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hipp56
Does anybody know what is the best version of PC-Dmis to use with Romer arms is? I have two arms, an Infinite & a 3000i that we use. We have been using PC-Dmis starting with ver 3.7 & have used every version since then.

There has been problems with every version that comes out. In 4.2 I had problems with true positioning not reporting correctly. Starting with 4.2 mr1 we have had the aux keyboard & keypad 3 open up every time we startup the software or change to a different program. It gets very frustrating to here that that will be fixed in the next version only to find out that something else is out of whack now.
  • With the arms there has been a lot of development. I would say with arms and laser trackers specifically that newer versions may fix some issues. That being said I would call technical support, I think your settings/portlock sounds messed up. Are you talking about the virtual keyboard?
  • If 3.7 was working and with very few bugs ( all version have some issues), why change to a newer version ? I say to read the release notes and see what has been specifically addressed in that release, if it doesn't address any of your problems, skip it. Wait for one that does, if ever.
  • AFAIK, 3.7 was pretty much the first version to be widely used with Romer since it was the newest when Romer was purchased by Hexagon. With that said, there have been huge improvements since then.
    My first choice, and not coincidentally, is the factory supplied version, is 4.3 mr1.
  • What version of PC-DMIS works best with rotary tables. At the present time we are using 3.5 beta.
  • If 3.7 was working and with very few bugs ( all version have some issues), why change to a newer version ? I say to read the release notes and see what has been specifically addressed in that release, if it doesn't address any of your problems, skip it. Wait for one that does, if ever.

    I think that is sage advise, Jim, having been witness to new version instability issues over the years. But, it used to be that if you chose to "leapfrog" versions by declining the SMA renewal that they would make you pay any missed renewal fees to upgrade to the current version. Is this still true?

    My contract expires this month and v4.2 is stable on my arm - for the most part. I am currently contemplating the benefits of renewal with its big fee...

    Thanks -

    Scott
  • I think that is sage advise, Jim, having been witness to new version instability issues over the years. But, it used to be that if you chose to "leapfrog" versions by declining the SMA renewal that they would make you pay any missed renewal fees to upgrade to the current version. Is this still true?

    My contract expires this month and v4.2 is stable on my arm - for the most part. I am currently contemplating the benefits of renewal with its big fee...

    Thanks -

    Scott

    Yes Scott, you hit the nail on the head...damned if ya do, damned if ya don't.
    But my point stands true still, if your current version works very well, why fix it ? So you use the same stable version for 6 or 7 years ? Where is the downside to that ? If you want a newer version ( IF YOU REALLY NEED IT ) after that many years, you can now afford to buy a whole new seat with the money you saved by not paying the yearly SMA.
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