Version Comparison Chart

Geomet Version Comparison Chart through v7

Geomet operates in three different levels designed to match your inspection needs. These levels are known as:
  • Geomet Junior Plus
  • Geomet 101 Plus
  • Geomet 301
  • Geomet 501
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Geomet Junior Plus

Geomet Junior Plus is included as standard with every manual Helmel CMM system and is a fully competent entry-level manual-only 3D inspection software loaded with most of the functions needed for basic inspection. It presents a simple screen with most functions in a highly visible one-touch button cluster and a step-by-step text Report of any measurement session. It is an intuitive interface that does not require extensive training. Most users learn Junior Plus on their own. Geomet Junior Plus includes a powerful set of Part Coordinate System (PCS) tools that Geomet is famous for and a range of feature measuring and construction tools to accomplish nearly any solution. Nominal and Tolerance data can be entered for impressive Reports and any session can be saved and rerun as a program.

Geomet 101 Plus

Geomet 101 Plus is for both manual and DCC systems. It is an upgrade for manual CMMs and Standard with every Helmel DCC System except those with UCC controllers. It is our most popular package with real strength for both lab applications and the production floor. A graphical area generates a pictorial representation of measured results as a visual guide for part programs and an interactive selector for the Report area. DCC Programming is easy and efficient by “self-teach” method, or learn-by-measuring, with very powerful editing tools and feature generators. Vector Points, tailored Reports, data exporting, and analytical tools for circle profiles. Geomet 101 Plus is loaded with tools and options for DCC operation in the production environment and integration with automation. Measurements can be exported for Reverse Engineering.

Geomet 301

Geomet 301 is for both manual and DCC systems and is an upgrade from 101 Plus. It offers unbridled measuring power with typical Geomet friendliness. It all the power of Geomet 101 Plus and a host of other analytical tools to manipulate and review your part inspections. As with all Geomet versions, the time proven and inherent quality of Geomet’s algorithms guarantee meaningful results when creating new and challenging relationships from measured features and Part Coordinate Systems. Solution tools can find answers to nearly any measuring task.

Geomet 501

Geomet 501 has all the content of 301 for DCC only and drives the Renishaw UCC Assist software when the UCC series of controller are implemented, typically for continuous scanning or 5-axis Touch Probe applications.

Geomet Options

Geomet versions can be expanded to include advanced feature and hardware support. The following chart shows options in various versions.
 
Geomet Option Chart
  Jr. Plus 101 Plus 301 501
Direct Computer Control (DCC)   X X X
Motorized Probe Support   X X X
Stylus Change Racks   X X X
Scanning Probes (UCC Control)       X
5-Axis Probes       X
I/O Interface for Automation   X X X
Q-DAS SPC Data Export Facility   X X X

Geomet Version Comparison Chart


Measured Features
  Jr. Plus 101 Plus 301 501
Point 1D/2D/3D Std. Std. Std. Std.
DCC Auto Point   DCC DCC Std.
2D/3D Inside/Outside Radial Points Std. Std. Std. Std.
Surface Vector Point - XYZ/ijk Known Std. Std. Std. Std.
Surface vector Point - XYZ Known Std. Std. Std. Std.
Surface Vector Point ijk Known Std. Std. Std. Std.
Surface Vector Point - All Unknown Std. Std. Std. Std.
Surface Vector Point - Import Table Std. Std. Std. Std.
2D Lines Std. Std. Std. Std.
3D Constructed Lines Std. Std. Std. Std.
DCC Auto Line   DCC DCC Std.
2D Circles Std. Std. Std. Std.
DCC Auto Circle   DCC DCC Std.
Ellipse Std. Std. Std. Std.
Plane Std. Std. Std. Std.
DCC Auto Plane   DCC DCC Std.
Sphere Std. Std. Std. Std.
Cylinder Std. Std. Std. Std.
DCC Auto Cylinder   DCC DCC Std.
Cone Std. Std. Std. Std.
Slot/Web/Step   Std. Std. Std.
4-Point Intersect   Std. Std. Std.
Oval Slot   Std. Std. Std.
DCC = Requires Direct Computer Control

Offline and Interactive Feature Generators
  Jr. Plus 101 Plus 301 501
Point Generator   Std. Std. Std.
Inverse Vector Point   Std. Std. Std.
Line Generator   Std. Std. Std.
Circle Generator   Std. Std. Std.
Cylinder Generator   Std. Std. Std.
Plane Generator   Std. Std. Std.
Cone Generator   Std. Std. Std.
Bolt Hole Pattern Generator   Std Std. Std.

