Delcam Releases PowerINSPECT 2012

By DE Editors

Delcam has released the 2012 R2 version of its PowerINSPECT software for inspection and reverse engineering. It includes enhancements to the inspection capabilities and also continues the development of the reverse engineering capabilities introduced earlier this year, according to the company. The primary enhancement in reverse engineering is an expansion of the Digitized Curves capabilities re-engineering and modeling.

Improvements to the inspection functionality include a new, simplified procedure enabling users to quickly calibrate the probe assembly by probing a single point anywhere within the measuring envelope; a new offset-alignment method that aligns the part with the axes of the CMM while setting the position with a single point measurement; and new point-cloud options that make it easier to modify and reuse digitized curves and points, with options for editing, deleting and resuming measurement of the points and curves.

The automated section-measurement functionality, which was previously only available in the manual version of PowerINSPECT, is now available in both the OMV and CNC offline-programming versions. This strategy for creating probe paths along a section of the component provides faster comparison of a cross-section against the CAD model.  This type of section measurement is important for the measurement of blades and aerofoils, as well as for automotive inspection, Delcam said.
 
New options within Digitized Curves allow edges, holes and gaps to be identified as the part is being probed. Curves can also be created from CAD models within PowerINSPECT, or they can be imported directly from other software packages. All curves can be modified by rotation, translation, mirroring or scaling, or by editing individual points within the curve.

Once created, curves can be exported as polylines as well as to the previously-available NURBS format.

For more information, visit Delcam.

Sources: Press materials received from the company and additional information gleaned from the company's website.