Sometimes it’s hard to see the forest through the trees—or the surface through the peaks! This is the third video in our series about how to tell surface texture features from noise. The peaks on this ground and lapped shaft don’t look like the result of grinding or lapping…can we still salvage this measurement and … Read more
If you’re questioning your surface roughness data, don’t just trust the numbers: EXPLORE the surface! Here’s a measurement with a lot of spikes along the feature edges. Are they real, or are they noise, or dirt, or something else? In Part 2 of this 60-Second Surface Analysis series, we’ll give you some tips on how … Read more
When your surface texture data shows bumps and spikes, how can you tell whether those peaks are real surface features, or just dirt or measurement noise? In this series of videos, we’re going to give you a few strategies to answer that. When you question something in your surface data, don’t just trust the numbers—EXPLORE … Read more
Do you ever want to compare a surface you’re making to a past surface that you know performed well? TraceBoss+ now gives you that ability with a single click! Find out how the new Reference Profile gives you an immediate visual reference, so instead of just honing by numbers you can target the SHAPE that … Read more
Analyzing wear depth is not something you’d usually think of as “fun”…but with the Wear Analysis in OmniSurf3D, it kind of is! In this video we use the Wear Analysis tool to quickly measure the depth and volume of a wear scar. The whole process is super-fast and really intuitive. If you want to learn … Read more
Viewing surface data in OmniSurf3D software is almost the best way to see and explore it. But there is one step further you can go, and that’s to actually hold the surface in your hand. The good news is that you can do that through OmniSurf3D as well! In this video we show you how … Read more