Silma XG 5 release notes

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Important : the functionalities marked with * are software options.

Simulation

  • New positioning constraints (sphere/cone, sphere/circle, sphere/face, circle/sphere, cylinder/cylinder, etc.).

                 
                 

  • Geometrical form recognition when clicking on 3DS objects and possibility to use 3DS objects for positioning with constraints.
  • Possibility to create your own tools (probes, extensions, stylus, cubes, etc.), by tool dimensions description or by CAD file import*.

  • Increase of graphical performances.
  • Objects selected in the database are highlighted in the Simulation View (and reciprocally).
  • Teach mode automatically activated when program execution is completed.
  • Optimization of collision detection (speed and accuracy).

                 

  • Collisions with Laser Tracker are displayed (detection of reflectors’ visibility)
  • Program lines for feature measurement /construction lines may be added in a program even if the feature cannot be calculated.
  • New clearance zones for automatic feature measurement (cylindrical, planar, spherical).

                 

  • Improvement of Clearance Planes algorithms.

 

Geometrical Features

  • Option to automatically measure a feature by clicking on CAD model improved.

                 

  • Measurement of Gasket scan, using point to point or scanning mode, specific method for programming scanning path.
  • GD&T : Support of Composite Tolerances.

                 

 

Free Form Features

  • Possibility to define sections by clicking on CAD model curves.
  • Measuring sections in continuous mode.
  • Surface points new projection mode : Scribe Line.
  • Possibility to modify the projection surface for a group of selected surface points from the features database.

  • New rules for surface point Normal Deviation calculation (can be based on probing direction, or on CAD normal or on definition alignment).

                 

 

Reporting

  • Edit views in report editor (modify zoom, stickers, display options, etc. and save modifications in view or in program).
  • Wizard for creating reports.

  • News modes for positioning stickers : sticker can be automatically created from a selection of feature and positioned close to the feature.

  • Use the active sticker’s parameters to define the default parameters for all stickers.
  • Sticker features symbols can be customized.

 

Alignments

  • New degree of freedom for Best-Fit Alignment function: Scale Factor.

                 

  • Best-Fit’s Scale Factor is supported in the Expansion/Shrinking function.

                 

  • Possibility to define alignments by selecting imported alignment entities in the CAD database.

                 

 

GM2 et D.M.I.S. Part Programs

  • DMIS engine: Extreme Point Construction function  is implemented (CONST/EXTREM).

                 
                 

  • Use variables in the construction of planes by offset.

                 

  • Open Working Session command supported into a part program.
  • DMIS engine: when constructing features, nominal values are automatically recorded into program.

                 

  • DMIS engine: program is generated based on default Precision Parameters.
  • Following DMIS commands are supported:
     - OBTAIN/SA(MyProbe),10
     - DMESW/COMAND,'SAVEWORKSESSION,MyWorkingSession'
     - DMESW/COMAND,'FAMILY',MyNewFamilyName,Feat1,Feat2,Feat3.

 

Import - Export

  • Import DMIS 4.x to DMIS 5.0 (mainly for scanning instructions).

                 

  • IDP (Intelligent Data parser)  to import any generic ASCII files*.
  • Possibility to choose features to export, different from those to be printed.

                 

  • Export working session results to MM3 file format* improvement.

 

CAD file Functionalities

  • Import of CAD files assembly by created separated (*.su3) files for both Catia V5 and ProE via toolkit files.

                 

  • Import of CatProduct including both Catia V4 and Catia V5 files.
  • Possibility to visualize surface direction of a CAD model using colors and can invert this  direction directly on 3D view.
  • Create layers in a CAD file containing entities all of which have the same color.

                 

  • Catia v5 "Datum Targets" are supported.
  • IDEAS (SDRC) dimensional tolerances are supported (displayed in 3D view). 
  • Alignment data imported and supported in CAD database (IGES, Catia V4 and V5 formats).

                 

 

Miscellaneous

  • On line help and documentation completely updated.
  • New setting in 3d View to change Color Mapping display.

  

  • Comma decimal separator is supported in feature definition windows.
  • Expansion/Shrinking function improved (scale factor, distance, etc.).

                 

  • Default name incrementing can be modified.
  • DMIS Script Engine improvement.

 

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