Suggestions for improving D-Tect X

D-Tect X provides an optimal and time-saving NDT inspection workflow – the perfect complement to all computed radiography scanners and digital X-ray detectors.
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Viewing images

options to open one image at a time from "orders" to "workspace" without accumulating lot's of images in the workspace window.
Suggested by: Sindre Svensson Berget (19 Feb, '21) Upvoted: 24 Apr Comments: 4
Done

Display DICONDE information on the image

I would like to request that the user be able to select some or all of the DICONDE metadata to be displayed on the image. This could be the company address, the ...
Suggested by: Ian Winstanley (28 Apr, '21) Upvoted: 28 May Comments: 1
Under consideration

Accept/reject quick link

Have a quick link to determine if the radiography can be accepted or not, maybe in the imperfection classification function.
Suggested by: Stefano Battisti (04 Jul, '22) Upvoted: 06 Mar Comments: 1
Under consideration

Deactivation of the license

An option to automatically deactivate the license when closing the software.
Suggested by: Vincent Spieringhs (02 Nov, '21) Upvoted: 07 Apr Comments: 0
Under consideration

Add Arrow to Annotations toolbox

Please can we have an Arrow in the Annotations toolbox? - It would also be useful if we could make the lines thicker in the square, circle , line etc. thicker so they ...
Suggested by: Ian Winstanley (13 May, '22) Upvoted: 29 Aug, '25 Comments: 0
Under consideration

Display the area in cm

Display the area for a Circle or a rectangle in cm/mm and other units.
Suggested by: Aiko Isselhard (22 Jul, '20) Upvoted: 19 Jul, '22 Comments: 0
Done

Shortcut keys for common defects

In D-Tect 9.9 and previous versions, there was the ability to use shortcut keys to annotate images with say Tungsten Inclusions or Porosity etc. Are there any plans ...
Suggested by: Ian Winstanley (21 Feb, '22) Upvoted: 12 Dec, '25 Comments: 2
Under consideration

Measure Angle between Two Lines

D-Tect X would have a feature to measure the angle between two lines.
Suggested by: Chris M. (15 Jul, '21) Upvoted: 15 Jun, '22 Comments: 4
Done

Audible alarm when acquisition is finished.

With-in the settings, an option for audible alarm and/or desktop notification that the predefined amount of frames is acquired would be beneficial in saving panel ...
Suggested by: Louis Morello (29 Sep, '21) Upvoted: 04 Nov, '22 Comments: 2
Done

Changing the number of decimals

Option to change the number of decimals. In some cases, for example wall thickness measurements, the current number of decimals (3) is giving a false impression of ...
Suggested by: Vincent Spieringhs (22 Jun, '21) Upvoted: 23 Jun, '22 Comments: 2
Done

Insertion of parameters for the whole the project

Please, is it possible to add a feature to insert the exposure parameters for the selected project? Like for SRb, it would be useful to add kV, mA, SOD,SDD for a ...
Suggested by: Stefano Battisti (13 Jun, '22) Upvoted: 01 Oct, '22 Comments: 1
Done

SMPTE Test Pattern

Please can we have the SMPTE test pattern included in DTX?
Suggested by: Ian Winstanley (22 Apr, '21) Upvoted: 11 Aug, '22 Comments: 1
Done

Password protected settings

Is there possible to have the software setting password protected, to prevent unauthorized access.
Suggested by: Sindre Svensson Berget (24 Feb, '23) Upvoted: 29 Aug, '25 Comments: 2
Done

Calibration - Name/ID

An option to give the calibration a specific name so that it is easy to identify which previous calibration you want to use.
Suggested by: Sindre Svensson Berget (12 Aug, '22) Upvoted: 10 Nov, '22 Comments: 1
Done

Dimensioned circle feature

It would be beneficial to be able to draw a circle to a dimension of the users choosing, so areas can be inspected to a standard, so say the specification says no ...
Suggested by: Ian Winstanley (14 Apr, '21) Upvoted: 15 Jul, '21 Comments: 1
Done

CS/CNR tool in acc. to ASTM E2737

Add a Contrast Sensitivit / Contrast to Noise tool in acc. to ASTM E2737.
Suggested by: Sindre Svensson Berget (21 Feb, '25) Upvoted: 13 Apr Comments: 0
Under consideration

Having the image available before the end of the scan of the longest film

I would like to know if it's possible to have the images created when the individual plates are read out and not only when the scan job is completed. (like for D-Tect 9)
Suggested by: Porret Alexandre (13 Apr, '23) Upvoted: 10 May, '24 Comments: 0
Under consideration

