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3DM Import for Pro/ENGINEER - Rhino 3DM file import plug-in for Pro/ENGINEER

3DM Import for Pro/ENGINEER is a Rhinoceros 3DM file import plug-in for Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire. This plug-in gives Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire the ability to import geometric data from 3DM files.

3DM Import for Pro/ENGINEER reads polygon mesh stored in 3DM files and imports it into Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire. A polygon mesh in a 3DM file is comprised of a set of triangular/quad faces. 3DM Import for Pro/ENGINEER creates trimmed planar surfaces for each triangle/quad and knits them together to create a body. If the polygon mesh is closed (i.e. it does not contain boundary edges) then 3DM Import for Pro/ENGINEER will create a closed body feature, otherwise an open surface will be created.

3DM Import for Pro/ENGINEER is very easy to use. Once installed, it automatically loads itself into Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire and adds a new submenu called "3DMImport" to the Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire menu.

3DM Import for Pro/ENGINEER comes with detailed documentation as well as a tutorial to get you started in the shortest possible time.

If you need any additional information please contact SYCODE.


The 3DM File Format

The 3DM (3D Model) file format is the native file format of Rhinoceros, the NURBS modeling software from Robert McNeel & Associates. The OpenNURBS Initiative was founded by Robert McNeel & Associates in January 2000, with the sole purpose of providing CAD, CAM, CAE and computer graphics software users reliable methods for transferring 3D geometry between applications via the 3DM file format. TerrainCAD, our terrain generation, editing and modeling software, also uses the 3DM file format as its native file format. .




 

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