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"Virtual-DMIS from IMS!"

Virtual - DMIS fully links CAD component data with the CMM inspection process and provides a real time, on-line, truly integrated software applauded for its innovation and is the benchmark for functionality and CAD integration well into the millennium.

Developed at the IMS software laboratory in California with the Dimensional Measurement Interface Standard (DMIS) as it's foundation, Virtual - DMIS is engineered to totally exploit the power and capabilities of this measuring technology standard. And with its unique Iconized DMIS (US and world-wide patents pending) program interface IMS has created for DMIS what Microsoft with Windows did to DOS - a smart and friendly program interface making DMIS usable by all.

Using the latest software development tools, and CAD and CMM industry standards, Virtual - DMIS enables, without compromise, seamless collection, analysis, visualization and communication of quality data throughout the manufacturing environment. 

Product Description

Windows 32 bit application - '95 or NT
Single page software - ultimate in ease of use
Dynamic tool bar - guiding function determination
Smart Tool Bar - user programmable
Multitasking and multithreading
Multimedia help - voice, video or text
Internet support and FTP access - http://www.virtual-dmis.com
Data and program security access

3D CAD Link

CAD data import - IGES, STEP, DXF, VDA
3D solid model component representation
Bi-directional data transfer between CAD and CMM
DMIS in, DMIS out, native DMIS 3.0


Intelligent Measurement

Iconized DMIS - pictorial DMIS program listing
DMIS in, DMIS out, native DMIS 3.0 (ANSI/CAM-I 101-1995)
Use of Geometrical Dimensioning & Tolerancing imported with CAD file
Virtual CMM and probe representation
Point and click measurement
Full Renishaw probe implementation
Intellectual feature determination algorithms (IFD's)
Probe collision protection
Expandable environment to adopt specific modules - Gear, Airfoil, etc.


Graphical Programming

Inspection programs created directly from CAD data
Optimization, simulation and verification of programs
3D solid model part and fixture visualization
On-line or off-line usage
Full CMM kinematics
Library of CMMs, and Renishaw probes and accessories
Auto collision protection
Program during CMM inspection
DMIS inspection programs can be generated for other DMIS CMMs
DMIS in, DMIS out, native DMIS 3.0


Pictorial Output

Graphical display of measured results
Pictorial balloon inspection reports with optional display of nominal,
   actual, tolerance, GD&T symbols and SPC data
Whisker diagrams for fast visual analysis of errors


Surfacing

Accepts nominal surface model from CAD data
Error calculated against comparison of patch, curve or trimmed edges
Graphical representation of actual versus nominal data
Automatic alignment and 'Best Fit' routines with opt. translation restriction
Reverse engineering with CAD export
Generation of 2D sections from 3D surfaces



Published by Resource Engineering, Inc.
Revised: 21 Aug 2000 13:52:17 -0700