Renishaw Productivity+ V1.90 PC-based probing software for machining centres

Productivity+ version 1.90 builds further on existing functionality and flexibility, including more features for constructed statements, enhanced multi-axis capability, improved reporting capability, and more custom macro functionality. Constructed statements, which allows 'virtual' features to be created from existing measurement data, is now complemented by the addition of a constructed line element. Together these constructed statements (point, circle, plane and line), are suited to complex job set-up operations. Multi-axis capability and support for machine specific commands such as Fanuc G68.2 and Siemens Cycle800 has been also extended in Productivity+ version 1.90, providing programming support for knuckle-jointed (nutating) table and 5-axis head/table machine configurations, as well as standard 3-axis machines and multi-axis machines with table/table configurations. Productivity+ reporting, which incorporates details such as feature name, type, and an optional in/out of tolerance check, has also been improved to allow reports to be produced in a consistent format for all supported controller models, simplifying analysis and comparison when using external software packages. For users looking to create and add bespoke solutions into Productivity+ routines, version 1.90 enhances the custom macro functionality, now allowing results to be used to perform machine update operations. Productivity+ allows users to combine probing and machining, so that features can be automatically checked without the need for an external PC. An integrated logic builder enables measurements to be used as the input to process control decisions, allowing work co-ordinates, tool geometry, machine variables and rotation updates to be set automatically.