The new InspectionXpert for PDF 2012 and InspectionXpert OnDemand 2012 are here!  We've made another incremental leap with this release, including all kinds of features to make InspectionXpert's automation capabilities faster and more powerful for our users.  Here's a short list of some key enhancements below. 

• Easily handle drawing revisions and changes with new ability to Cut, Copy and Paste balloons and/or characteristics, and easy Drag & Drop re-ordering of characteristics in the Table Manager
• User friendly GD&T Builder tool provides more options for working with Geometric Tolerances in your inspection reports
• Additional Sub Types and Units (such as Torque, Temperature, Voltage, Electrical Capacitance, etc.) are now available for even more comprehensive reporting options
• New Grid Setup options and interface make it easier to customize grids across multiple pages
• New Hide Captures feature hides captured dimensions to show what you have missed
• OCR capabilities have been added to Bill of Materials and Specifications tabs to make it even faster to capture information for AS9102 Forms 1 and 2.

Read our Press Release for more details on what's included in this release or register to attend one of  the "What's New in InspectionXpert for PDF 2012 and InspectionXpert OnDemand 2012" webinars.

MeasurementXpert for both InspectionXpert for PDF and InspectionXpert OnDemand has been released. 

The MeasurementXpert enables users to enter their actual measurements against the expected values that InspectionXpert extracts from their drawing.  Dimensions are shaded in red or green—both on the drawing and in the measurements table—to show if they are in or out of tolerance.  

Anthony Lockwood, Editor at Large of Desktop Engineering, picked InspectionXpert OnDemand for his "Pick of the Week" writeup. InspectionXpert OnDemand is a new version of our first article inspection software that is accessible via a web-link for easy access and deployment.

Today, PTC announced the much-anticipated release of its Creo family of products. As a PTC PartnerAdvantage Partner, we are happy to announce our support of Creo Elements/Pro (formerly Pro/ENGINEER). We are announcing the release of a service pack for InspectionXpert for Creo. This product, InspectionXpert for Creo Elements/Pro, will enable users to extract characteristics from their drawings and instantly export them to inspection report forms.

InspectionXpert for Creo Elements/Pro will save users up to 97% of the time it takes to createbubbled Creo Elements/Pro drawing and inspection report forms, and because inspection project data can be saved, it’s incredibly fast and easy to handle drawing revisions. The software enables Creo users to quickly capture and filter on notes, dimensions, hole callouts, geometric tolerances, and finish...

For years we’ve heard from clients, especially those employed by large organizations, complain about the time it takes to load and deploy new software on their desktop computers. Though our users are quite aware of the time and cost benefits associated with automated inspection tools, overwhelmed IT departments or time-consuming installation processes can easily create bottlenecks to deployment of new technology. Over the past year, we’ve put our developers to work on finding a way to deploy our leading automated quality inspection tools that reduce or eliminate the need to involve IT resources.