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Release Notes - 2023.1 SP2

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Application Errors
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You no longer get application errors:
• When you modify the Proportion U and Proportion V values in the Construct
Surface dialog box. See PCD-241436.
• When you delete a block of commands that contains ISO geometric tolerance
commands and then perform an Undo operation. See PCD-242686.
• When you select hits on the CAD model from the Graphic Display window and then
click Clear in the Construct feature dialog box. See PCD-242832.
• When you select the Show Machine Volume check box in the Load Virtual
Machine dialog box after you type the LOADMACHINE command in the Edit
window and press F9. See PCD-244383.
• You no longer get an application error when you select View | Path Lines
in a measurement routine that contains Check Calibration and External Recall
commands. See PCD-244554.

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Auto Features
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• PC-DMIS now correctly executes circular moves on Contact Auto features on DC
controllers. See PCD-225539.
• PC-DMIS no longer changes the HIT/BASIC measured values when you edit
the Auto feature theoretical values in the Edit window on Portable Arm. See
PCD-238281.
• PC-DMIS now detects the void area correctly for sample hits for Auto Edge Point
and Auto Line features. See PCD-240122.
• You can now change the value of Inner Horizontal Clipping from the Edit window on
laser auto features when you use the HP-L-10.10 probe. See PCD-241437.
• PC-DMIS now remembers the last used tab in the Probe Toolbox area of the Auto
Feature dialog box when you use contact probes. See PCD-243177.

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CAD
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• PC-DMIS now supports 8x symbols in a QIF file. See PCD-243468.

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Constructed Features
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• You can now select the input feature as the center point when you create
Constructed Extreme Point features from the Construct Feature dialog box. See
PCD-214435.
• PC-DMIS now supports the QualifySelectedTips automation method for probe
calibration. See PCD-241389.
• You can now create a constructed extracted Edge Point feature without any manual
changes in the Edit window. See PCD-241619.
• PC-DMIS no longer displays the duplicate input features message when you
change elements in the Construct Feature dialog box after you upgraded from a
previous version of PC-DMIS to a newer version. See PCD-242685.
• PC-DMIS now has a scroll bar that you can use to view the entire feature list in the
Pointcloud Operator dialog box. See PCD-242843.
• PC-DMIS now correctly highlights hit data when you use the Construct Feature
dialog box. See PCD-243112.
• You can now create a 1D width from the Construct Width dialog box. See
PCD-243438.

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Dual Arm
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• PC-DMIS can now correctly calibrates a contact scanning probe on arm 2 when you
use arm 1 in dual arm mode. See PCD-229565.

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ESF (VWMP)
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• PC-DMIS no longer displays an error in the Edit window when you create an ESF/
VWMP LA feature. See PCD-242955.
• You can now use the Custom option from the Type list in the Naming rules area of
the Extended Sheet Metal Features dialog box. See PCD-243270.

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GD&T Dimensions
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• PC-DMIS no longer displays an error message for more points when you report the
profile of a surface with no datums in the Geometric Tolerance dialog box. See
PCD-234320.
• PC-DMIS now correctly updates the Geometric Tolerance commands for the arrow
density when you generate a graphical analysis view. See PCD-243004.

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Legacy Dimensions
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• PC-DMIS now increments the dimension IDs correctly in the Feature Location
dialog box when you set the Labeling method as Generic in the ID Setup tab of the
Setup Options dialog box. See PCD-241853.
• PC-DMIS now displays the T, RT, S, and RS values correctly for Angle Point
features when you turn on Graphical Analysis. See PCD-29563.

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Measurement Strategy Editor
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• PC-DMIS now retains the smart parameters values when you migrate from version
2020 R2 and earlier to versions 2021.1 and later. Also, you can now add before and
after values for avoidance moves in the Measurement Strategy Editor dialog box.
See PCD-210583.
• PC-DMIS now saves the settings of a smart parameter when you edit the values in
the measurement strategy widget. See PCD-218289.

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Moves
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• You can now set the ClearanceCube settings for each basic scan in a scan. See
PCD-243372.
• PC-DMIS now converts Moveset commands to a comment when you save a
measurement routine in non-supported versions. See PCD-243640.

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Pointcloud
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• PC-DMIS now correctly displays the COP size when you delete COP commands
and then perform an Undo operation in the Edit window. See PCD-109759.

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Probes
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• PC-DMIS now correctly maintains the scanning direction of a rotary scan when you
use the HP-OW laser probe with embedded controller machines. See PCD-241611.

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Reporting
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• The SEGMENT1_POS.LBL now works correctly for CADONLY.rpt and
CADONLY_LANDSCAPE.rpt. See PCD-238704.

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Settings Editor
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• You can now see the feature labels in the Graphic Display window when you set the
ShowLegacyLabels entry to 0 in the Settings Editor. See PCD-243376.

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Summary Mode
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• You can now select a measured feature in Summary mode when you select View |
Path Lines from Cursor. See PCD-243573.

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Temperature Compensation
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• PC-DMIS no longer shows the THERMALEXPANSIONORIGIN command in red
color in the Edit window when you use the advanced temperature compensation
command. See PCD-242361.

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View Sets
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• PC-DMIS now correctly displays the RECALL/VIEWSET command when you use
copy and paste functionality. See PCD-242276.

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XML Output
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• PC-DMIS now correctly outputs the minus tolerance values to an XML file when you
select the Minus Tols Show Negative check box in the Setup Options dialog box.
See PCD-243494​