VTube Update History 4.4 - August, 2025

Version 4.4 - Build 1887, August 22, 2025

1 - NEW: EXTENSIVE CHANGES to Point Cloud Control and Point Cloud Scanning

The changes made are in anticipation of Freeform scan development. For example, Point Cloud scanning can now send stripes to individual buckets, each with only one stripe. The user interface was improved with a large right-side toolbar of buttons to facilitate working with point clouds. The point cloud separation filter value controls are now added to the Scan Setup tab. This will allow for better freeform tube scanning.

2 - FIX: Point Cloud Separation Filter Values Saved to Project File

The separation filter values for point cloud scanning are now saved to the project files.

3 - NEW: Help Notes in Report Automation

Report automation is how VTube saves reports during certain key events. We added help notes describing important ways report automation works in VTube. For example, this help section now clearly explains where the automatic report files are saved for each type of automation.

Version 4.4 - Build 1886, August 21, 2025

1 - FIXED System Options PDF Automation for VTube-STEP Mode

The report PDF automation setup was hidden for VTube-STEP mode. This has been fixed.

2 - CHANGE Nikon Server Console Now Always Displayed

The Nikon server console is now always displayed in a regular or minimized window. VTube-LASER no longer hides the console because it must be displayed for the scanner edit settings window to be displayed.

Version 4.4 - Build 1884, August 12, 2025

1 - FIXED REPORT TOKEN: <alignment-type>

This token now correctly shows Best Fit Alignment 5 in reports when it is active.

Version 4.4 - Build 1883, August 11, 2025

1 - Four new DCP value report tokens are added to VTube-LASER.

• A customer requested that the new tokens show in reports to prove that VTube-LASER was used properly during tube straight scans.
• These tokens allow users to include the state and laser length value of the Diameter Cut Plane in reports.

• The two labeled "During Measure" will report the last state and value the DCP when scanning a regular tube straight (like UniScan, MultiScan, Corner Profile, or Rectangular).
• VTube-LASER will then store these values in the current VTube project file for recall from previous sessions and reporting in the future.
• The tokens are:

1. DiameterCutPlane_ActiveYesNo_Now
2. DiameterCutPlane_LaserLength_Now
3. DiameterCutPlane_ActiveYesNo_DuringMeasure_TubeStraights
4. DiameterCutPlane_LaserLength_DuringMeasure_TubeStraights

Version 4.4 - Build 1882, August 8, 2025

1 - NEW PASS/FAIL ATTRIBUTE ADDED - "AB Length with End Trims" is added. 

Menu Location: LASER>Inspection>Pass/Fail Attributes

This allows for including the AB length with hypothetical end trim values as one of the pass/fail qualifiers that influences the pass/fail message in the user interface and reports.

Some customers intentionally bend parts with longer end lengths to trim downstream. They also want to use the single AB length to guarantee that the part is nearly the correct shape. This qualifier also ensures that the end legs are in the tolerance space allotted. In this case, an AB length alone has no value. However, the AB length with hypothetical end trims shows if the part will qualify after it is trimmed.

2 - FIXED the AB LENGTH GRID QUALIFICATION COLORS

Menu Location: LASER>Inspection>Data>Overall Lengths

We discovered that the AB Length DEVIATIONS and OOT values did not show the correct cell color (green or red) when they passed or failed qualification. This has been fixed.