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> Tutorial 3 - Wrap a mesh around a convex point cloud
Point Cloud for AutoCAD – Reverse engineering plug-in for AutoCAD
In this tutorial we will learn how a mesh is wrapped around a point
cloud by typing a different options.
Step 1: Start AutoCAD.
Step 2: Select Import Points from the PointCloud
menu or type PCImportPoints at the AutoCAD command prompt and
press Enter.
Step 3: The Point File dialog box is displayed. Browse for
the file Wrap Mesh Sample 1.txt (typically located in C:\Program
Files\SYCODE\Point Cloud for AutoCAD\Samples\) and click Open
from the Open dialog box.
Step 4: Select the
format and delimiters in the Point File dialog box and click OK.
Step
5: Zoom to the extents of the drawing (View->Zoom->Extents). You
will find the points from Wrap Mesh Sample 2.txt imported into
the current model.
Step
6: Select Wrap Mesh from the PointCloud menu or type
PCWrapMesh at the AutoCAD command prompt and press Enter.
Step 7: At the Select points command prompt, select the
points and press Enter.
Step 8: At the Select points command prompt, set the Point
cloud type to Concave by pressing "V". Press Enter
when done. A concave mesh is created as shown below. As you can see the
mesh spills below the point cloud. This is not what we want.
A concave mesh
A shaded view of the mesh
Step
9: Delete the mesh and run the PCWrapMesh command again.
Step 10: At the Select points command prompt, select the
points and press Enter.
Step 11: At the Select points command prompt, set Point
cloud type to Convex by pressing "X", Press Enter when
done. A convex mesh is created as shown below
A convex mesh
A shaded view of the mesh
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