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OBJ
Import for SolidWorks is a Wavefront OBJ file import add-in for
SolidWorks®. This add-in gives SolidWorks the ability to import
geometric data from OBJ files.
OBJ
Import for SolidWorks reads polygon mesh data stored in OBJ files
and imports it into SolidWorks. A polygon mesh in a OBJ file is
comprised of a set of triangular/quad faces. OBJ Import for
SolidWorks 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 OBJ Import for
SolidWorks will create a closed body feature, otherwise an open
surface will be created.
OBJ
Import for SolidWorks is very easy to use. Once installed, it
automatically loads itself into SolidWorks and adds a new submenu called
"OBJImport" to the SolidWorks menu.
OBJ
Import for SolidWorks 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 OBJ File Format
The OBJ
file format is a geometry definition file format first developed by
Wavefront Technologies for its Advanced Visualizer animation package.
The file format is open and has been adopted by other 3D graphics
application vendors, making it a universally accepted geometry file
format. The OBJ file format is a simple data format that represents 3D
geometry alone - namely, the position of each vertex, the texture
coordinate associated with a vertex, the normal at each vertex, and the
faces that make each polygon.
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