VTube has a new report token that automatically adds parentheses around alternative unit values in reports.

The token is "<vtube_val_alt_parens>" and is used like this:
 

<vtube_iterate section=XYZ> <tr>     <td class="td_index"><vtube_val>Array_point_label</vtube_val></td>     <td class="td_xyz"><vtube_val>Array_X</vtube_val></td>     <td class="td_xyz"><vtube_val_alt_parens>Array_X</vtube_val_alt_parens></td>     <td class="td_xyz"><vtube_val>Array_Y</vtube_val></td>     <td class="td_xyz"><vtube_val_alt_parens>Array_Y</vtube_val_alt_parens></td>     <td class="td_xyz"><vtube_val>Array_Z</vtube_val></td>     <td class="td_xyz"><vtube_val_alt_parens>Array_Z</vtube_val_alt_parens></td>     <td class="td_xyz_radius"><vtube_val>Array_RADIUS_XYZ</vtube_val></td>     <td class="td_xyz"><vtube_val_alt_parens>Array_RADIUS_XYZ</vtube_val_alt_parens></td> </tr> </vtube_iterate>
This token is beneficial because it allows the template to show the parenthesis only when floating point values are inserted in the report.
<vtube_iterate section=XYZ> <tr> <td class="td_index"><vtube_val>Array_point_label</vtube_val></td> <td class="td_xyz"><vtube_val>Array_X</vtube_val></td> <td class="td_xyz"><vtube_val_alt_parens>Array_X</vtube_val_alt_parens></td> <td class="td_xyz"><vtube_val>Array_Y</vtube_val></td> <td class="td_xyz"><vtube_val_alt_parens>Array_Y</vtube_val_alt_parens></td> <td class="td_xyz"><vtube_val>Array_Z</vtube_val></td> <td class="td_xyz"><vtube_val_alt_parens>Array_Z</vtube_val_alt_parens></td> <td class="td_xyz_radius"><vtube_val>Array_RADIUS_XYZ</vtube_val></td> <td class="td_xyz"><vtube_val_alt_parens>Array_RADIUS_XYZ</vtube_val_alt_parens></td> </tr> </vtube_iterate>
This token is beneficial because it allows the template to show the parenthesis only when floating point values are inserted in the report.

We fixed an issue with the Han Jie SVNET protocol that would not allow 180-degree bends to be corrected.

180-degree bends can now be handled during correction.

This build includes a new VTube-STEP Viewer Mode license that is free to install and use anywhere.

The mode is designed to allow VTube-LASER and VTube-STEP customers to share their VTube projects with customers or users who only need to view the data stored in VTube project files.

Share this program with any customer or business partner who needs to view the data you saved in VTube-STEP or VTube-LASER.

Download the viewer installation from this website.

The installation program requires a password to finish the install. Request the password from support@advancedtubular.com.

The Viewer Mode UI includes a new Upgrade Options button in the top toolbar.

Press this new button to display an Upgrade Options dialog that explains the upgrade options for full-powered VTube-STEP and VTube-LASER.

VTube now stores deleted COLLECTED and CONSTRUCTED entities for UNDO.

VTube-LASER now displays the probe diameter above the viewport for any measuring center running in tactile mode.

This feature lets users know with assurance what the probe diameter is when in tactile mode.

VTube-LASER now automatically requests Metronor probe diameter when it connects to the Metronor server.

VTube-LASER now supports Metronor LightPens.

These light pens can measure tubes and pipes 5 to 25 meters in length (depending on the number of cameras and setup.)

VTube can now display linear unit values in any unit in the same report - regardless of the current user interface linear unit setting.

The linear units can be...

1. Current user interface linear units (either inches or millimeters)
2. Alternative to the current user interface linear units (millimeters if UI is inches, and inches if UI is millimeters)
3. Inches
4. Feet
5. Yards
6. Millimeters
7. Centimeters
8. Meters

See this page for how to form the HTML tags to allow this formatting in VTube report templates.

This is how the alternative user units can be displayed in a report.
The sample code for this output is:

<tr>     <td class="td_index"><vtube_val>Array_INDEX</vtube_val></td>     <td class="td_xyz"><vtube_val>Array_X</vtube_val>     (<vtube_val_alt>Array_X</vtube_val_alt>)</td>     <td class="td_xyz"><vtube_val>Array_Y</vtube_val>     (<vtube_val_alt>Array_Y</vtube_val_alt>)</td>     <td class="td_xyz"><vtube_val>Array_Z</vtube_val>     (<vtube_val_alt>Array_Z</vtube_val_alt>)</td>     <td class="td_xyz_radius"><vtube_val>Array_RADIUS_XYZ</vtube_val>     (<vtube_val_alt>Array_RADIUS_XYZ</vtube_val_alt>)</td> </tr>Note also that the alternative units will use the proper decimal place formatting set in System Options.<tr> <td class="td_index"><vtube_val>Array_INDEX</vtube_val></td> <td class="td_xyz"><vtube_val>Array_X</vtube_val> (<vtube_val_alt>Array_X</vtube_val_alt>)</td> <td class="td_xyz"><vtube_val>Array_Y</vtube_val> (<vtube_val_alt>Array_Y</vtube_val_alt>)</td> <td class="td_xyz"><vtube_val>Array_Z</vtube_val> (<vtube_val_alt>Array_Z</vtube_val_alt>)</td> <td class="td_xyz_radius"><vtube_val>Array_RADIUS_XYZ</vtube_val> (<vtube_val_alt>Array_RADIUS_XYZ</vtube_val_alt>)</td> </tr>Note also that the alternative units will use the proper decimal place formatting set in System Options.

The alternative unit will be millimeters if the display linear units are inches.

The alternative unit will be inches if the display linear units are millimeters.

This build fixes a Bend Profile calculation issue that started in build 1272 (June 22, 2023).

We fixed a Bend Profile radius calculation issue that would prevent VTube-LASER from calculating the correct bend radius with a single inside-bend scan.

VTube would try to install the Visual C++ redistributable in every install - even if it was already installed on the VTube computer. This has been fixed.

A few user interface captions were fixed in VTube SOLIDWORKS Builder.

New: VTube-STEP and VTube-LASER can now build complete tube layouts in SOLIDWORKS - just like our legacy (retired) TubeCAD Pro software.