(Hexagon: North Kingstown, RI) -- Hexagon Metrology has launched PC-DMIS 2014.1, a significant update of the world’s most popular measurement software used for the collection, evaluation, management and presentation of manufacturing data. The new midterm software release introduces tools and technologies to help laser and optical measurement devices perform better than ever. PC-DMIS 2014.1 delivers overall performance improvements and major enhancements for point cloud inspection and reverse engineering tasks. PC-DMIS is the flagship software package for Hexagon Metrology measurement devices and a wide range of other measurement equipment in the marketplace.

Laser scanning and optical measurement systems benefit the most from this release with new functionality to manipulate and manage point cloud data. Laser scanner users will find a new Mesh Command that allows them to create a single mesh from any number of point clouds. New Alignment and Filtering tools refine and enhance the usability of laser scanning systems. A new Blade toolkit module for point clouds dramatically improves blade inspection efficiency.

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