Product Overview

Wilcox Associates, Inc. is proud to bring you MultiGage 1.2 as part of the MultiGage product. This product provides you with an intuitive, versitile, and robust solution for measuring parts with the MultiGage Portable Machine.

Using the MultiGage Software you can:

• Measure Features
• Dimension Measured Features
• Construct Features from Other Features
• Create and Print Reports
• Measure using "Gage Mode"

System Requirements

The MultiGage Measuring System includes:

• MultiGage portable measuring machine
• Preconfigured laptop computer
• Preinstalled MultiGage Software

If you're installing on a different computer, it must meet these requirements:

Minimum Requirements:

• Windows XP 32-bit, Windows XP 64-bit (x64), Windows Vista 32-bit Operating System. Note that PC-DMIS 4.3 will NOT function on computers using any other operating system.
• Pentium IV or higher processor is suggested.
• 1 GHz or higher Intel processor.
• 1 GB of RAM (but significantly more may be required if working with large CAD models).
• 500 MB of free hard drive space minimum for the application.
• SVGA graphics card capable of OpenGL shading. (We cannot specify the exact Graphics card because every user has varying needs). Note that Nvidia GeForce video cards are not recommended. These are defined as "gaming" cards according to Nvidia Engineering.
• SVGA capable monitor.
• Screen resolution of 1280 x 1024 or higher.
• RTF file output requires Microsoft Word to be viewed.
• Microsoft® .NET 2.0.
• CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive, depending on PC-DMIS version. Note: If installing PC-DMIS 4.3 MR1 or later from external storage media, you will need a DVD-ROM.
• USB Port.

Recommended Minimums:

• Windows XP 32-bit, Windows XP 64-bit (x64), Windows Vista 32-bit Operating System. Note that PC-DMIS 4.3 will NOT function on computers using any other operating system.
• 2 GHz or higher Intel processor for improved performance. Pentium 4 or higher processor recommended.
• 2 GB of RAM or higher. More RAM may be required if working with large CAD models. You should have RAM equal to 8 times the size of your largest CAD file. (For example, if you use an IGES model of 250 MB, then 2 GB RAM is recommended)
• 1 GB of free hard drive space plus enough for allocated Virtual Memory equal to 8 times the largest CAD file used.
• SVGA graphics card that supports OpenGL shading and that has WHQL (Microsoft Windows Hardware Quality Labs) certified drivers. (WHQL drivers can be downloaded automatically when using the Windows Update software.)
  On board video card memory should be based on the size of your largest CAD file.
  • For small CAD files (less than 50 MB), 32 MB video memory.
  • For medium CAD files (50-100 MB), 64 MB video memory.
  • For large CAD files (> 100 MB), 128+ MB video memory.
• RTF file output requires Microsoft Word to be viewed.
• Microsoft® .NET 2.0.
• SVGA capable monitor.
• Screen resolution of 1280 x 1024 or higher.
• CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive, depending on PC-DMIS version. Note: If installing PC-DMIS 4.3 MR1 or later from external storage media, you will need a DVD-ROM.
• 2 USB Ports.

Features

PC-DMIS MultiGage 1.1 provides the following:

• Easy-to-Use Interface
• Measuring Features
• Constructing Features
• Dimensioning Features
• Creating Alignments
• Viewing Reports
• Gage Mode

PC-DMIS MultiGage 1.2 adds this functionality:

• Export to CSV
• True Position Dimensioning

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Easy-to-Use Interface

The MultiGage interface allows you to efficiently accomplish the necessary tasks for measuring your part.

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Measuring Features

MultiGage supports measurement of the following features: Point, Line, Plane, Circle, Cylinder, Cone, Sphere, Round Slot, and Square Slot.

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Constructing Features

From existing features (already measured or constructed) you can construct new features: Points, Lines, Planes, Circles, and Cylinders

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Dimensioning Features

Most MultiGage features have attribute dimensions that are automatically included in the report. Once a feature is measured, the associated dimension(s) are evaluated according to the provided nominal and tolerance values.

Additional dimensions can be reported by selecting the needed dimension with the features to be evaluated. Dimensions that can be added to your report that are not already inherently added include Angle, Concentricity, Distance, Parallelism, and Perpendicularity.

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Creating Alignments

Alignments allow you to align the part coordinate system with the machine coordinate system. The 3-2-1 alignment is one of the available alignments which allows you to use a plane, line and point as inputs. Plane-Line-Line and Plane-Circle-Circle alignments are also available.

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Viewing Reports

The MultiGage Report Viewer allows you to review the results for your measurements.

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Gage Mode

'Gage Mode' allows you to quickly measure distances in a manner similar to using a height gage.

'Gage Mode' is similar to using a height gage with a few differences:

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Export to CSV

Available in version 1.2, MultiGage adds the Export to CSV funcionality which lets you export your measurement results into a Comma Separated Value (CSV) format. This file can then be imported and used by statistical software tools.

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True Position Dimensioning

Available in version 1.2, MultiGage now supports True Position dimenisons, allowing you to add this dimension type to your report. Since this dimension type uses reference features defined from the most recent alignment, you do not need to select input datums.

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