Advanced Tubular Technologies, Inc.


Distributor for the
United Kingdom

VTube-STEP Knowledgebase

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Current Release:
Version 1.70
September 20 , 2011

click on the image to download a VTube-STEP datatsheet

Other Features
Import TubeCalc Projects
Import Supravision Projects
Save Supravision Files
Reverse calculate from Bender to XYZ
Set transparency to see inside the model
Create master data for VTube-LASER (The STEP license is included in LASER.)
Export STEP model files
Calculate Cut Length with a tube elongation % value
Reverse XYZ Data
Show End Labels
Add new report templates

See the special upgrade price for TubeCalc users upgrading to Windows 7 computers.

See Wikipedia Model-based definition for more infornation on MBD.


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for tube fabricators
to solid model data
Extract Tube Data
from any
Solid Model
STEP or IGES File
The new trend in data transfer is Model-based defintion (MBD) .   MBD uses solid models to transfer data between customers and vendors - and it is the new standard in the industry that is here to stay.

VTube-STEP is the tool that let's tube fabricators take advantage of using MBD from generic solid model data.



 

 


Build Solid Models from XYZ Data
allows you to build new models from XYZ data that can used to build reports or exported as STEP files for transfer to other solid model programs like SolidWorks, Solid Edge, Pro/E, CATIA, etc.

VTube Model Build

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Easy to Learn and Use
is designed to take in generic data and then allow you to find the tube shape from that data. You collect the geometry for each straight by selecting it, then press "Calculate XYZ Data", and the math engine does the rest.

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Send Reports to Excel
You can send any report to Microsoft Excel to access and manipulate the data in any report.

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Save Bender Data or
Send Data to the Bender

saves bender data in the Supravision format. It can even send data directly to your bender using the well-known SVNET protocol. If your bender does not use that protocol, then we have other Benderlink modules that can get your data there.

Configurable Reports
Since uses HTML-based templates, you can create custom reports to display exactly as you want them to. Since the report is HTML-based, you could even put the report on the web. Click here to see a report generated by .


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Extend an End Point
with to any solid model entity.
The END TRIM feature allows you to extend the end point of the tube to any trim surface or point.

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This YouTube video
shows
in action

How to Extend an End Point with