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DMC PRO

DMC PRO is a fully featured software to prepare and control your laser machining processes. Control laser, galvos, stages, cameras, etc. from single software.

DMC OEM

DMC OEM is a tailor made version to fit your laser machining application and your laser machine. Add new HMI, features and hardware to control your machine fully.

DMC feature comparison

The most commonly used features, compared by license tier. For anything not listed here - additional modules, hardware-specific plugins, or custom capabilities - get in touch.

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DMC LITE

DMC LITE includes essential features for laser machining process design and machine control.

Motion Control

  • Galvanometric scanner control
  • Positioning stages control
  • Up to 3 axes control
  • Virtual joystick

File import

  • DXF, DWG
  • STL With 3D Module
  • Gerber, NC Drill/Excellon With PCB Module
  • TXT, CSV

Tools / Commands

  • Drawing tools
  • Hatching (lines, cross-hatching)
  • Measuring
  • Logical commands ("Loop", "If") Only "Loop" command
  • Variables and data import
  • Math functions
  • 3D Printing tool With 3D Module
  • 3D model fixing With 3D Module

Device control

  • IO
  • Serial port, Telnet, DB control

Custom features

  • Remote Control Module (API) for integration with another software

Training and Support

  • Personal online training session

System

  • 64 bit support
  • Multicore processing

Cameras and Vision

  • Webcam support With MV Lite
  • Industrial camera support With MV Lite
  • Camera view calibration with positioning system With MV Lite
  • Autofocus feature (to find laser focus position) With MV Lite
  • Perspective distortion correction With MV PRO
  • Manual feature recognition for alignment With MV Lite
  • Automatic feature recognition for alignment With MV PRO
  • Camera view stitching With MV PRO
  • Extracting contours from the image and image statistics With MV PRO
  • Original contour deformation based on camera detection With MV Advanced

DMC PRO

The ultimate tool to create laser machining designs and control laser machines. Be it semiconductor production, mold texturing, or additive manufacturing – it has the flexibility to control most laser machining applications.

Motion Control

  • Galvanometric scanner control
  • Positioning stages control
  • Up to 3 axes control
  • Unlimited number of axes With axis number extension
  • Galvo+Stages Stitching
  • Advanced marking on the fly (there are hardware requirements)
  • Virtual joystick

File import

  • DXF, DWG
  • STL
  • STP, IGES
  • Gerber, NC Drill/Excellon
  • TXT, CSV

Tools / Commands

  • Drawing tools
  • Hatching (lines, cross-hatching)
  • Advanced hatching (stripes, chess pattern, hybrid, etc.)
  • Measuring
  • Logical commands ("Loop", "If")
  • Variables and data import
  • Math functions
  • Logging and data export
  • Sample surface height mapping
  • 3D projection and wrapping
  • 3D Printing tool
  • Support generation for 3D models
  • 3D model fixing
  • Galvo scanner calibration tools (there are hardware requirements) With MV Module
  • Stage calibration tools (there are hardware requirements) With Stage Calibration Module
  • Multiple scanner simultaneous control (there are hardware requirements) With Multihead Module

Device control

  • IO
  • Serial port, Telnet, DB control
  • Wait for IO trigger
  • High speed data monitoring (there are hardware requirements)

Security features

  • User access levels
  • Process parameter locking

Custom features

  • Remote Control Module (API) for integration with another software

Training and Support

  • Personal online training session
  • Online assistance with configuration
  • Training for recipe creation for your application
  • Follow-up online training

System

  • 64 bit support
  • Multicore processing

Cameras and Vision

  • Webcam support With MV Lite
  • Industrial camera support With MV Lite
  • Camera view calibration with positioning system With MV Lite
  • Autofocus feature (to find laser focus position) With MV Lite
  • Perspective distortion correction With MV PRO
  • Manual feature recognition for alignment With MV Lite
  • Automatic feature recognition for alignment With MV PRO
  • Camera view stitching With MV PRO
  • Extracting contours from the image and image statistics With MV PRO
  • Original contour deformation based on camera detection With MV Advanced

DMC Ultimate

A carefree solution for the development of a new machine. It includes DMC PRO and MV PRO for machine control and most importantly modifications plus extended support.

