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Geomet Version Comparison Chart through v7.00.025

Geomet operates in three different levels designed to match your inspection needs. These levels are known as:

Geomet Junior
Geomet 101
Geomet 301
Geomet 501

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Geomet Junior

Geomet Junior is the entry-level full 3D-inspection system of the Geomet series, yet it is packed with most of the functions needed for basic inspection. It favors one touch access to all basic geometric elements in addition to a highly visible set of icons on the screen for intuitive measuring without extensive training. Geomet Junior includes a powerful set of Part Coordinate System (PCS) generation tools that Geomet is famous for. You can customize Geomet Junior by adding the options; Direct Computer Control, Programming, Advanced PCS and GeoPlus. Geomet Junior is included with the purchase of all Helmel manual Coordinate Measuring Machines.

Geomet 101

Geomet 101, our most popular package, offers great flexibility for inspecting parts in the lab or on the production floor. The graphical area on the right side of the display generates a pictorial representation of the measured features which serves as a visual guide for part programs and as a link to the final inspection results. Program writing is done in the self-teach mode, editing is easy and efficient. Geomet 101 includes a full suite of reverse engineering tools. The GeoPlus option expands Geomet 101 to include powerful features such as Vector Point, customized tagging for printing and exporting and analytical tools for circular features. Geomet 101 is designed for the production environment where obtaining and tracking numerical solutions is preferred.

Geomet 301

Geomet 301, our most advanced system, offers the sophisticated user unbridled measuring power with the typical user friendliness of Geomet. It contains all the power of Geomet 101, GeoPlus and a host of other analytical tools to review and manipulate your part inspections. The time proven and inherent quality of the Geomet algorithms guarantee meaningful results when creating new and difficult relationships out of measured features and PCS's. Geomet 301 offers an optional expansion package to unlock the power of surface point analysis against a CAD model. This power allows the user to align the CAD model with the part to be inspected. Then capturing of data points can be calculated against the model to obtain position within a profile zone.

Geomet 501

Based on the power of Geomet 301 and drives the Renishaw UCC2 CMM Interface. Geomet 501 adds analog contact scanning to the suite of measuring and reverse engineering tools.

Geomet Options

All levels of Geomet can be expanded to include advanced feature and hardware support. Some options are universal and can be used by all levels of Geomet. The following chart details the options available to Geomet.

Geomet Option Chart
		Geomet Junior	Geomet 101	Geomet 301	Geomet 501
1	Geomet Junior Plus	X
2	Direct Computer Control (DCC)		X	X	X
3	GeoPlus	X	X
4	UCC Scanning Controller				X
5	Renishaw Stylus Racks		X (1)	X (1)	X (1)
6	Motorized Probe Support		X (1)	X (1)	X (1)
7	LDI Laser Line Scanner		X (1)	X (1)
8	Gauss Meter	X	X	X
9	CAD Modeling			X	X
10	Apollo Low Force Touch Probe	X	X	X
11	Robotic I/O Interface			X
12	CNC Tool Offset Interface			X
1 - Requires either the DCC or UCC option.

Geomet Junior Plus

Geomet Junior does not "cycle" a part program and allows one qualified stylus and one coordinate system, which can be redefined during inspections. This option expands Junior to allow unlimited Coordinate Systems, unlimited Stylus Support, Advanced PCS and Tolerance tools and program cycling.

GeoPlus

This option is designed to expand Geomet 101 by adding many popular features without having to upgrade to the next full version. With GeoPlus you have access to circular profiles, planar profiles and program library support. Additionally feature attribute tagging to allow custom printouts and ASCII exporting of tagged feature values.

GeoPlus Expansion Module
Circular Profile	Graphical Circle Reporting
Planar profile	Graphical Planar Reporting
Vector Point	Surface Vector Points
Gage R&R	Link to External Program
Custom Print Tags	Attribute Selection for Printing
SPC ASCII Export	Attribute Selection for Exporting
Feature Offset Reporting	Applying an Offset Value to Results
Library	Import/Export/Sharing Program Steps
Fast Start Menus	One-Touch access to launching inspection programs
Out-of-Tolerance Notification	On Screen notification when an Out-of-Tolerance condition exists

Gage R&R is a separate program that is linked to pass results with Geomet.

