Pro-e Point Import
Pro-e Point Import
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I am trying to import 3D points and area from a file to pro engineer. Its a complex shape so it has many points and I need to define the area by small triangles to get the final volume. Help :(
ps I can import the points but how do I define the area or volume
ps I can import the points but how do I define the area or volume





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0 0 0
1 2 3
3 2 4
2.1 2.2 2.3
Rename the file with a ".pts" extension. Insert points into a part file using Insert / Model Datum / Point / Offset Coordinate System. Select the reference coordinate system and then import your points file.
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0 0 0
1 2 3
3 2 4
2.1 2.2 2.3
how do I joint point 0 0 0 to point 1 2 3 to point 3 2 4 to create an area? How do I write it on notepad for ProEng to understant and recognise? I have thousands of these points and its impossible to do it manually.
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The data you're providing is a list of points. Pro/E is creating a set of datum points from it. That's task 1.
Task 2 is a major mathematical step, whereby the cloud of points are connected with best fit set of triangles to generate a continous outside surface and solid volume. (That is, to make it look like an FEA mesh or STL model). That is a much bigger thing to do than import the points. The term for this is tessellation.
That said, Pro/ SCANTOOLS might have the functionality you're looking for to generate a boundary made of triangular surfaces.