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SAT Import for Rhino - Acis SAT file import plug-in for Rhinoceros
SAT Import for Rhino is an ACIS SAT file import plug-in for
Rhinoceros® 3.0 and 4.0. This plug-in gives Rhino the ability to import
3d solid models from SAT files.
Rhino has the ability to export solid geometry to ACIS SAT files.
However it cannot import geometry from SAT files. SAT Import for
Rhino removes this limitation by giving Rhino the ability to read
ACIS SAT files and import the geometry as solid objects in the active
Rhino document.
SAT Import for Rhino is very easy to use. Once installed, it
automatically loads itself into the Rhino environment. If automatic
loading fails there are manual loading instructions in the
ReadMe file.
Once loaded it adds new commands to Rhino's existing
commands and a new submenu called "SATImport" to the Rhino menu
containing these newly added commands.
SAT Import for Rhino 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 ACIS File Formats
The 3D ACIS® Modeler (ACIS) is a 3D modelling kernel (or engine) owned
by Spatial Corporation. ACIS features an open, object-oriented C++
architecture that enables robust, 3D modelling capabilities. ACIS is
used to construct applications with hybrid modeling features, since it
integrates wireframe model, surface, and solid modeling functionality
with both manifold and non-manifold topology, and a rich set of
geometric operations.
ACIS supports two kinds of save files, Standard ACIS Text (SAT), and
Standard ACIS Binary (SAB). The two formats store identical information,
so the term SAT file is generally used to refer to either (when no
distinction is needed). SAT files are ASCII text files that may be
viewed with a simple text editor. A SAT file contains carriage returns,
white space and other formatting that makes it readable to the human
eye. A SAT file has a .sat file extension. SAB files cannot be viewed
with a simple text editor and are meant for compactness and not for
human readability. A SAB file has a .sab file extension. A SAB file uses
delimiters between elements and binary tags, without additional
formatting.
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