Mech-Metrics Release Notes
This topic introduces release notes for each Mech-Metrics version.
Mech-Metrics 1.3.1 Release Notes
This section describes the new features, function optimizations, and issue fixes in Mech-Metrics 1.3.1.
New Features
New Measurement Group Function
The Measurement Group Editor (menu bar: Tools > Measurement Group Editor) is added, replacing the original full/partial inspection editor. Measurement groups are divided into fixed groups and rotating groups:
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Fixed group: The features in this group participate in every measurement, and the group ID is always 10.
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Rotating group: Each rotating group contains multiple alternative features. Only one rotating group participates in each measurement, achieving a “round-robin use” effect. The group ID is a composite ID of the fixed group and the rotating group (11–9999).
Working with the measurement group function:
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The robot program can specify the combination of features participating in the current measurement through the measurement group ID in command 801, flexibly controlling the feature scope of a single measurement.
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In the status bars of the Configuration and Production interfaces, you can filter the features displayed in the measurement results table by measurement group.
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The Pareto chart supports filtering statistics data by measurement group.
| For compatibility with earlier versions, the measurement group ID values 0–2 in command 801 retain the original behavior: 0 uses the current configuration; 1 indicates full inspection (all features are included); 2 indicates partial inspection (only the fixed group is included). |
New Repair Viewer Plug-in
The Repair Viewer plugin (installed together with Mech-Metrics) is added to assist part repair operations:
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It can connect to the primary IPC from the secondary IPC to retrieve the measurement data and snapshots of a specified part.
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It supports adding views and feature annotations in the 3D view as a reference for repair operations.
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It supports starting the PLC communication service, so that PLC devices can query part historical data through command 805.
New Target Plot
The target plot is added to the historical data analysis, which is used to visually analyze the distribution of the measured values of each feature relative to the tolerance zone.
New Command 901
Command 901 (query system status) is added, along with the new status code 9100 (system status successfully retrieved).
Function Optimizations
Optimized Alignment Function
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Multiple alignment methods can be activated at the same time, and each alignment method can apply to different features, facilitating multi-robot management.
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Alignment Overview is added, where you can centrally view the scope features of each alignment method.
For details, see Using RPS Alignment and Using Best Fit Alignment.
Optimized CAD Settings
Origin settings are added for CAD models: you can adjust the CAD origin by selecting a feature as the reference and setting the translation and rotation.
For details, see Importing a CAD Reference Object for a Part.
Optimized Feature Management
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The resource tree supports feature search.
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The 3D view supports picking circle, slot, and square hole features from the CAD with one click of the mouse.
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The batch import features and batch export features operations are added to feature management, facilitating the reuse of feature configurations across projects. For details, see Other Feature Management Operations.
Optimized Correlation Compensation Tool
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When associating measurement records with CMM reports, you can use Pre-assign to batch assign part aliases in sequence.
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You can save the current working state and continue the configuration the next time you open the correlation compensation tool.
For details, see Analyzing Correlation and Performing Correlation Compensation.
Optimized Settings Dialog Box
The Settings dialog box is reorganized into three sections: Common, Display, and Advanced: the original 3D settings are merged into the Display section, and display settings such as font size and decimal places are added.
For details, see Software Interface.
Optimized Historical Data Analysis
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Data filtering supports selecting multiple parts.
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When evaluating historical data, you can switch the tolerance evaluation method. In the menu bar, select , and then you can select “Use tolerances recorded at measurement” or “Re-evaluate with current project tolerances”.