The Thickness Colormap allows you to show and measure the part thickness as a colormap using only the Mesh or Pointcloud (COP) data object. You can also compare the measured thickness to the nominal CAD model thickness.
For a Pointcloud, access the Thickness Colormap from the Pointcloud toolbar (View | Toolbars | Pointcloud) or, from the Insert | Pointcloud | Thickness Colormap menu option.
For a Mesh, access the Thickness Colormap from the Mesh toolbar (View | Toolbars | Mesh), or from the Insert | Mesh | Thickness Colormap menu option.
To use this function, the measured data object must have data on two opposing sides which have the opposite normal orientations. When using a Pointcloud, the data must have XYZIJK values or stripe information. For details, see "Example Pointcloud File Formats for Thickness Colormaps" in this documentation.
When performing a thickness colormap of the data object (Pointcloud or Mesh), PC-DMIS calculates the measured thickness up to a Max Thickness value. The software does not evaluate any data value greater than the Max Thickness.
When the measured data is aligned to a CAD model, you can choose to create a thickness colormap which shows the deviation of the measured thickness in comparison to the nominal CAD model thickness.
If you use a large Max Thickness value on a large data object, it can result in a longer processing time.
You can create the following thickness colormaps:
Measure part thickness using either a Pointcloud or Mesh data object
Compare to CAD thickness colormap, which shows the deviation of the Pointcloud or Mesh data object thickness in comparison to a CAD model.
More:
Compare to CAD Thickness Colormap
Show the Thickness Colormap in the Report
Thickness Colormap Annotations
Show Annotation Opposing Points