version 4.3 Build 1654 - September 9, 2024

1 - The VTube Special Features Calculator now has a new Tangent Distance calculator.

Enter the bend angle and radius, and VTube will calculate the tangent distance from the intersection point to a bend's tangent points.

This video shows how to load and use the calculator: