Thickness Colormap
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.
Show / Hide Colormaps
You can show or hide colormaps in the Graphic Display
window in different ways. When hidden, PC-DMIS does not show the colormaps
in the Graphic Display window as you move through the Edit window.
The Activate Colormap button
has two states: Enabled and Disabled. Click the Activate
Colormaps button (
)
from the Graphics Items toolbar or from the
menu (Operation | Graphic Display Window | Graphic
Items | Activate Colormaps) so it's in the enabled state (
). Colormaps are now actively shown in the Graphic Display
window.
To hide the colormaps in the Graphic Display window,
click the Activate Colormaps button again so
it's in the disabled state ().
You can also select None from the Colormaps
list to disable colormaps.
To show the colormaps:
Click the Activate Colormaps
button so it's in the enabled state. When you enable this button,
PC-DMIS displays the colormaps in the Graphic Display window based
on the cursor position in the Edit window.
Select a colormap from the Colormaps
list.
When you apply or execute a colormap, PC-DMIS
automatically sets the Activate Colormaps
button to the enabled state.
When the cursor is on a Mesh, Point, Surface or Thickness colormap
in the Edit window, the active colormap appears in the Graphic Display
window. PC-DMIS also displays the Colormap ID
in the Colormap combo box.
If your cursor is above all the colormaps in the Edit window, PC-DMIS
does not show any colormap in the Graphic Display window, and sets
the Colormap combo box to None.
More:
Measured
Thickness Colormap
Compare
to CAD Thickness Colormap
Thickness
Colormap Method
Show
the Thickness Colormap in the Report
Thickness
Colormap Annotations
Show
Annotation Opposing Points
Example
Pointcloud File Formats for Thickness Colormaps
Using
the Laser Toolbars