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(Optional)
You can manage automatically your 'Wrapping result' as an alternate shape
of the initial component. In this case, the wrapping result will be
automatically reinserted and will replace the initial component (provided
the Activate check box is selected, it is by default)
Note: If your are not working in alternate
shape mode, it is strongly recommended to use the Reference Product
option to avoid positioning problems when reinserting products. Read
About Reference Product
Alternate Shape:
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- Select Tools > Options from the menu bar.
The Options dialog box is displayed.
- Expand the Digital Mockup category from the upper-left tree
- Select DMU Optimizer item to display the
corresponding tab.
The Alternate Shapes Management is available
- Select the Wrapping check box: the wrapping is
automatically treated as an alternate shape
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(Optional)
You can customize your wrapping result color
easily selecting the Tools->Options...
- Expand the Digital Mockup category from the upper-left tree.
- Select DMU Optimizer item to display the corresponding tab.
- Change the default color as shown below:
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About selection: you can select any node within the
specification tree (terminal/non terminal) and even multi-select them
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Select the product to you want to wrap (i.e. Battery.1)
in the specification tree or in the geometry area.
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Click Wrapping
from the DMU Optimizer toolbar.
The Wrapping dialog box is displayed.
- The number of triangles representing the selected product is
displayed in the number of triangles field.
- The Alternate shapes management field appears.
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Note: Neither the Input
Products dialog box nor the Preview check box are
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Set the grain by entering a value, 4mm for example.
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Setting the Grain
The grain determines the precision of the wrapping representation.
The grain parameter determines the size of the triangles used to
represent the wrapping. A lower setting results in slower computation
time, but a more precise calculation of the wrapping.
For more detailed information, refer to
More About Wrapping-Step 1. |
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Setting the Offset Ratio
The Ratio enables to inflate the wrapping representation. A
lower ratio value results in a less enveloping representation.
If you check the cubic option, you will obtain a coarse wrapping
representation (voxel) but enveloping the product entirely.
Refer to More About Wrapping-Step
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Set the ratio:
- Move the slider to the right to set the ratio to desired value
(0.40, for example).
or if you need a wrapping enveloping entirely the geometry:
- Select the Cubic check box to obtain a voxel
representation of the envelope (the Offset ratio option is grayed
out).
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Click Preview to obtain a preview.
The progress bar is displayed letting you monitor and, if necessary,
interrupt (Cancel option) the calculation.
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The preview window lets you see the resulting
wrapping: |
This is what you obtain with 0.40 as offset ratio value: |
This is what you obtain if you checked the cubic option : |
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About wrapping color
customization |
Let's see the result you obtain if you customized the
wrapping volume color before launching the calculation |
Default option:
The option is turned off, the check box is cleared. |
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The option is turned off, the check box is cleared but you change
the default color using the drop-down list: |
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You selected the 'Use part when possible, otherwise...' check
box: in this case, there are three colors in the original model
(light grey, blue and dark gray). The color chosen is the default one
(see picture opposite) |
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You selected the 'Use part when possible, otherwise...'
check box and selected a color of your choice: |
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Check the number of triangles representing the wrapping
result.
It is displayed in the Number of triangles field as shown below:
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You can simplify your wrapping result. For more detailed
information, read Using Simplification Command
and More About Simplification
We assume you performed step.6 1.
Select the Accuracy check box in the simplification field.Enter a
new value if needed. In our example, keep the default value |
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Click Preview
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Click Save. The Save As dialog box is
displayed. You can identify a specific path/ directory to save your
resulting shape using Tools > Options... Read
Path For Save section
- Set the Type to .cgr
- Identify the folder in which you want to save the file
- Enter a file name
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Click Close to exit the wrapping command.
The wrapping result is automatically
inserted |
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Right-click Battery.1 in the specification tree and
select Manage > Representations to check your wrapping is
treated as alternate shape
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