Motion Control

  • Galvanometric scanner control
  • Positioning stages control
  • Up to 3 axes control
  • Unlimited number of axes
  • Galvo+Stages Stitching
  • Advanced marking on the fly (there are hardware requirements)
  • Virtual joystick

File import

  • DXF, DWG
  • STL
  • STP, IGES
  • Gerber, NC Drill/Excellon
  • TXT, CSV

Tools / Commands

  • Drawing tools
  • Hatching (lines, cross-hatching)
  • Advanced hatching (stripes, chess pattern, hybrid, etc.)
  • Measuring
  • Logical commands ("Loop", "If")
  • Variables and data import
  • Math functions
  • Logging and data export
  • Sample surface height mapping
  • 3D projection and wrapping
  • 3D Printing tool
  • Support generation for 3D models
  • 3D model fixing
  • Galvo scanner calibration tools (there are hardware requirements) With MV Module
  • Stage calibration tools (there are hardware requirements) With Stage Calibration Module
  • Multiple scanner simultaneous control (there are hardware requirements) With Multihead Module

Device control

  • IO
  • Serial port, Telnet, DB control
  • Wait for IO trigger
  • High speed data monitoring (there are hardware requirements)

Security features

  • User access levels
  • Process parameter locking

Custom features

  • Remote Control Module (API) for integration with another software
  • Adaptations of features, hardware support and user interface (up to 5 days of NRE)

Training and Support

  • Personal online training session
  • Online assistance with configuration
  • Training for recipe creation for your application
  • Installation, configuration and testing on your machine at your site (up to 2 days, travel and accommodation cost applies, depending on the location)
  • Training on your machine at your site (additional cost can apply, depends on the location)
  • Follow-up online training

System

  • 64 bit support
  • Multicore processing

Cameras and Vision

  • Webcam support
  • Industrial camera support
  • Camera view calibration with positioning system
  • Autofocus feature (to find laser focus position)
  • Perspective distortion correction
  • Manual feature recognition for alignment
  • Automatic feature recognition for alignment
  • Camera view stitching
  • Extracting contours from the image and image statistics
  • Original contour deformation based on camera detection
DMC LITE DMC PRO DMC Ultimate

DMC LITE

DMC PRO

DMC Ultimate

Motion Control

Galvanometric scanner control
Positioning stages control
Up to 3 axes control
Unlimited number of axes With axis number extension
Galvo+Stages Stitching
Advanced marking on the fly (there are hardware requirements)
Virtual joystick

File import

DXF, DWG
STL With 3D Module
STP, IGES
Gerber, NC Drill/Excellon With PCB Module
TXT, CSV

Tools / Commands

Drawing tools
Hatching (lines, cross-hatching)
Advanced hatching (stripes, chess pattern, hybrid, etc.)
Measuring
Logical commands ("Loop", "If") Only "Loop" command
Variables and data import
Math functions
Logging and data export
Sample surface height mapping
3D projection and wrapping
3D Printing tool With 3D Module
Support generation for 3D models
3D model fixing With 3D Module
Galvo scanner calibration tools (there are hardware requirements) With MV Module With MV Module
Stage calibration tools (there are hardware requirements) With Stage Calibration Module With Stage Calibration Module
Multiple scanner simultaneous control (there are hardware requirements) With Multihead Module With Multihead Module

Device control

IO
Serial port, Telnet, DB control
Wait for IO trigger
High speed data monitoring (there are hardware requirements)

Security features

User access levels
Process parameter locking

Custom features

Remote Control Module (API) for integration with another software
Adaptations of features, hardware support and user interface (up to 5 days of NRE)

Training and Support

Personal online training session
Online assistance with configuration
Training for recipe creation for your application
Installation, configuration and testing on your machine at your site (up to 2 days, travel and accommodation cost applies, depending on the location)
Training on your machine at your site (additional cost can apply, depends on the location)
Follow-up online training

System

64 bit support
Multicore processing

Cameras and Vision

Webcam support With MV Lite With MV Lite
Industrial camera support With MV Lite With MV Lite
Camera view calibration with positioning system With MV Lite With MV Lite
Autofocus feature (to find laser focus position) With MV Lite With MV Lite
Perspective distortion correction With MV PRO With MV PRO
Manual feature recognition for alignment With MV Lite With MV Lite
Automatic feature recognition for alignment With MV PRO With MV PRO
Camera view stitching With MV PRO With MV PRO
Extracting contours from the image and image statistics With MV PRO With MV PRO
Original contour deformation based on camera detection With MV Advanced With MV Advanced