diff --git a/fusion_plating/fusion_plating_jobs/__manifest__.py b/fusion_plating/fusion_plating_jobs/__manifest__.py
index 1097367a..2ad80667 100644
--- a/fusion_plating/fusion_plating_jobs/__manifest__.py
+++ b/fusion_plating/fusion_plating_jobs/__manifest__.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 # License OPL-1 (Odoo Proprietary License v1.0)
 {
     'name': 'Fusion Plating — Native Jobs',
-    'version': '19.0.11.2.0',
+    'version': '19.0.11.3.0',
     'category': 'Manufacturing/Plating',
     'summary': 'Native plating job model — replaces mrp.production / mrp.workorder bridge.',
     'author': 'Nexa Systems Inc.',
diff --git a/fusion_plating/fusion_plating_jobs/models/fp_certificate.py b/fusion_plating/fusion_plating_jobs/models/fp_certificate.py
index 43f11b21..fc1d26d3 100644
--- a/fusion_plating/fusion_plating_jobs/models/fp_certificate.py
+++ b/fusion_plating/fusion_plating_jobs/models/fp_certificate.py
@@ -123,3 +123,160 @@ class FpCertificate(models.Model):
             'view_mode': 'form',
             'target': 'current',
         }
+
+    # ---- Parse-on-upload for the cert-form Fischerscope field (2026-05-28)
+    # The Issue Certs wizard parses .doc/.docx/RTF Fischerscope exports into
+    # readings + metadata + microscope image. Dropping the same file straight
+    # onto the cert form's x_fc_local_thickness_pdf field did nothing — it
+    # just stored the bytes. These hooks give the form the SAME behaviour as
+    # the wizard: on save, a non-PDF upload is parsed and relocated to the
+    # evidence field (a real PDF is left in place to merge as page 2).
+
+    @api.model_create_multi
+    def create(self, vals_list):
+        recs = super().create(vals_list)
+        for rec in recs:
+            if (rec.x_fc_local_thickness_pdf
+                    and not self.env.context.get('fp_skip_thickness_parse')):
+                rec._fp_parse_local_thickness_upload()
+        return recs
+
+    def write(self, vals):
+        res = super().write(vals)
+        if (vals.get('x_fc_local_thickness_pdf')
+                and not self.env.context.get('fp_skip_thickness_parse')):
+            for rec in self:
+                rec._fp_parse_local_thickness_upload()
+        return res
+
+    def _fp_parse_local_thickness_upload(self):
+        """Parse a Fischerscope .doc/.docx/RTF dropped on the cert form's
+        x_fc_local_thickness_pdf field, exactly like the Issue Certs wizard:
+        extract readings → thickness_reading_ids, header metadata →
+        x_fc_thickness_* fields, microscope image → x_fc_thickness_image_id,
+        then relocate the non-PDF source to x_fc_local_thickness_evidence_id
+        and clear the PDF field (so the page-2 merge doesn't choke on it).
+
+        A real PDF is left in place — it merges as page 2 of the CoC on
+        Issue and carries no parseable readings. Unknown non-PDF types are
+        left untouched.
+        """
+        import base64
+        from datetime import datetime
+        self.ensure_one()
+        if not self.x_fc_local_thickness_pdf:
+            return
+        try:
+            raw = base64.b64decode(self.x_fc_local_thickness_pdf)
+        except Exception:
+            return
+        # Real PDF → leave it (merges as page 2). XDAL 600 names RTF files
+        # ".doc"; detect by magic bytes, not extension (see CLAUDE.md).
