for assemblies and GD&T. PowerINSPECT can read this infor- mation from all mainstream CAD formats and uses the design intent from the CAD file to help make inspection programming faster and easier. Using the CAD file also makes graphical reporting easier to visualize and understand, and allows much more effective collision detection for automated measurement
Components must be accurate enough to meet the automobile manufacturer’s exacting standards.
The new 2012 release includes new options to make production inspection even easier with the addition of basic reverse engineering functionality added to the point-cloud module. A new mirror command has been added to save pro- gramming time for symmetrical components. This allows the inspection sequence to be mirrored from one half of a compo-
nent to the other half, or from the left-hand version of a design to the right-hand copy. The new feature can also reduce the possibility of programming errors and improve the consistency of the results between the two halves or parts. The range of dimensions that can be displayed on the model has been increased to include more types of distance, angles, and diameters and radii. The options to display the various dimensions from the increased range have been made more versatile, to ensure the reports remain easy to read with only the required dimensions shown.
There are two important additions to the PowerINSPECT 2012 point-cloud module for laser scanners and other point cloud devices. STL export provides basic reverse engineering functionality for scanned data. The STL files can be used with- in PowerSHAPE Pro (Delcam’s hybrid CAD modeller) for more advanced reverse engineering operations. Point-cloud display has been enhanced with an option to show any back-facing points in a second color. This highlights any discontinuities in
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