Trilogy
PRECISION DIMENSIONAL MEASUREMENT SYSTEM
{free evaluation available; see below}

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Trilogy General Description:

Single Instruments or Instrument Pairs are digitally connected to a PC computer. These components when used with the Trilogy Software allow large scale coordinate measurement. The instruments are typically mounted on rigid stands. The operator optically sights the instrument, or auto-tracks, at target points to be measured. Trilogy displays the coordinate of the measured point(s) with respect to a specific orientation and MUCH MORE.


Trilogy @ A Glance:

Trilogy Software- Designed using over 30 years combined experience in the Optical Tooling & Computer industries. A logical structured approach is used to successfully guide the user(s) through measurements.

Official Accuracy Reference- NIST Traceability available via on-site system calibration.

Analysis- Create & compare geometrical entities; Determine unlimited relationships.

Error Protection- Status messages, logic descriptions, statistical analysis, trapping for and recovery from mistakes, and checks for misuse of equipment are provided.

High Precision Processing- Extended 32 & 64 bit precision algorithms allowing for high accuracy.

Non-specific Instrument Interface- Trilogy will interface with a large variety of digital angle sensing instruments; Trilogy may also be used with angle+distance devices. Nearly all equipment manufacturers are supported. Custom interfaces may be developed.

Reports- A real-time text log file tracks actions and data. Log file information may be exported/copy/pasted to other dynamic data exchange objects on the pc desktop (example: MS Excel spread sheets). Point data may be picked/visualized via Trilogy embedded 2D (ref below download) and 3D viewers (LLNL VisIt, VTK).

Measurement Screen Tools- Double-Center Switch, 3D Axis Coordinates, Axis Tolerances, Closure, Previous Point Data, Comment, Help, Manual Data Entry, Delete Point, Review Point Data, Hidden Point, Value Comparison- Real Time, Point Name, Average Shots, Set_Out, and more.

Accuracy Compensation- `Direct' and `Indirect' instrument readings may be selected as desired for highest accuracy. This may be used to check instrument(s) accuracy irrespective of manufacturers claims.

Real Time Measurement- Instruments may be consistently polled during measurement mode. Update may be as fast as fractional second depending upon instrumentation.

Axes Orientations- Orient axes in a manner similar to Optical Tooling & ASME Y14.5. Real Time orientaion allows for building and adjustment during data collection.

Accuracy Protection- Software compensates for and/or identifies alignment errors and provides statistical analysis of the effects.

Hidden Points- Orient to hidden or calculated non-targetable points.





Instrument Requirements:

TWO angle, or ONE angle+distance (Total Station), digital instruments with digital interface.

The following MINIMUM computer specifications are recommended for running the Trilogy software (as of this writing):

_PC computer, 3.0GHz P4, running Windows 32 bit Operating System XPpro SP3; Notebook typical;
_2.0GB RAM memory (actual requirements, in part, depend on #'s of job points processed and accessory features; see below );
_One hard drive with 500MB free space (does not include OS system free space reqs, virtual memory, etc);
_One Writable CD drive recommended;
_VGA graphics color screen* set to 1024 x 768 32bit minimum pixels resolution (1400 x 1050 typical);
-----*Mobility Radeon 9600 M10 AGP adapter or better for 3D Rendering;
-----*Display adapter/driver and computer should run DirectX9 or greater;
-----*Less powerful drivers &/or graphics cards may result in poor or incomplete 3D viewing.
_Pointing device (on-board pointer/mouse typical);
_RS232c serial port (one port required for each instrument; USB options acceptable; allowed com# = 1 to 16 {1 to 8 for some laser trackers};
_Ethernet Interface Card/Capability if running ethernet/tcpip communications with some instruments {ex: Faro tracker};
_One DB25 Parallel Printer Port on Mother Board -or- USB port; This for HardKey allocation (specify when ordering).
_Generally, ~8Kb RAM is required per each point; This is above system requirements.
-----Thus, ~8Mb RAM should be available per each 1000 points processed.
_Generally, ~1Mb Drive space is required per 1000 points; This is above RAM & other point requirements.
_Internet Explorer ver 6 or above.
_Trilogy might need to run from a User with Administrator privilege; This because of newer OS updates from Microsoft Corporation.





Accuracy:

Primarily dependent upon instrument accuracy;
The greater of +- 1 arc-sec, +- .001 inch capable with two fractional arc-sec angle instruments.
Trilogy is designed to NOT be a significant element in accuracy decline.
See Accuracy Data and Trilogy Help for more information.


Options:

Calibration Invar Kit, Target Kit, Laser Target System, OT Instrument Stands, Training, Custom Software, Instruments, Service.




Download Trilogy (free limited evaluation):
Contact ASC@GoMeasure.com or Authorized Dealer for a link to download your evaluation copy (~200MB).

View Coordinate Points (from Trilogy & most any application or data set) Using PointBreak!
Download PointBreak ():
0) Insure your pc is capable of running 32 bit Windows(tm) applications.
1) Unzip the program file into an empty directory on your Windows PC.
2) Follow instructions per the ReadMe.txt text file.
Click on the below to download the program; This is a limited evaluation version:
PointBreak Software Free Evaluation (Windows 32bit)


We are interested in your comments and requirements. We can help; ASC is your partner in Precision Large Scale Dimensional Metrology.


More Information, Equipment, Sales, Service:

Dillon Industries
816-550-6106 (USA)

Alignment Services Company, LLC
307-733-7245 (USA)
ASC@MeasurementServices.com


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