Introducing Visual Components 4.10 - Design beyond limits

[irene.sulonen]

We’re happy to announce the release of Visual Components 4.10, design beyond limits, bringing new tools and improvements to manufacturing simulation and robot offline programming.

With Visual Components 4.10, we’ve focused on refining usability and enhancing productivity, equipping you to simulate, test, and optimize production processes faster. Our goal is to make high-level manufacturing tasks, from programming to production planning, smoother and more intuitive.

New features in this release include:

• CADENAS 3Dfindit library add-on (Available in Professional, Premium and their corresponding OLP products): Quickly access millions of 3D CAD models directly within Visual Components, speeding up design workflows and helping you integrate components seamlessly.
• Guided workflow (Available in all products): Get step-by-step assistance on key tasks, ideal for new users and experienced professionals alike, making complex simulations more accessible and efficient.
• OMRON connectivity plugin (Available in Premium and Premium OLP): Connect to OMRON robot controllers via new connectivity plugins, accelerating the testing and validation of robot programs.
• Focus mode (Available in all products): Simplify complex layouts by focusing on specific areas of your design, allowing you to zoom in on details, make precise edits, and stay organized as projects scale up.

These are just some highlights—Visual Components 4.10 has even more updates designed to make programming and simulation faster and more user-friendly. For additional details, be sure to check out our blog post, release video, and release notes.

Ready to upgrade? Installers for Visual Components 4.10 are available on our Downloads page. Current Visual Components users will need a new product key and a valid maintenance contract to upgrade. You can submit your upgrade request here.

If your maintenance contract has lapsed, feel free to reach out to your account manager or contact our sales team to learn more about upgrading to Visual Components 4.10.

Thank you for being a part of our community! We can’t wait to see what you create with Visual Components 4.10.

Happy manufacturing!

The Visual Components Team

[killyouz]

Could you tell me if the Omron TM robot is not included in the connectivity?

[Popeye]

The Omron Robot plugin was developed using ACE software and version 4.7 of ACE API. As a result, ACE version 3 is not supported. Currently, you cannot use the plugin with Omron TM robots.

For more info: omron_robot

[killyouz]

OK，thanks a lot!

[prawit]

Please you can guide me for download cad from 3Dfindit .I try to download but i can’t . Thank you .

[idkfa]

You need to download the model first, it seems your download is not completed yet.

https://help.visualcomponents.com/4.10/Premium/en/English/Component%20Modeling/3DFindit.htm

[prawit]

Thank you so much for solve.

[prawit]

@idkfa

You need to download the model first, it seems your download is not completed yet.

I click icon download but it longtime the icon is load not complete i don’t know why??

[prawit]

I requestion to CADENAS Support
but they can’t solve . If you have solve please let me know. thank you .

[idkfa]

Can you connect this webpage
https://webapi.partcommunity.com/partserver/applets/html/preview.html?language=&firm=visualcomponents&file=https://webapi.partcommunity.com/partserver/preview/0202411201520533292937610e898ce/download.xml&options=&enableBridge=

[prawit]

@idkfa

onnect this webpage

Yes, I can connect this link .

[idkfa]

OK, I think this is OneDrive issue
Cadenas is saved in C:\Users<User name>\OneDrive - Visual Components\Documents\Visual Components\4.10\My Cadenas Models

[prawit]

You can recommended me to change file location ? .

[idkfa]

In VisualComponents.Engine.exe.config, modify this line, and then delete the eCat database
C:\Users<User name>\AppData\Local\Visual Components\Visual Components Premium 4.9\eCatalog\Database to update the config

[prawit]

Thank you so much this issue can fix follow up your team . Next version please fix Onedrive Issue .

[idkfa]

Just checking, did you solve the issue by editing MyDocumentsProductFolder value?

[prawit]

Yes . I edit >> VisualComponents.Engine.exe.config >> .-add key=“MyDocumentsProductFolder” value=“C:\Users [User]\Documents%COMPANY%%VERSION_2%” /-. restart program .Now I can download cad from 3dfindit .