Mesh - This option opens 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
toolbar. This opens the Mesh Operator dialog
box that you can use to create a Mesh operator.
For details, see the topic "Creating a Mesh Operator".
The operators are:
Import Mesh in STL Format - This button opens
the Mesh Import Data dialog box that you can
use 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 software
imports the STL data. If a Mesh object already exists in the PC-DMIS Edit
window, then the software adds the STL data to the Mesh object.
For details, see the "Mesh IMPORT Operator" topic.
This option is available from the main menu (File | Import | Mesh). You can also access this option from the Mesh toolbar.
For details, see the topic "Import Mesh in STL Format".
Export Mesh in STL Format - This button opens
the Export Mesh Data dialog box that you can
use 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). You can also access this option from the Mesh toolbar.
For details, see the "Export Mesh in STL Format" topic.
Empty a Mesh - This option empties a Mesh object. To use this
function, position the cursor in the Edit window directly ON the Mesh
object that you want to empty, then click the button. If your cursor
is not on a Mesh object, the Mesh object 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 object to empty. For details on the Empty command operator, see the "Mesh EMPTY Operator" topic.
Select Mesh - Use this button to select
and delete a subset of triangles contained in the mesh data object.
When you use this button, the selection method uses a polygon to remove
triangles in the 3D view.
For details, see the "Mesh SELECT Operator" topic.
Colormap
a Mesh - This button opens the Mesh Operator
dialog box that you can use to create a Mesh COLORMAP operator.
For details, see the "Mesh COLORMAP Operator" topic.
Mesh
Alignment - This option displays 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 you click this option to
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.