Geomet Version Comparison Chart

Measured Features
	Jr.	101	GeoPlus	301	501	Notes
Points 1D/2D/3D	Std.	Std.		Std.	Std.
DCC Auto Point		DCC		DCC	Std.
Points 2D/3D Inside/Outside Radial	Std.	Std.		Std.	Std.
Surface Vector Point		GeoPlus	Std.	Std.	Std.	XYZ/IJK Known
Surface Vector Point		GeoPlus	Std.	Std.	Std.	XYZ Known
Surface Vector Point		GeoPlus	Std.	Std.	Std.	IJK Known
Surface Vector Point		GeoPlus	Std.	Std.	Std.	All Unknown
Surface Vector Point		GeoPlus	Std.	Std.	Std.	Import Table
Surface Vector Point				CAD	Std.	CAD Fitting
Gauss Meter Point		Gauss		Gauss
2D Lines	Std.	Std.		Std.	Std.
3D Constructed Lines	Std.	Std.		Std.	Std.
DCC Auto Line		DCC		DCC	Std.
2D Circles	Std.	Std.		Std.	Std.
DCC Auto Circle		DCC		DCC	Std.
Ellipse	Std.	Std.		Std.	Std.
Planes	Std.	Std.		Std.	Std.
DCC Auto Plane		DCC		DCC	Std.
Spheres	Std.	Std.		Std.	Std.
Cylinders	Std.	Std.		Std.	Std.
DCC Auto Cylinder		DCC		DCC	Std.
Cones	Std.	Std.		Std.	Std.
Slot / Web / Step		Std.		Std.	Std.
4 Point Intersect		Std.		Std.	Std.
Oval Slot		Std.		Std.	Std.
Surface Point Analysis (CAD)				CAD	Std.

DCC = Requires Direct Computer Control. Gauss = Requires the Gauss Meter Support Option. CAD = Requires CAD Interface Option.

Offline and Interactive Feature Generators
	Jr.	101	GeoPlus	301	501	Notes
Point Generator		Std.		Std.	Std.
Line Generator		Std.		Std.	Std.
Circle Generator		Std.		Std.	Std.
Cylinder Generator		Std.		Std.	Std.
Plane Generator		Std.		Std.	Std.
Cone Generator		Std.		Std.	Std.
Bolt Hole Pattern Generator		Std.		Std.	Std.

Reverse Engineering Tools
	Jr.	101	GeoPlus	301	501	Notes
GeoTracer - Hard Probe Drag Scanning	Std.	Std.		Std.	Std.	GeoTracer
Touch Probe Data Clouds	Std.	Std.		Std.	Std.
Line Scan		DCC		DCC	Std.
Radius Path Auto Scan		DCC		DCC	Std.	Cylinder End
4 Point Boundary Surface Scan		DCC		DCC	Std.
Radial Boundary Surface Scan		DCC		DCC	Std.
Cardinal Spline Generation	Std.	Std.		Std.	Std.
3D Radial Boundary, Pie/Parallel Multi-Line Scanning					Std.

DCC = Requires Direct Computer Control.

Coordinate System
	Jr.	101	GeoPlus	301	501	Notes
Orient (Primary Datum)	Std.	Std.		Std.	Std.
Align (Secondary datum)	Std.	Std.		Std.	Std.
Origin (Tertiary Datum)	Std.	Std.		Std.	Std.
Fixture Coordinate System		Std.		Std.	Std.	Unlimited
Wobble, Rotary Axis		Std.		Std.	Std.
U/V Rotary Axis Table					Std.
Translate PCS, Nominal Value	Std.	Std.		Std.	Std.
Translate PCS, Measured Value	Std.	Std.		Std.	Std.
Rotate PCS	Std.	Std.		Std.	Std.
Pivot Align	Std.	Std.		Std.	Std.
Offset Align	Std.	Std.		Std.	Std.
Clearance Coordinate System				DCC	Std.
Unlimited PCSs	Jr. Plus	Std.		Std.	Std.
Edit PCS Rotations		Std.		Std.	Std.
Edit PCS Translations		Std.		Std.	Std.
Edit PCS Offset Align		Std.		Std.	Std.
Edit FCS Features		Std.		Std.	Std.

