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News Release from: CADCAM-E.COM (CCE) | Subject: Version 2 multi-CAD
Edited by the Manufacturingtalk Editorial
Team on 14 May 2008
Multi-CAD viewing supports point cloud
files
CCE said that its EnSuite Version 2 multi-CAD viewing, translation and productivity software has been upgraded to support point cloud files produced by CMMs.
CADCAM-E (CCE)'s EnSuite Version 2 multi-CAD viewing, translation and productivity software now supports point cloud files EnSuite Version 2 imports point cloud files in .xyz and .csv files that are typically produced on a coordinate measuring machine (CMM), laser scanner, or other inspection equipment
This article was originally published on Manufacturingtalk on 10 Jun 2008 at 8.00am (UK)
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* Colour coding saves time - EnSuite can be graphically compare imported point cloud files against a CAD model.
EnSuite produces a color error map of the point cloud versus the CAD model by displaying the differences between the two in a range of colors.
Color-coding greatly reduces the time required to identify and understand differences and evaluate their seriousness.
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For example, if a boss is too long or too short, the top of the boss will be highlighted in red.
CCE told manufacturingtalk that color error maps make it possible to analyse problems in seconds that might take hours to understand when looking at point cloud coordinates in a spreadsheet.
The point cloud feature of EnSuite is particularly useful to quality assurance engineers in two scenarios.
1 - Manufacturing QA.
2 - CAD QA.
* Manufacturing quality assurance - in manufacturing QA, the objective is to check for conformance of physical part to the CAD design.
The manufactured part is inspected to generate a point cloud and the point cloud is imported into EnSuite.
This manufactured part point cloud is then compared with the CAD model.
Any error in the manufactured part is visualised in a color map.
The color error map clearly indicates whether or not the part conforms to the design and also helps diagnose problems in the manufacturing process.
CAD quality assurance - in CAD QA, the objective is to check conformance of CAD model to the actual physical part, as in a reverse engineering process.
The physical part is scanned (CMM) to generate a point cloud and a CAD model generated using the point clouds.
The point cloud is imported into EnSuite and compared with the CAD model that has been created as part of the reverse engineering process and any error in the CAD model is visualised in a color error map.
The color error map provides a clear indication of the quality of the CAD model and identifies any areas where improvement is needed.
CCE said that EnSuite exceeds the capabilities of conventional viewers and translators by providing a wide range of productivity tools for accessing critical engineering information.
EnSuite prevents users from saving changes to the master CAD model to protect integrity of the master model.
Licenses are automatically administered and the product updated over the Internet.
EnSuite is designed for companies that work in a multi-CAD environment.
EnSuite provides seamless interoperability with CATIA V4, CATIA V5, Pro/ENGINEER, Unigraphics, and SolidWorks CAD systems as well as Parasolid, IGES and STEP files.
Files can be translated to and from any of these formats without the native CAD software.
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