(InnovMetric: Québec City, Canada) -- A talisman is “an object considered to possess magical powers,” and InnovMetric Software has announced that PolyWorks V. 12 will offer a talisman of its own for users of laser-scanning and tactile-probing devices who need to operate 3-D metrology hardware away from their computers.

The new PolyWorks/Talisman application running on iPod touch, iPhone, and iPad mobile computing devices allows operators to remotely control PolyWorks and get critical visual or textual feedback while measuring on the shop floor. With PolyWorks/Talisman, users can:
• Visualize laser scans as they are being captured
• Get intelligent visual guidance while probing specific locations
• View single or multiple digital readouts (DRO) when building a fixture or jig, or mounting a
component on a part
• Configure a probing session, such as the probing measurement mode or the reflector type
• Perform all typical probing actions, such as start/stop measurement, undo last point, or
reprobe object
• Read messages or answer questions without having to go back to the computer

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