Imperfection search options

Extend the imperfection search option to both the imperfection code and description. This would simplify the process of finding the correct imperfection, because not ...
Suggested by: Vincent Spieringhs (12 Apr, '23) Upvoted: 24 May, '23 Comments: 2
Done

Update Imperfection name in French

Could it be possible to update the names of the imperfections in French according to ISO 6520-1? For exemple: 5012 Morsure / Caniveau discontinu instead of Coup de ...
Suggested by: Porret Alexandre (17 Feb, '23) Upvoted: 04 Apr, '23 Comments: 2
Done

Dedicated calibration feature for a reference piece (ball)

Adding a dedicated calibration feature for a reference piece (ball).
Suggested by: Vincent Spieringhs (08 Dec, '22) Upvoted: 13 Feb, '23 Comments: 2
Done

Extra shortcut Button Starting the X-Ray

Saving a lot of mouse spacing and moving we like to request an extra shortcut button For starting the X-Ray.
Suggested by: H.Bierma (04 Nov, '22) Upvoted: 12 Oct, '23 Comments: 2
Done

Multi calibration feature

Would it be possible to add a feature that makes it possible to perform multiple calibrations on one image by locking measurements. Some objects require multiple ...
Suggested by: Vincent Spieringhs (25 Jan, '24) Upvoted: 30 Jan, '25 Comments: 1
Planned

Wallthickness measurement data

Is it possible to save the wall thickness measurements in the image file (JSON part)? We need this to import a car into our corrosion monitoring database.
Suggested by: Holger Schroeter (20 Dec, '23) Upvoted: 30 Jan, '25 Comments: 1
Under consideration

Do not control the license (offline mode)

Lot of users have a computer off line or with a high network security which do not allow the licence checking. 3 months is very short. Cancel that or one per year ...
Suggested by: BROUT Clément (07 Apr, '22) Upvoted: 07 Apr Comments: 1
Done

Possibility of making fields mandatory in order creation

Have the possibility to have some order creation fields mandatory if customer needs.
Suggested by: Gilles Stevens (29 Oct, '21) Upvoted: 16 Aug, '23 Comments: 1
Done

Sort images by acquired date and time

Sort images in order by acquired date and time. This makes it easy to locate images in the correct sequence.
Suggested by: Sindre Svensson Berget (02 Feb) Upvoted: 04 Feb Comments: 0
Under consideration

image name should be taken from data available in the dcm tag and assembled.

It should be possible to specify the names of the images based on data available in the image properties or DICOM tag, e.g., the image name should always be project ...
Suggested by: kurt ternes (13 Oct, '25) Upvoted: 12 Dec, '25 Comments: 0
Under consideration

Go scan FP from Teledyne

A french customer would like to connect his FP Go Scan 15x10cm 50µm from Teledyne with the Dtect X
Suggested by: RUELLO olivier (08 Sep, '25) Upvoted: 12 Dec, '25 Comments: 0
Under consideration

Automatically display measurement dock

Add an option that automatically opens/displays the measurement dock when a measurement is performed. This will speed up the process as it allows the user to ...
Suggested by: Vincent Spieringhs (20 Sep, '24) Upvoted: 03 Feb, '25 Comments: 0
Under consideration

imperfection accept/reject

Ad a function to the imperfection feature that allows the operator to accept or reject an imperfection, and which adds a corresponding symbol or colour to the ...
Suggested by: Vincent Spieringhs (13 Aug, '24) Upvoted: 29 Aug, '25 Comments: 0
Under consideration

Test function in acc. ASTM E2737)

A similar function as the offset, gain, and bad pixels calibration with steps and explanations, but specifically for the ASTM E2737 performance evaluation tests with ...
Suggested by: Sindre Svensson Berget (20 Sep, '23) Upvoted: 29 Sep, '23 Comments: 0
Under consideration

pseudo color filter

Add the pseudo color filter like version 9 had
Suggested by: Jonathan Valdivia (11 Aug, '22) Upvoted: 16 Aug, '23 Comments: 0
Under consideration

Histogram Equalisation feature

Please can we have a histogram equalisation feature in D-Tect X like we had in previous version of D-Tect. You could access this feature by clicking on the Niveau ...
Suggested by: Ian Winstanley (15 Apr, '21) Upvoted: 23 Jun, '22 Comments: 0
Under consideration

Contrast Noise Ratio (CNR) Standard

Would it be possible to add a reference to the standard used for the CNR calculations to avoid confusion? ASTM and ISO define different formulas for CNR, which lead ...
Suggested by: Vincent Spieringhs (26 Aug, '25) Upvoted: 26 Aug, '25 Comments: 2
Under consideration