+        if raw[:4] == b'%PDF':
+            return
+        name = (self.x_fc_local_thickness_pdf_filename or '').lower()
+        is_rtf = raw[:5] == b'{\\rtf'
+        is_docx = name.endswith('.docx')
+        if not (is_rtf or is_docx):
+            return  # unknown non-PDF — don't guess
+
+        from ..wizards.fp_cert_issue_wizard import (
+            _fp_parse_fischerscope_rtf, _fp_parse_fischerscope_docx,
+            _fp_extract_rtf_images, _fp_pick_microscope_image,
+        )
+        parsed = (_fp_parse_fischerscope_rtf(raw) if is_rtf
+                  else _fp_parse_fischerscope_docx(raw))
+
+        vals = {}
+        for fname, fval in (
+            ('x_fc_thickness_operator',    parsed.get('operator')),
+            ('x_fc_thickness_product',     parsed.get('product')),
+            ('x_fc_thickness_directory',   parsed.get('directory')),
+            ('x_fc_thickness_application', parsed.get('application')),
+            ('x_fc_thickness_measuring_time_sec',
+                parsed.get('measuring_time_sec') or 0),
+            ('x_fc_thickness_equipment',
+                parsed.get('equipment') or 'Fischerscope XDAL 600'),
+            ('x_fc_thickness_source_filename',
+                self.x_fc_local_thickness_pdf_filename or ''),
+        ):
+            if fname in self._fields and fval:
+                vals[fname] = fval
+
+        date_str = (parsed.get('date_str') or '').strip()
+        time_str = (parsed.get('time_str') or '').strip()
+        if date_str and 'x_fc_thickness_datetime' in self._fields:
+            combined = ('%s %s' % (date_str, time_str)).strip()
+            for fmt in (
+                '%m/%d/%Y %I:%M:%S %p', '%m/%d/%Y %I:%M %p',
+                '%m/%d/%Y %H:%M:%S',    '%m/%d/%Y %H:%M', '%m/%d/%Y',
+            ):
+                try:
+                    vals['x_fc_thickness_datetime'] = datetime.strptime(
+                        combined, fmt,
+                    )
+                    break
+                except ValueError:
+                    continue
+
+        # Readings — replace any existing set with the freshly-parsed rows
+        # (the uploaded report is authoritative for this cert).
+        readings = parsed.get('readings') or []
+        Reading = self.env.get('fp.thickness.reading')
+        if readings and Reading is not None:
+            calibration = parsed.get('calibration') or ''
+            cmds = [(5, 0, 0)]
+            for i, (nip, ni, p) in enumerate(readings):
+                rvals = {'nip_mils': nip, 'ni_percent': ni, 'p_percent': p}
+                if 'reading_number' in Reading._fields:
+                    rvals['reading_number'] = i + 1
+                if calibration and 'calibration_std_ref' in Reading._fields:
+                    rvals['calibration_std_ref'] = calibration
+                cmds.append((0, 0, rvals))
+            vals['thickness_reading_ids'] = cmds
+
+        # Relocate the non-PDF source to the evidence slot + clear the PDF
+        # field (mirrors the wizard's non-PDF end state).
+        att = self.env['ir.attachment'].sudo().create({
+            'name':      self.x_fc_local_thickness_pdf_filename or 'fischerscope-report',
+            'type':      'binary',
+            'datas':     self.x_fc_local_thickness_pdf,
+            'res_model': self._name,
+            'res_id':    self.id,
+        })
+        if 'x_fc_local_thickness_evidence_id' in self._fields:
+            vals['x_fc_local_thickness_evidence_id'] = att.id
+        vals['x_fc_local_thickness_pdf'] = False
+        vals['x_fc_local_thickness_pdf_filename'] = False
+
+        # Microscope image (RTF only — .docx images need a different path).
+        if is_rtf and 'x_fc_thickness_image_id' in self._fields:
+            try:
+                pngs = _fp_extract_rtf_images(raw)
+                img_bytes, img_w, img_h = _fp_pick_microscope_image(pngs)
+                if img_bytes:
+                    img_att = self.env['ir.attachment'].sudo().create({
+                        'name': '%s-microscope.png' % (
+                            (self.x_fc_local_thickness_pdf_filename
+                             or 'fischerscope').rsplit('.', 1)[0]
+                        ),
+                        'type':      'binary',
+                        'datas':     base64.b64encode(img_bytes),
+                        'mimetype':  'image/png',
+                        'res_model': self._name,
+                        'res_id':    self.id,
+                    })
+                    vals['x_fc_thickness_image_id'] = img_att.id
+            except Exception:
+                pass
+
+        self.with_context(fp_skip_thickness_parse=True).write(vals)
+        from markupsafe import Markup
+        from odoo import _
+        self.message_post(body=Markup(_(
+            'Fischerscope file <b>%s</b> parsed from the cert form: '
+            '%d reading(s) extracted.'
+        )) % (
+            self.x_fc_thickness_source_filename or name or 'unnamed',
+            len(readings),
+        ))