Pcdmis V4.2

[trichards]

Does anyone know when 4.2 is going to be released.
I see some of you talk about it, but I do not yet see it on the Wilcox web site.

[JamesMannes]

I am a PC-DMIS addict. I get my fix from a fella from WILCOX who lives in the next city over. I like to explore the new stuff (as long as it doesn't take too much time away from my regular stuff; sometimes it does). So, as far as 4.2 goes, I can't really say when it will be released as it is only in the "release candidate" format still. I found a bug the other day that needs to be fixed (I'm pretty sure this one will be fixed before release).

[John Kugler]

I really do hope it is soon. I rather like 4.1 but I am waiting for 4.2 to do a new switch.

The sooner the better....

[mattfurtaw]

So can anybody tell me about PCDMIS 4.1 ? I am currently running 3.7 MR3 and I am debating switching to the 4.1 for glitch purposes.

Matt Furtaw

[JamesMannes]

Are you relatively new to PC-DMIS? If so, stay with 3.7mr3. That is actually a very good version of the software. I would not suggest getting yourself muddled up in something like 4.1 until you are familiar with 3.7mr3.

[mattfurtaw]

I have been using 3.7MR3 since it came out. Can't remember when that was.

[JamesMannes]

Well then download 4.1 and start working with it. Too many things to try to explain what is different. Two main things that I can think of is/are, reporting is different (read the help file and/or the forum for that), and the scanning windows is/are a little different. Also when using sphere as a boundary instead of using 1 crossing you now have to instruct the scan to use 2 crossings.

[mattfurtaw]

Thanks !

[Lee Johnson]

If you are reletively new to PCDMIS I would stay with 3.73 for now.
Hexagon offers a two day class to go over the updates From 3.73 to 4.1 That in itself should suggest that there are a lot of differences.

The biggest problem I found was in trying to understand the reporting templetes. Part of that problem is due to the ready made templete that says it is text , it is not. This is not a problem if you don't use the text only method of reporting. The default file buried in the program files is a txt only file but in my case it was not a choice to pull up on the list of ready made templetes. You have to search to find it. It is named default.rpt

[JamesMannes]

If you are reletively new to PCDMIS I would stay with 3.73 for now.
Hexagon offers a two day class to go over the updates From 3.73 to 4.1 That in itself should suggest that there are a lot of differences.

The biggest problem I found was in trying to understand the reporting templetes. Part of that problem is due to the ready made templete that says it is text , it is not. This is not a problem if you don't use the text only method of reporting. The default file buried in the program files is a txt only file but in my case it was not a choice to pull up on the list of ready made templetes. You have to search to find it. It is named default.rpt

Thank you Lee,
I was trying to figue out a way to use text only all the time for a particular program. That is the answer. Good citation.