DCC = Requires Direct Computer Control Option. Jr. Plus – Optional Junior Plus Enhancement.

Feature Analysis
	Jr.	101	GeoPlus	301	501	Notes
Circular Profile	Jr. Plus	GeoPlus	Std.	Std.	Std.
Circular Paper Gauge	Jr. Plus	GeoPlus	Std.	Std.	Std.
Planar Profile	Jr. Plus	GeoPlus	Std.	Std.	Std.
Planar Data Point Report	Jr. Plus	GeoPlus	Std.	Std.	Std.
Data Cloud Whisker Analysis				CAD	Std.
GeoSIM, Flexible Hard Gauge				CAD	Std.
Targeted Vector Point				CAD	Std.
Diameter Averaging		Std.		Std.	Std.	Math Support
Min/Max/Spread Calculations		Std.		Std.	Std.	Math Support
Inside/Outside Inscribed Dia.		Std.		Std.	Std.
Feature Averaging Tool				Std.	Std.

GeoPlus = Requires GeoPlus Option. Jr. Plus – Optional Junior Plus Enhancement. CAD = Geomet CAD Option.

Constructions
	Jr.	101	GeoPlus	301	501	Notes
Distance (1D, 2D, 3D)	Std.	Std.		Std.	Std.
Extended Distances				Std.	Std.
Bisector (2D/2D)	Std.	Std.		Std.	Std.
Bisector (3D/3D)	Std.	Std.		Std.	Std.
Intersection	Std.	Std.		Std.	Std.	All Features
Angle	Std.	Std.		Std.	Std.	All Features
Construct Offset Point		Std.		Std.	Std.
Construct Offset Line		Std.		Std.	Std.
Construct Line	Std.	Std.		Std.	Std.
Construct Circle	Std.	Std.		Std.	Std.
Construct Plane	Std.	Std.		Std.	Std.
Construct Offset Plane		Std.		Std.	Std.
Construct Sphere	Std.	Std.		Std.	Std.
Construct Cylinder	Std.	Std.		Std.	Std.
Construct Cone	Std.	Std.		Std.	Std.
Recall Features	Std.	Std.		Std.	Std.
Attribute Changes on Features	Std.	Std.		Std.	Std.
Cone Offset Diameter	Std.	Std.		Std.	Std.
Cone Diameter at Offset	Std.	Std.		Std.	Std.
Cone Drop Ball Fitting	Std.	Std.		Std.	Std.
Sphere Diameter at Offset	Std.	Std.		Std.	Std.
Sphere Offset Diameter	Std.	Std.		Std.	Std.
Recall PCS Components		Std.		Std.	Std.
Cardinal Spline Generation	Std.	Std.		Std.	Std.
Random Feature Selection	Std.	Std.		Std.	Std.