Reverse Engineering Tools
  Jr. Plus 101 Plus 301 501
GeoTracer Hard Probe Drag Scanning Std. Std. Std. Std.
Touch Probe Point Clouds Std. Std. Std. Std.
Line Scan   DCC DCC Std.
Radial Path Auto Scan   DCC DCC Std.
4-Point Boundary Surface Scan   DCC DCC Std.
Radial Boundary Surface Scan   DCC DCC Std.
Cardinal Spline Generation Std. Std. Std. Std.
3D Radial Boundary Pie/Parallel/Multi-Line Scanning       Std.
DCC- Requires Direct Computer Control

Coordinate System
  Jr. Plus 101 Plus 301 501
Orient (Primary Datum) Std. Std. Std. Std.
Align (Secondary Datum) Std. Std. Std. Std.
Origin (Tertiary Datum) Std. Std. Std. Std.
Fixture Coordinate System (FCS)   Std. Std. Std.
Rotary Axis   Std. Std. Std.
U/V Rotary Table       Std.
Pivot Align Std. Std. Std. Std.
Offset Align Std. Std. Std. Std.
Clearance Coordinate System     DCC Std.
Recall PCS/MCS Std. Std. Std. Std.
Edit PCS Rotations   Std. Std. Std.
Edit PCS Translations   Std. Std. Std.
Edit Offset Align   Std. Std. Std.
Edit FCS Features   Std. Std. Std.
DCC = Requires Direct Computer Control
PCS = Part Coordinate System
MCS = Machine Coordinate System


Feature Analysis
  Jr. Plus 101 Plus 301 501
Circular Profile Std. Std. Std. Std.
Circular Paper Gauge Std. Std. Std. Std.
Planar Profile Std. Std. Std. Std.
Planar Data Point Report Std. Std. Std. Std.
Targeted Vector Point   Std. Std. Std.
Diameter Averaging   Std. Std. Std.
Min/Max Spread Calculations   Std. Std. Std.
Feature Averaging Tool   Std Std. Std.
Re-measure Out-of-Tolerance Feature   Std. Std. Std.

Constructions
  Jr. 101 301 501
Distance (1D, 2D, 3D) Std. Std. Std. Std.
Extended Distances     Std. Std.
Bisector (2D/2D) Std. Std. Std. Std.
Bisector (3D/3D) Std. Std. Std. Std.
Intersection - All Features Std. Std. Std. Std.
Angle - All Features Std. Std. Std. Std.
Construct Offset Point   Std. Std. Std.
Construct Offset Line   Std Std. Std.
Construct Line Std. Std. Std. Std.
Construct Plane Std. Std. Std. Std.
Construct Offset Plane   Std. Std. Std.
Construct Sphere Std. Std. Std. Std.
Construct Cone Std. Std. Std. Std.
Recall Features Std. Std. Std. Std.
Attribute Change on Features Std. Std. Std. Std.
Cone Offset Diameter Std. Std. Std. Std.
Cone Drop Ball Fitting Std. Std. Std. Std.
Sphere Diameter at Offset Std Std. Std. Std.
Sphere Offset Diameter Std. Std. Std. Std.
Recall Component of PCS   Std. Std. Std.
Cardinal Spline Generation Std. Std. Std. Std.
Random Feature Selection Tool Std. Std. Std. Std.

Tolerance
  Jr. 101 301 501
Bilateral Std. Std. Std. Std.
Positional RFS Std. Std. Std. Std.
Positional MMC Std. Std. Std. Std.
Positional LMC Std. Std. Std. Std.
Datum Bonus Tolerance Std. Std. Std. Std.
Circularity Std. Std. Std. Std.
Straightness Std. Std. Std. Std.
Perpendicularity to PCS Std. Std. Std. Std.
Perpendicularity to Feature Std. Std. Std. Std.
Parallelism to PCS Std. Std. Std. Std.
Parallelism to Feature Std. Std. Std. Std.
Concentricity to PCS Std. Std. Std. Std.
Concentricity to Feature Std. Std. Std. Std.
Flatness Std. Std. Std. Std.
Preset Tolerance Pages Std. Std. Std. Std.
Process Control Tolerance - Control Zones     Std. Std.
Out-of-Tolerance Flash Message   Std. Std. Std.
Out-of-Tolerance Watermark   Std. Std. Std.
Out-of-Tolerance Interrupt Std. Std. Std. Std.
Cylinder-Plane Runout Std. Std. Std. Std.

