WENZEL-Metromec Launch First 4th Generation CMM Software
At the Control 2010 Exhibition, Stuttgart May 4th-7th, WENZEL-Metromec will officially launch their 4th Generation Coordinate Measuring Machine (CMM) software as a full touch and scanning probe application. Metrosoft QUARTIS is a fully CAD immersed CMM software and builds upon the three previous software generations of Metrosoft software.
Metrosoft QUARTIS is a true synchronous software providing for both a real-time graphics interaction with the physical CMM and, through extensive kinematic mod-eling, a real-time preview of commands selected from in-depth galleries of availa-ble inspection routines options. The graphics rich environment of Metrosoft QUARTIS utilizes the ACIS modeling kernel.
Metrosoft QUARTIS has been engineered to incorporate the licensed Microsoft Fluent User Interface, first introduced in the 2007 Office products, and uses a dy-namic series of ‘Ribbons’ as the user’s principle interaction with the software’s functionality. Typically in complex application software, such as that needed to program and operate a CMM, too many program features are hidden and hard to locate making the software neither intuitive nor fluent. The goal of the Microsoft Fluent User Interface is to make it easier for users to locate and use the full range of feature rich capabilities today’s advanced software applications such as Metro-soft QUARTIS provide and eliminates multiple toolbars, menus and pop-up dialog boxes. In addition an uncluttered workspace is provided reducing user distraction and improving dramatically productivity while shortening considerable learning curves. Metrosoft QUARTIS is the first example of the highly successful Microsoft Fluent User Interface in the field of metrology making its operation by Microsoft proficient users a breeze.
Metrosoft QUARTIS imports all the standard CAD formats including native geome-try files from all of the major CAD suppliers. Metrosoft QUARTIS is both an On-Line and Off-Line product and uniquely allows the CMM programmer to use the software off-line at the CMM while the machine is performing automatic part inspection, increasing further the productivity benefits offered.
The generated inspection program has been iconized eliminating the need for the programmer to interact with high level languages such as DMIS. The database is built upon Microsoft Access structure providing a powerful yet simple to manage database solution with fully integrated Statistical Process Control (SPC).
Click’n’Measure functionality, measuring strategy dynamic libraries, live preview, CAD geometry extraction with automeasure, rapid part alignment routines, con-struction libraries for elements, path planning with crash prediction and avoidance are just some of the dynamic features incorporated into Metrosoft QUARTIS guid-ing and assisting the CMM programmer through his measuring tasks.
All CMM measured data must be reported in order for the up and down stream manufacturing operation to have the necessary knowledge to control and adjust their respective processes. The reporting function of Metrosoft QUARTIS provides the user with a powerful combination of graphics and authoring tools ensuring inspection results are presented in a graphically enhanced, intuitive format. Bal-looned Graphical Reports, Colored Whisker Deviation plots, Topographical colored charts can be brought together in a single report and can be output in Excel or PDF formats. Authoring a new report is quick and can either be based upon one of the suggested available templates or, using a clean-sheet approach, created with the tools presented on the dedicated Ribbon; all of which will be immediately recognized by proficient Microsoft users.
Role defined access control provides for scaleable functionality, based upon user authorization level, including a standard Program Launch Panel providing for a single click launch of inspection part programs at the CMM by production opera-tors.
Metrosoft QUARTIS is available on the full range of new WENZEL CMMs, as an upgrade to existing WENZEL CMM users, or as a retrofit to all other CMM brands.
WENZEL Metromec, based in Chur, Switzerland, are experienced pioneers in the CMM software field having developed the very first PC based CMM software back in the mid-eighties. Quality, Reliability and Precision are the hallmarks of Swiss products; this could not be more important than in the field of Metrology where the software driving the CMM is benchmarking global manufacturing conformance against international metrology standards. Metrosoft QUARTIS accelerates per-sonal workflow tremendously and guarantees more efficiency and higher productivity.
A 15 minute video presentation of Metrosoft QUARTIS is available on-line or a free flash video CD can be requested.
About WENZEL Group
The WENZEL Group GmbH & Co. KG is one of the leading manufacturers of me-trology solutions. The wide range of WENZEL products include solutions in the fields of coordinate measuring machines, gear metrology, computed tomography, high speed measuring- and digitizing-systems and reverse engineering. The com-pany serves customers in various industries mainly in the automotive and aero-space industries, mechanical engineering, and electrical motor manufacturing, as well as subcontractors operating in those sectors. The company has subsidiaries worldwide and sales and service partners in more than 50 countries. The WENZEL Group is employing about 600 people.
Contact for further information
Dr. Evelin Arnold | phone: +49 6020 201-6110 | fax + 49 6020 201-66 6110
evelin.arnold@wenzel-cmm.com | www.wenzel-group.com
