Importing One Digit File

 

This task shows how to import one digit file describing a cloud of points (scanned or computed) or a mesh.
See also Importing Several Digit Files and  Digit Files Import Parameters.
Use the MultiImport1.cgo_ascii, MultiImport2.cgo_ascii, MultiImport3.cgo_ascii from the samples directory.

  • We recommend that you import files in IGES 106 format using the dedicated Import command rather
    than the File/Open menu. 
  • Files import from ENOVIA is not yet implemented.
  • Available formats depend on the workbench you are working in.

  1. Click Import . The Cloud Import dialog box is displayed.

  2. Select the file format from the Format list.

  3. In the Selected File area, click the browse button ... to browse your directories and select a file.

  4. Select the check box Statistics to display information about the model you are importing.
    If you want to import several files in one shot, please refer to the Grouped explanations. 

  5. In the Options field:

    • Enter the Sampling percentage to apply; 
      The sampling value determines the percentage of points or scans or grids that will be read from the digit file.

    • Enter the Scale factor to apply to the model, as well as the Unit used in the file.
  • If the extension of the file you have selected is consistent with the list proposed, the Format field is updated automatically.
    Otherwise, be careful to enter the correct format in that field.
  • Once you have performed an import operation, V5 proposes the last entered file path and format as default.
    If you click on ..., the last entered directory is proposed as default.
  • The File unit option is not relevant to the Steinbichler format, nor the Sampling percentage to the Stl format.
 

  1. For some digit file formats, you may want to enter additional data that are displayed by clicking More>>.

  2. Click Apply to display the cloud of points or mesh:

  3. Click Update to display the bounding box of the cloud of points or mesh.
    Use the green arrow to resize it in order to import only a part of the cloud of points or mesh. 

    Select the check box Replace to replace the current cloud of points or mesh by a new one.

 

 
  • The bounding box appears every time the cursor passes over a cloud of points or a mesh. 
    Its size corresponds to that of the visible points. 
  • If a local axis system is set as current, the file will be imported in this axis systems.
    If no local axis system is set as current, the file will be imported in the axis system of the current part.
  • Moreover, if a local axis system is set as current, the axis system of the dynamic box used to select
    a portion of the imported file when the Update button is pushed is parallel to the local axis system axis.
 

  1. Once you are satisfied with the preview, click Apply and OK to finish the import of the cloud of points or mesh.
  • The name of the element created in the specification tree is the name of the original file, without its extension.
  • Undo and Redo are available.
  • V5 memorizes the data of the last imported file and proposes them at the next import action.