Tolerance
	Jr.	101	GeoPlus	301	501	Notes
Bilateral	Std.	Std.		Std.	Std.
Positional RFS	Std.	Std.		Std.	Std.
Positional MMC	Std.	Std.		Std.	Std.
Positional LMC	Std.	Std.		Std.	Std.
Datum Bonus Tolerance	Std.	Std.		Std.	Std.
Circularity	Std.	Std.		Std.	Std.
Straightness	Std.	Std.		Std.	Std.
Perpendicularity / PCS	Std.	Std.		Std.	Std.
Perpendicularity / Feature	Std.	Std.		Std.	Std.
Parallelism / PCS	Std.	Std.		Std.	Std.
Parallelism / Feature	Std.	Std.		Std.	Std.
Cylindricity	Std.	Std.		Std.	Std.
Angularity / PCS	Std.	Std.		Std.	Std.
Angularity / Feature	Std.	Std.		Std.	Std.
Concentricity / PCS	Std.	Std.		Std.	Std.
Concentricity / Feature	Std.	Std.		Std.	Std.
Flatness	Std.	Std.		Std.	Std.
Preset Tolerance Pages	Jr. Plus	Std.		Std.	Std.
Process Control Tolerance				Std.	Std.	Tol. Ctrl Zones
Out-of-Tol Flash Message		Std.		Std.	Std.
Out-of-Tol Watermark		Std.		Std.	Std.
Out-of-Tol Interrupt	Jr. Plus	Std.		Std.	Std.
Profile Band on Data Clouds				CAD	Std.
Profile Color Surface Color Map				CAD	Std.
Cylinder / Plane RunOut	Std.	Std.		Std.	Std.

CAD = Geomet CAD Option. Jr. Plus – Optional Junior Plus Enhancement.

Probes and Sensors
	Jr.	101	GeoPlus	301	501	Notes
Hard Ball Probes	Std.	Std.		Std.
Electronic Ball Probes	Std.	Std.		Std.	Std.
Disc Probes	Std.	Std.		Std.
Taper Probes	Std.	Std.		Std.
Cylinder Probes	Std.	Std.		Std.
Video Cross Hair	Std.	Std.		Std.
Manual Entered Values	Std.	Std.		Std.
LDI Laser Line Scan Probe		LDI		LDI
SCR200 Stylus Rack		DCC		DCC	Std.
MCR20 Stylus Rack		DCC		DCC	Std.
Motorized Probe Heads		DCC		DCC	Std.
Manual Indexing Heads on DCC		DCC		DCC
Renishaw RTP20		DCC		DCC	Std.
Renishaw Scanning Heads					Std.
Manual Ball Re-Qualification	Std.	Std.		Std.	Std.
Auto Ball Re-Qualification		DCC		DCC	Std.
Reference Sphere Move	Std.	Std.		Std.	Std.
Unlimited Sensors	Jr. Plus	Std.		Std.	Std.
Apollo Low Force Stylus	LOW	LOW		LOW
Multiple Stylus db Support		Std.		Std.
Qualification using a Ring Gage		Std.		Std.
Stylus database Edit Tool		Std.		Std.

LDI = Laser Design Line Scanner. LOW = Apollo Low Force CMM Touch Probe. Jr. Plus – Optional Junior Plus Enhancement.

Reporting Formats and Controls
	Jr.	101	GeoPlus	301	501	Notes
Feature Property Tool	Std.	Std.		Std.	Std.
Selective Printing by Feature	Jr. Plus	Std.		Std.	Std.
Concise Report				Std.	Std.
Inch / Metric	Std.	Std.		Std.	Std.
Radius / Diameter	Std.	Std.		Std.	Std.
Cartesian / Polar	Std.	Std.		Std.	Std.
Deg.Dec / Deg Min Sec	Std.	Std.		Std.	Std.
Printing by Attributes	Jr. Plus	GeoPlus	Std.	Std.	Std.
SPC Export Selections	Jr. Plus	GeoPlus	Std.	Std.	Std.
Report Offset Values	Jr. Plus	GeoPlus	Std.	Std.	Std.
Feature Filtering/Sorting	Std.	Std.		Std.	Std.
Out-of-Tol Flash Message		Std.		Std.	Std.
Custom Ordered Reports				Std.	Std.
Out-of-Tolerance WaterMark		Std.		Std.	Std.

Jr. Plus – Optional Junior Plus Enhancement. GeoPlus = Requires GeoPlus Option.

