Using the Mesh Commands

All Mesh commands are available from the Mesh toolbar (View | Toolbars | Mesh menu).

The Mesh commands are:

• Mesh: Click the Mesh button to display the Mesh Command dialog box to create a mesh feature from any number of pointclouds. You do not need to have any COPs defined to create a Mesh. If no COPs are defined, an empty Mesh object is created in the Edit window.

This option is available from the main menu (Insert | Mesh | Feature). It is also accessed by clicking the Mesh button () on the Pointcloud, QuickCloud, or Mesh toolbar. When you select the option or button, the Mesh Command dialog box appears.

For details, see the "Creating a Mesh Feature" topic.

• Mesh Operator: This option is available from the main menu (Insert | Mesh | Operator) or from the Mesh Operator button () on the Mesh toolbar. This displays the Mesh Operator dialog box. Use the dialog box to create a Mesh operator.

For details, see the topic "Creating a Mesh Operator".

The operators are:

• Mesh CROSS SECTION Operator

• Mesh EXPORT Operator

• Mesh IMPORT Operator

• Mesh COLORMAP Operator

• Mesh EMPTY Operator

• Import Mesh in STL Format: Displays the Mesh Import Data dialog box used to import an STL mesh data file. If a Mesh object does not exist in the PC-DMIS Edit window, then a new Mesh object is created, and the STL data is imported. If a Mesh object already exists in the PC-DMIS Edit window, then the STL data is added to the Mesh object.

  For details, see the "Mesh IMPORT Operator" topic.

This option is available from the main menu (File | Import | Mesh). It is also accessed by clicking the Import Mesh in STL format button () from the Mesh toolbar.

For details, see the topic "Import Mesh in STL Format".

• Export Mesh in STL Format: Displays the Export Mesh Data dialog box used to export a Mesh in an STL ASCII or STL Bin file format.

  For details, see the "Mesh EXPORT Operator" topic.

This option is available from the main menu (File | Export | Mesh). It is also accessed by clicking the Export Mesh in STL format button () from the Mesh toolbar.

For details, see the "Export Mesh in STL Format" topic.

• Empty a Mesh: Click the Empty a Mesh button () to empty a Mesh. To use this function, position the cursor in the Edit window directly ON the Mesh object you want to empty, then click the button. If your cursor is not on a Mesh, the Mesh immediately above your cursor position is emptied.

For details on the Empty a Mesh command, see the topic "Empty a Mesh".

Note that this is different from inserting the Empty command operator. In this case, the empty command is placed above the Mesh to empty. For details on the Empty command operator, see the "Mesh EMPTY Operator" topic.

• Mesh Alignment: Click the Mesh Alignment button () to display the Mesh/CAD Alignment dialog box. Use the dialog box to align the Mesh to a CAD model.

For details, see the "Mesh Alignment" topic.

• Receive a Mesh from OptoCat: When clicked ON, PC-DMIS is placed in a state where it is waiting and ready to receive a mesh from the OptoCat application.

For details, see the "Receive a Mesh from OptoCat" topic.

More:

Creating a Mesh Feature

Creating a Mesh Operator

Import Mesh in STL Format

Export Mesh in STL Format

Empty a Mesh

Mesh Alignment

Receive a Mesh from OptoCat