Thumbnail view

Add a thumbnail view when zooming as in D-Tect 9.5.0. This requirements is mandated in Nadcap checklist AC7114/10 rev. B at the question 3.2.12. It will be helpful ...
Suggested by: Stefano Battisti (30 Jun, '22) Upvoted: 30 Jun, '22 Comments: 2
Done

Default Orders location / Possibility to save and load from different locations

At the moment you can declare an default order location and an custom order location but for both processes. Is it possible to declare an location where it saves and ...
Suggested by: Sebastian Seidlitz (01 Dec, '25) Upvoted: 01 Dec, '25 Comments: 1
Planned

Calibration Preset

Make a calibration on one image with known measurements that arent steel balls, and be able to apply it to multiple images
Suggested by: Joshua P (13 Nov, '25) Upvoted: 13 Nov, '25 Comments: 1
Done

DICONDE dictonary / condordance

We need a dictionary of the DICONDE tags connected with the pre-build metadata fields of the GUI. A menu item and a simple list like in D-Tect 9 would be fine. ...
Suggested by: Ronald Simke, Augusta Raurica (06 Aug, '25) Upvoted: 06 Aug, '25 Comments: 1
Under consideration

Mirror burned in annotation

Is it possible to add an option to the burned-in annotation feature to mirror the text? When using the DWSI (Double Wall Single Image) technique, the measuring tape ...
Suggested by: Vincent Spieringhs (24 Jun, '25) Upvoted: 24 Jun, '25 Comments: 1
Under consideration

hierarchy similar to windows explorer

Is there a way to put all of the similar folders into 1 folder? I have serveral XRAY folders , XRAY 0001, 0002, 003.. 0014. I rather consolidate all these folders ...
Suggested by: patrick (02 May, '25) Upvoted: 02 May, '25 Comments: 1
Planned

Rearrange images in workspace

To be able to stack them side by side at 3 images, either horizontally or vertically.
Suggested by: Sal GIuliano (03 Feb, '25) Upvoted: 03 Feb, '25 Comments: 1
Done

Wall thickness single point (WT)

After setting the single point in the image, the WT button is deactivated again. If you want to set a lot of individual points, you have to activate the WT button ...
Suggested by: Holger Schroeter (03 Feb, '25) Upvoted: 03 Feb, '25 Comments: 1
Done

Measurement identification

Would it be possible to ad an measurement identification, to the measurements that are performed using the line profile and thickness difference tool. Similar to the ...
Suggested by: Vincent Spieringhs (09 Jul, '24) Upvoted: 09 Jul, '24 Comments: 1
Done

Auto export datas to SQL Server Database

Is it possible to create a function for save all active data of measurements and calibrations into a SQL Server table when saving the image?
Suggested by: Holger Schroeter (20 Dec, '23) Upvoted: 20 Dec, '23 Comments: 1
Under consideration

Processing modes

Adding a feature that makes it possible to switch between modes by holding a designated key (Shift, Alt, Ctrl etc.). This would simplify and speedup the image ...
Suggested by: Vincent Spieringhs (09 Nov, '23) Upvoted: 09 Nov, '23 Comments: 1
Done

Font color of the imperfection combo box

Changing the font color of the imperfection combo box. Due to the current dark color the imperfections are barely readable.
Suggested by: Vincent Spieringhs (15 Sep, '23) Upvoted: 15 Sep, '23 Comments: 1
Done

Have option to open a D-tech X image using Isee software

Isee software is a free and basic online option to view digital radiographic images. This would help when sharing information with people who do not have any ...
Suggested by: kenneth williamson (01 Dec, '22) Upvoted: 01 Dec, '22 Comments: 1
Under consideration

Wall thickness measurement identification

For reference purposes in the examination report it would be helpful to have the feature that automatically adds a alphabetically or numerically identification to the ...
Suggested by: Vincent Spieringhs (26 Nov, '21) Upvoted: 26 Nov, '21 Comments: 1
Done

Ability to save custom calibrations

When we create a custom calibration. it would be extremely efficient to be able to go back to that saved calibration at anytime.
Suggested by: Louis Morello (26 Aug, '21) Upvoted: 26 Aug, '21 Comments: 1
Done

Image share function

Add a choice to share an image as DICONDE or JPEG, this will allow to quickly share single images with contacts that do not have DICONDE viewer software.
Suggested by: Vincent Spieringhs (16 Apr, '21) Upvoted: 16 Apr, '21 Comments: 1
Under consideration