Special Functions
	Jr.	101	GeoPlus	301	501	Notes
Import IGES CAD Model				CAD	Std.
Library Files	Jr. Plus	GeoPlus	Std.	Std.	Std.
SPC ASCII Exporting	Jr. Plus	GeoPlus	Std.	Std.	Std.
File Locking	Jr. Plus	GeoPlus	Std.	Std.	Std.
Auto Load Robotic Interface		I/O		I/O
Digital I/O Interface		I/O		I/O
CNC Tool Offset Feedback		CNC		CNC
Multiple Stylus Probing on Features	Jr. Plus	Std.		Std.
Export IGES Features	Std.	Std.		Std.	Std.
Export DXF Data Points	Std.	Std.		Std.	Std.
Geomet Gage R&R		Enh.		Enh.	Enh.
GeoTracker		Enh.		Enh.	Enh.
WWW Help Access	Std.	Std.		Std.	Std.
Triangle Calculator		Std.		Std.	Std.
EZ Launch Menu System		GeoPlus	Std.	Std.	Std.
Customized Fast Start Menu		GeoPlus	Std.	Std.	Std.
GeoStat - Real-time SPC	Enh.	Enh.		Enh.	Enh.
Part Program Tracking				Std.	Std.
In-Line Math Calculator	Std.	Std.		Std.	Std.

Jr. Plus – Optional Junior Plus Enhancement. CAD = Geomet CAD Option. GeoPlus = Requires GeoPlus Option. I/O = Input / Output Production Control. CNC = CNC Tool Offset Digital Option. ADV = Advanced Stylus and PCS Option for Junior. Enh = Enhancement program.

Program Editing
	Jr.	101	GeoPlus	301	501	Notes
Insert Features	Std.	Std.		Std.	Std.
Move Features	Std.	Std.		Std.	Std.
Delete / Un-Delete	Std.	Std.		Std.	Std.
Delete Permanently	Std	Std.		Std.	Std.
Library Auto Link Update	Std.	Std.		Std.	Std.
Jump-To Navigation	Std.	Std.		Std.	Std.
Assign Feature Labels	Std.	Std.		Std.	Std.
Search on Feature Labels	Jr. Plus	Std.		Std.	Std.
Recalling Features	Std.	Std.		Std.	Std.
Recalling Features into new PCS	Std.	Std.		Std.	Std.
Copy and Array Program Steps		GeoPlus	Std.	Std.	Std.
Copy and Append Features				Std.	Std.
Undo Feature	Std.	Std.		Std.	Std.
Edit History Tool		Std.		Std.	Std.

Jr. Plus – Optional Junior Plus Enhancement. GeoPlus = Requires GeoPlus Option.

Program Editing - Direct Computer Control Tools
	Jr.	101	GeoPlus	301	501	Notes
Optimize DCC Circles		Std.		Std.	Std.
Offline DCC Circle		Std.		Std.	Std.
Offline DCC Cylinders		Std.		Std.	Std.
DCC Clearance Planes		Std.		Std.	Std.
High Accuracy Motion Targeting		Std.		Std.	Std.
High Accuracy Feature Averaging		Std.		Std.	Std.	Test & rerun
Re-Teach Motion Path on Feature	Std.	Std.		Std.	Std.
Single Step Motion Edit	Std.	Std.		Std.	Std.
Motion Parameter Adjustment	Std.	Std.		Std.	Std.
Insert / Teach Motion Path Points	Std.	Std.		Std.	Std.
Offset and Copy Motion Path	Std.	Std.		Std.	Std.
Joystick in Part Coordinates	Std.	Std.		Std.	Std.
MP Capture on Specified Targets				Std.	Std.
Motion Path Tests		Std.		Std.	Std.
Feature Specific Motion Disable	Std.	Std.		Std.	Std.
One-Step Motion Edit		Std.		Std.	Std.
Re-Run Program Steps		Std.		Std.	Std.

Text and Image Features
	Jr.	101	GeoPlus	301	501	Notes
Text Statements	Std.	Std.		Std.	Std.
User Prompts	Std.	Std.		Std.	Std.
Inline Program Text Entry	Std.	Std.		Std.	Std.
Display Image Prompts	Std.	Std.		Std.	Std.
Manual Entry Steps		Std.		Std.	Std.