Probes and Sensors
  Jr. 101 301 501
Hard Ball Probes Std. Std. Std.  
Electronic Touch Trigger Probes Std. Std. Std. Std.
Hard and Electronic Disc Probes Std. Std. Std.  
Hard Taper Probes Std. Std. Std.  
Hard and Electronic Cylinder Probes Std. Std. Std.  
Video Cross Hair Std. Manual Manual  
Manually Entered Values Std. Std. Std.  
SCR200 Stylus Rack   DCC DCC Std.
MCR20 Stylus Rack   DCC DCC Std.
Multiple Stylus Rack Support   DCC DCC Std.
Renishaw RTP20   DCC DCC Std.
Renishaw Scanning Probes       Std.
Manual Ball Re-Qualification Std. Std. Std. Std.
Auto Ball Re-Qualification   Std. Std. Std.
Reference Sphere Move Std. Std. Std. Std.
Unlimited Sensors Std. Std. Std. Std.
Multiple Stylus Database Support   Std. Std.  
Qualification with Ring Gauge   Std. Std.  
Stylus Database Edit Tool   Std. Std.  
DCC = Direct Computer Control
Manual = Manual CMM Only

Reporting Formats and Controls
  Jr. 101 301 501
Advanced Feature Editor Std. Std. Std. Std.
Feature Property Tool Std. Std. Std. Std.
Selective Printing by Feature Std. Std. Std. Std.
Concise Reporting     Std. Std.
Inch/Metric Std. Std. Std. Std.
Radius/Diameter Std. Std. Std. Std.
Cartesian/Polar Std. Std. Std. Std.
Decimal Degrees/Degrees-Minutes-Seconds Std. Std. Std. Std.
Printing by Attributes Std. Std. Std. Std.
SPC Export Tagging Std. Std. Std. Std.
Report Offset Values Std. Std. Std. Std.
Feature Filtering/Sorting Std. Std. Std. Std.
Out-of-Tolerance Flash Message   Std. Std. Std.
Custom Ordered Reports     Std. Std.
Out-of-Tolerance Watermark   Std. Std. Std.

Special Functions
  Jr. 101 301 501
Library for Sub-Routines Std. Std. Std. Std.
SPC Export in ASCII Format Std. Std. Std. Std.
File Locking Std. Std. Std. Std.
Auto Load Robot Interface   I/O I/O  
Digital I/O Interface   I/O I/O  
Multi Stylus Feature Measurement Std. Std. Std.  
Feature Export via IGES Std. Std. Std. Std.
Data Point Export via DXF Std. Std. Std. Std.
Geomet gage R&R Enh. Enh. Enh. Enh.
GeoTracker Enh. Enh. Enh. Enh.
Internet HELP Access Std. Std. Std. Std.
Triangle Calculator Std. Std. Std. Std.
EZ Launch Menu System   Std. Std. Std.
Automation Poling Service   Std. Std. Std.
Q-DAS Export Facility     Std. Std.
GM SP-Q_GCR_G3.0   Std. Std. Std.
Customized Fast Start Menu   Std. Std. Std.
Integration with ProLink QC-CALC   Enh. Enh. Enh.
Part Program Tracking     Std. Std.
In-Line Match Calculator Std. Std. Std. Std.
I/O = Input/Output Production Control
Enh. = Optional Enhancement program

Program Editing
  Jr. 101 301 501
Insert Steps Std. Std. Std. Std.
Move Steps Std. Std. Std. Std.
Delete/Undelete Std. Std. Std. Std.
Delete Permanently Std. Std. Std. Std.
Library Auto-Link Std. Std. Std. Std.
Jump-to navigation Std. Std. Std. Std.
Assign Feature Labels Std. Std. Std. Std.
Search on Feature Labels Std. Std. Std. Std.
Recalling Features Std. Std. Std. Std.
Recalling Features into New PCS Std. Std. Std. Std.
Copy and Array Program Steps   Std. Std. Std.
Copy and Append Features     Std. Std.
Undo Features Std. Std. Std. Std.
Edit History Tool   Std. Std. Std.

Program Editing - Direct Computer Control Tools
  Jr. 101 301 501
Optimize DCC Circles   Std. Std. Std.
Offline DCC Circle   Std. Std. Std.
Offline DCC Cylinder   Std. Std. Std.
DCC Clearance Planes   Std. Std. Std.
High Accuracy Motion Targeting - Test & Re-Run   Std. Std. Std.
High Accuracy Features Averaging   Std. Std. Std.
Re-Teach Motion Path on Feature   Std. Std. Std.
Single Step Motion Edit   Std. Std. Std.
Motion Parameter Adjustment   Std. Std. Std.
Insert/Teach Motion Path Points   Std. Std. Std.
Offset and Copy Motion Path   Std. Std. Std.
Joystick in Part Coordinates System   Std. Std. Std.
Measurement Point Capture on Specific Targets     Std. Std.
Motion Path Tests   Std. Std. Std.
Feature Specific Motion Disable   Std. Std. Std.
One-Step Motion Edit   Std. Std. Std.
Re-Run Program Steps   Std. Std. Std.

Text and Image Features
  Jr. 101 301 501
Text Statements Std. Std. Std. Std.
User Prompts Std. Std. Std. Std.
In-line Program Text Entry Std. Std. Std. Std.
Display Image Prompts Std. Std. Std. Std.
Manual Entry Steps   Std. Std. Std.
Graphic Screen Shot   Std. Std. Std.