PC-DMIS 2026.1

PC-DMIS 2026.1 introduces PC-DMIS FUSION, a powerful new add-on that brings greater clarity and insight to quality data. FUSION provides simple, intelligent analytics and reporting through an intuitive interface, automatically synchronising measurement data so part reports and visualisations are available with a single click. Its persona-based design ensures the right information reaches the right users - from quick shop-floor reviews to deeper SPC analysis - helping teams turn metrology data into faster, more informed quality decisions.

Alongside FUSION, the release includes a range of usability and workflow improvements designed to help metrology professionals work more efficiently. These include expanded support for multiple revisions of ASME Y14.5, improved angle visualisation, Smart Colors integration for PTC Creo, enhanced integration with Teamcenter, and new tools for sheet metal inspection, mesh refinement, and program packaging. Together, these enhancements help manufacturers streamline inspection workflows while gaining clearer insight into their quality processes.

PC-DMIS FUSION

PC-DMIS FUSION delivers a new world of clarity to your quality data. This latest add-on for PC-DMIS provides simple, intelligent analytics and reporting through an intuitive user interface. Data from PC-DMIS is automatically synchronized, making part reports and visualizations accessible with a single click. Its persona-based design presents the right information to the right user, from shop-floor reviews to deep-dive SPC analysis. By integrating the power of Metrology Reporting with new predictive quality tools, FUSION transforms real-time metrology data into data-driven decisions that enhance efficiency and foresight.

ASME Y14.5 1994 Support

Embrace full standards compliance without sacrificing your legacy workflows. PC-DMIS now allows you to select specific ASME Y14.5 revisions—1994, 2009, or 2018—directly within the software. This update, driven by user requests, enables support for the older, two-value profile calculation required for many long-standing projects. You can now migrate or create routines based on the 1994 standard with confidence, using the modern geometric tolerance command instead of legacy workarounds, ensuring accuracy and strengthening your GD&T capabilities.

Angle Visualization Improvements

Defining angle dimensions is now more intuitive and visually clear. This enhancement provides an easier way to define 2D and 3D angles by displaying all potential angles directly in the user interface. You can see and select the exact angle you need with a simple click on the highlighted arc, eliminating guesswork. Supporting various work planes and relationships, this improvement simplifies complex angle calculations and makes your measurement process faster and more accurate.

Smart Colours for Creo

Accelerate your inspection programming with Smart Colours for Creo. PC-DMIS now reads rule-based colour data embedded in Creo CAD models, where each colour corresponds to a specific tolerance or characteristic. The software automatically applies the correct tolerances to coloured surfaces, creating a highly visual and intuitive guide for operators. This direct link between design and inspection streamlines annotation, reduces setup time, and helps you instantly understand data without cross-referencing numbers or legends.

Protect Viewer Improvements

Achieve seamless data continuity between design and inspection with enhanced PC-DMIS Protect and Teamcenter integration. You can now open, revise, and save certified measurement routines directly within Teamcenter, ensuring a single source of truth. This improvement allows you to view changes between revisions in the PC-DMIS Protect logger, a capability not previously possible. Uncertified edits are saved separately to maintain the integrity of your production workflows, making change management more robust and user-friendly.

Extended Sheetmetal Features

Inspect complex sheet metal parts with a complete and dedicated toolset. Previously exclusive to select partners, these tactile and optical features are now integrated into PC-DMIS to handle geometries and surfaces where standard tools fall short. From flush and gap measurements to inspecting design lines on complex shapes, this flexible suite supports contact probes and laser data on single or dual-arm machines, giving you the power to create precise inspection routines for any sheet metal application.

Refine Mesh Borders

Create cleaner, more accurate mesh representations of your parts. This new capability allows you to refine mesh borders using the information from previously measured 2D features like circles and slots. By leveraging existing feature data, PC-DMIS smooths the mesh borders in critical areas, overcoming limitations caused by point cloud density and triangulation. The result is a more precise and well-defined digital model for analysis and reporting.

Package PC-DMIS Routine

Simplify the process of saving and sharing your measurement routines. The new Package command gathers your measurement routine and all its supporting files—such as probe files and CAD models—into a single, portable package. Whether you need to back up a program, send it to a supplier, or revisit it later for analysis, this feature ensures that everything required for execution is in one place. Flexible options allow you to select which files to include and automate saving upon execution.

Quick-Scan & Measurement Strategy Editor (MSE) Improvements

Experience greater control and a smoother workflow when creating scans. The Measurement Strategy Editor (MSE) now supports linear open and patch scans, with settings that dynamically appear as needed. Enhancements to Quick Feature creation for slots, notches, and polygons now automatically detect corner radii to place hits appropriately. These updates improve the user experience and expand your ability to control scan parameters, especially when consuming PMI from a CAD model.

Live View Options for Inspect

Gain direct control over manual vision measurements with new UI options in Inspect. Driven by feedback from vision machine users, you can now adjust illumination, focus, and navigation on the fly during manual feature measurement. New on-screen controls for lights, focus, and auto shutter give you the power to pause execution and modify parameters as needed, improving usability and ensuring you get the best possible image for point acquisition.

PC-DMIS 2026.1 offers other new features and improvements, including:

Robotic Automation (On Error Behaviour)
In robotic automation environments, measurement execution will no longer halt on an alignment failure. Errors are logged for review, allowing the production line to remain active and maximizing throughput.

Laser Collision Detection Improvements
The collision detection and path lines for the HP-L-10.10 laser scanner have been reworked for complete accuracy. The system now reports all relevant collisions, providing a more comprehensive safety check.

Smart Annotations
A new "Near-to-Edge" label positioning mode snaps labels to the closest screen edge and reroutes leader lines to avoid crossing the part. This creates cleaner, more readable graphical reports.

4-Axis Scanning Enhancements
Continued improvements for rotary table use deliver a fully automated measurement experience for complex 4-axis parts. This includes advanced path generation and improved controller communication.

Improved Settings Management
Quickly find the settings you need with new search and sort capabilities in the setup area (F5). This simple usability improvement saves time and reduces frustration when configuring the software.

Tracker Line Scan
For ATS600 and ATS800 Tracker users, you can now select one or more contiguous polylines from a CAD model to define the path for a tracker line scan, improving user experience and functionality.

Uniscan Improvements
The prismatic strategy for UniScan now generates more efficient scan paths with fewer tip angles and better surface coverage. This delivers a better workflow and faster, semi-automated routine creation.

Profile Region of Interest (PMI)
PC-DMIS now supports consuming PMI from CAD for profile of a surface with defined regions of interest. This enhancement was a specific request from a key account customer.

RDS 6.6 AS1 Intensity
The AS1 laser scanner can now return intensity values when used through RDS 6.6, expanding support for this data type beyond the HPL10.10 for more consistent functionality.

Specify THEOs from CAD
Correct the theoretical values of constructed features with a new option to specify THEOs directly from CAD. This provides a quick and easy way to correct constructions in manually taught routines.

Constructed Extractions
Constructed extracted features now have the same visibility and graphical analysis tools as laser auto features. This creates a more consistent and user-friendly workflow across feature extraction methods.