The latest edition of our 3D scan-based inspection software is here.
Quality control doesn’t have to be complicated, and our team is committed to ensuring Geomagic Control X is easy to use in inspection. With this in mind, we’re continuously adding new features, optimising existing ones and removing pesky bugs.
The latest release, Geomagic Control X 2025.0.0, offers much to be excited about. Below you’ll find our pick of the highlights, but remember to check the release note for a full list of updates.
Installation
First things first. You can download and install the software from our support page.
Set the Check for Latest Version option to True in Preferences to enable automatic updates. The application will check for updates at launch and notify you if a newer version is available, guiding you through the download process. You can also manually check for updates by going to Help > Check For Latest Version.
New Features and Enhancements
Automation with New Text Scripting
This release brings you Text Scripting to expand automation capabilities in Geomagic Control X. You can use this tool with Python APIs to create of custom workflows that correspond to Geomagic Control X commands. This offers an efficient way to automate inspection processes.
Key features:
- Custom Workflows: Build workflows from scratch or use the script recording feature to capture scripts automatically while performing inspection tasks in Geomagic Control X.
- User-Friendly IDE: The built-in integrated development environment (IDE) simplifies coding with features like IntelliSense for easier navigation and effective API usage.
New Circle Creation Methods
We have introduced two new methods for creating circles.
- Pick Cone & Cylinder: Create a circle from the intersection of a cone and a cylinder.
- Intersect Cone at Diameter: Create a circle from a cone at a specified diameter.
New Probe Fitting Method For LiveInspect
A new “Intersection with Cone and Cylinder” Probe Fitting Method for LiveInspect has been added to the Circle command. This method, also available in LiveGeometry, allows for the creation of circles based on the intersection of cones and cylinders.
New Circle Creation Method in Visual Script Editor
The Visual Script Editor now supports the “Intersect Cone at Diameter” and “Pick Cone & Cylinder” methods for Circle Constructed Geometry creation.
New “Average Mesh” Command
You can now average multiple meshes and generate a new mesh or feature shape, which can serve as a standard part for inspection purposes with the “Average Mesh” command, previously exclusive to Geomagic Design X.
3D Compare Improvements
Improvements to 3D Compare provide more accurate deviation results and improved comparison analysis.
- A new Colour Map Resolution option allows control over the density of data points used to generate the colour map. This provides flexibility in adjusting the level of detail and smoothness when analysing deviations between Reference and Measured data. This option also ensures that local average deviation results created with the Colour Map Result Option align more closely with results from Whisker and Colour Point Result Options.
- Statistics Display. The Properties for 3D Compare now display statistics calculated from raw scan points for Whisker and Colour Points Result Options, as well as statistics calculated from averaged scan points based on the user-defined Colour Map Resolution for the Colour Map Result Option.
- Annotation for Twist Analysis. The Twist Analysis command now allows the creation, selection, and repositioning of annotations for local average deviation, offering more intuitive inspection and greater flexibility in customisation.
- Report Improvements. The Report now includes “Pass/Fail” indicators in the data table, enhancing clarity and usability of inspection results.
User Interface Improvements
All commands now display the number of selected entities in the target or tool, allowing for easier identification. The count updates as selections are made.
File I/O
- The micrometer unit (“μm”) is now supported for handling small models accurately.
- We’ve added support for importing LAS and LAZ files from LiDAR 3D scanners.
In addition to these updates, the new version of Control X brings numerous other enhancements and bug fixes. For a detailed list of everything new, read the release note on the Geomagic Control X page.
