The Add-ons Screen

Add-ons are components that can customize and extend Inspect to fit your needs.

There are various available add-on types.

With the Add-ons screen, you can view and manage the available add-ons. You need to run Inspect as an administrator to see this screen. To access the Add-ons screen, from the left sidebar, click Add-ons ().

The Add-ons screen contains these items:

- This box filters add-ons to show only those add-ons with names or descriptions that contain the sequence of characters you type in the box.

Available - This button filters the list of add-ons to show all available add-ons.

Installed - This button filters the list of add-ons to show only the installed add-ons. If you've just installed and ran Inspect, this shows the default add-ons that Inspect installs.

Updates - This button filters the list of add-ons to show only those add-ons that have updates. A red number on this icon shows the number of add-ons that have updates.

List of Add-ons - The center of the screen shows a list of add-ons. You can filter the add-on list with the different filter buttons at the top of the screen.

Each add-on has one of these icons to its left to indicate the type of add-on:

- This add-on type adds a new view or mode.

- This add-on type connects to another system.

An add-on with a key icon () indicates you must purchase a license to use that add-on.

These are the available add-ons

Application Simulator - This add-on simulates the execution of a measurement routine if you don't have a measurement package to measure the routine. For more information, see "Using the Simulator".

Barcode - This add-on lets you associate a barcode with a measurement routine. It provides you with a fast and reliable way to select routines with a Windows Barcode reader. When you install this add-on, a new Scan Part button appears on the Home screen.

Dimension Sets - This add-on lets you execute sets of features or dimensions in the measurement routine. These sets are groups of features or dimensions defined in the client measurement application. In PC-DMIS, for example, these are marked sets and mini routines. When you enable this add-on, if your measurement routine contains defined marked sets or mini routines, the software lists them under Dimension Sets in the Details pane.

Discover - This add-on enables the Discover tab in Inspect so that you can see Inspect-related product views.

EQUATOR - This add-on lets you use Inspect with a Renishaw Equator™ gauging system, such as the Equator 300, Equator 500, and so on. You should install this add only if your system is connected to a Renishaw Equator device. For more information, see "Working with Renishaw Equator Systems".

EYE-D - This add-on enables you to place a part on the CMM table and execute a measurement routine without the need to manually align the part for each execution. The add-on works with your uEye camera to automatically recognize the part and its associated measurement routine. You can use this add-on to execute these types of routines:

A routine that has a manual alignment programmed within the routine. The add-on recognizes the part and starts the execution. It does not generate an external alignment.
A routine that uses an external alignment file (.aln) to locate the part. This type of routine has either an initial or final DCC alignment (or both) before it measures features and reports dimensions. For this type of routine, the add-on recognizes the part that you place on the CMM. It then creates an external alignment to roughly locate the part.

Favorites - This add-on adds a Favorites list to the Home screen and the Favorites screen. Items that you frequently use or that you mark as a favorite, appear in this screen.

Folder Explorer - This add-on adds a This PC folder icon into the Parts screen. With this add-on, you can use measurement routines and custom folders that you have stored locally on this computer. You can also use Windows shortcuts in Inspect. For information, see "Shortcuts".

Measure - This add-on adds a Measure screen that lets you use Inspect to measure routines with PC-DMIS.

PC-DMIS Application - This add-on extends Inspect so that it can run versions of PC-DMIS to measure PC-DMIS measurement routines. When you install the PC-DMIS add on, on the Settings screen, a PC-DMIS area appears with a list of the versions of PC-DMIS you have installed on your computer. From the list of PC-DMIS versions, turn on the switch for the version or versions you want to use with Inspect. This turns on specific version add-ons of PC-DMIS. While we recommend that you use the latest version of PC-DMIS, Inspect supports several older versions of PC-DMIS.

Playlist - This add-on lets you create playlists so that you can save executed lists of measurement routines. This add-on also adds a Playlist screen.

Similar to a playlist for music files, a playlist in Inspect is a collection of measurement routines that "play" (or execute) one after another.

QUINDOS - A QUINDOS add-on extends Inspect so that it can run QUINDOS to measure QUINDOS routines.

Recent - This add-on adds a Recent list into the Home screen and a Recent screen. Those items show the most recent measurement routines you executed.

Scheduler - This add-on lets you run certain hardware-related tasks, such as probe calibration, Swift-Check validations, and so on, according to a schedule. Once you install the add-on, a Scheduler section appears in the Settings screen for you to choose what tasks to put under a schedule.

Slideshow - This add-on adds a Show the Slideshow button ( Toggle the Slideshow View ) on the Measure screen. If you click that button during or immediately after execution, a Slideshow tab opens on the Measure screen. Once you define what to display in a Slideshow template, the Slideshow tab can then display multiple slides of labels for executed dimensions in a measurement routine. Inspect updates the slides with measurement data as PC-DMIS executes features and their corresponding dimensions. For more information, access the Slideshow tab and press F1.

Swift-Check - This add-on installs all the measurement routines, probe files, and documentation necessary to run checks to validate the accuracy of your CMM. Once you install this add-on, a Swift-Check button appears on the Home screen and on the left sidebar. When you click on these items, a new Swift-Check screen opens so that you can choose what checks to run. A Swift-Check section of settings also appears on the Settings screen. For more information, see "Swift-Check" and "Using Swift-Check to Validate the CMM".

For Swift-Check to work, you need the Swift-Check artifact on a bridge-style CMM. Inspect also needs either PC-DMIS or QUINDOS. You then need to install the Swift-Check add-on. For more information on Swift-Check, see the instructions in the user guide that came with your Swift-Check artifact.

Other Items

Install - This item sets an uninstalled add-on for installation. The actual installation takes place when you restart Inspect.

Install All - This item sets all uninstalled add-ons for installation. The actual installation takes place when you restart Inspect.

Uninstall - This item sets an installed add-on for removal. The actual removal takes place when you restart Inspect.

Update - This item sets an add-on for updates. The actual update takes place when you restart Inspect.

Update All - This item sets all add-ons with available updates for update. The actual update takes place when you restart Inspect.

You can set up the action for multiple add-ons all at once. When you're ready, click Restart and Apply to restart Inspect and apply the set actions.

Refresh - This item refreshes the screen with the latest information and add-ons.

Undo All Changes - This item removes any modifications made to the Add-ons screen for add-ons that you have set for removal or installation.

Uninstall All - This item removes any add-ons that you installed.