CopyCAD
overview
copycad help contents
what copycad does
how copycad works
import the digitised data
generate scanline structure
offsetting scanlines
generate triangulated structure
generate surfaces
inspection of model and data output
copycad entities
points
scanlines
gridlines
triangles
surfaces
curves
attention duct users
using this help system
layout
screen layout
menu bar
shortcut keys
toolbars
side toolbars
scanline editing
scanline modelling
model editing
triangle generation
surface generation
viewing models
predefined views
changing the viewpoint with the mouse
zooming in and out
panning
resizing the view
using dynamic sectioning
closing the toolbar
drawing elements of a model
drawing/hiding masked items
changing units
command window
splitter bar
gripper bar
scroll bar
detaching the command window
problems docking the command window
copycad explorer
curves, workplanes and models
displaying more than one model
manipulating models in the explorer
transforming models using the explorer
workplanes
pop-up menus
workplanes menu
workplane object menu
models menu
model object menu
transformations menu
transform object menu
appending models
user pop-up menus
create your home directory
create the user menu
rules for creating user menus
sample user menu
customising copycad
getting help
main toolbar
main toolbar - overview
open file
save session
print
point editing
scanline generation
scanning strategy
options
scanline editing
scanline modelling
model editing
triangle generation
triangle editing
fix triangles
triangle modelling
curve generation
generate from
boundaries example
horizon line example
discontinuities example
scanlines example
define section plane
generation options
curve fitting options
curve editing
surface generation
surface editing
error analysis
reference model
analysis
error update
options
export errors as
powermill
example of powermill ole interface
powershape
calculator
standard calculator
scientific calculator
measurer
point
line
circle
workplanes
help
side toolbars
side toolbars - overview
point editing toolbar
add point
using the position dialog box
delete points
mask points
unmask points
move point absolute
move points incremental
label points
unlabel points
point information
information window
distance point to point/origin
- point editing toolbar - select by index
- point editing toolbar - lasso picking
- point editing toolbar - undo pick
- point editing toolbar - close toolbar
working with point data
importing point data
using the triangulation wizard
for more information about opening and using the triangulation wizard, see wizards
examining the point data
what digitising device was used?
what stepover was used?
what is the 3d distance between scanlines?
was the scan uni-directional or bi-directional?
how do i find out a point's index or co-ordinates?
how do i find out general information about a model?
scanline editing toolbar
create scanline
delete scanline
mask scanline
unmask scanline
reverse scanline
split scanline
scanline information
- scanline editing toolbar - select by index
- scanline editing toolbar - lasso picking
- scanline editing toolbar - undo pick
stop creation
- scanline editing toolbar - close toolbar
scanline modelling toolbar
offset scanlines
generate offset model based on
options
new grid
offset scanlines example
existing model
extend scanlines
- extend scanlines - operation
extend
extents
options - extend
- scanline modelling toolbar - close toolbar
model editing toolbar
limit model
limit to
keep
limit options
define limiting plane
define limiting model
define plane
reorder model
extract xy grid from points
extract xy grid from scanlines
grid from scanlines example
sample scanlines
sample triangles
reorder points
points example
filter model
points
scanlines
gridlines
triangles
tolerance model
tolerance
reduce to
options
strip model
strip points to
strip scanlines to
swapping the scanline axis
transform model
- transform model - operation
scaling
axis
xyz factors
origin
align model
manual align
datum align
best fit align
wrap model
xy/360
standard
wrap - z projection
wrap - surface
understanding surface parameters
wrap - image
using the wrap options
previewing a wrap
tips for wrapping over triangles
troubleshooting wrapping problems
using wrapped models
triangle generation toolbar
wizards
triangulation wizard
grid triangulation
close triangulation - 'none' example
close triangulation - cylindrical (join last scan to first) example
close triangulation - 'cylindrical + cap ends' example
close triangulation - 'cylindrical + cap back' example
close triangulation - cylindrical (join scan ends to starts) example
close triangulation - 'default plane' example
close triangulation - 'plane at z height' example
ordered scanline triangulation
unordered/multiple scan triangulation
unordered/multiple scans example
surface triangulation
- triangle generation toolbar - close toolbar
side toolbars continued
triangle editing toolbar
add triangle
picking triangle vertices
specifying triangle vertex index numbers
delete triangles
delete triangle edges
mask triangles
unmask triangles
collapse triangle edges
swap triangle edge diagonal
triangle information
select by index
lasso picking
- triangle editing toolbar - undo pick
- triangle editing toolbar - stop creation
- triangle editing toolbar - close toolbar
triangle modelling toolbar
create triangle primitives
triangle primitives - plane
triangle primitives - block
triangle primitives - sphere
triangle primitives - cylinder
triangle primitives - cone
triangle primitives - torus
interactive triangle editing
interactive triangle tool setting
limiting changes to the triangle model
analysing changes to the triangle model
interactive triangle editing – smooth
interactive triangle editing – deposit
interactive triangle editing – carve
interactive triangle editing – erase
refine triangles
paint triangles
painting triangles
painting picked triangles
painting using the flood fill options
splitting models based on colour
creating curves around the selected colour
split line example
boolean triangles
boolean triangles example
limit model
transform model
morph triangles
blend types
blending between regions
morph triangles – single region
morph triangles – two polygon regions
morph triangles – three regions
morph triangles – two triangle models
triangle morphing example
section triangles
single
multiple
section triangles – from curves
- triangle modelling toolbar - close toolbar
curve editing toolbar
sketch curve
delete curve
fit new curve
split curves
splitting curves where they cross
splitting curves at a trim curve
splitting a curve at a point
append curves
interactive curve editing
selecting a curve picking mode
using the edit curve point dialog box
convert to curve network
fit curve onto model
smooth curve
convert to polyline
curve fitting options
- curve editing toolbar - undo pick
- curve editing toolbar - stop creation
- curve editing toolbar - close toolbar
curve point editing
surface generation toolbar
surfacing - overview
planning a surfacing session
create surface
create trimmed surface
create planar surface
create planar surface example
create untrimmed surface from points
untrimmed surface generation example
delete surface
tolerance surface
reverse surface
smooth single surface
smooth surface – whole surface
smooth surface – picked points
smooth surface – picked internals
add internal
delete internal
surface information
fitting options
using the curve and surface fitting options
standard options
advanced sketching options
advanced curve fitting options
advanced surface options
undo
- surface generation toolbar - stop creation
- surface generation toolbar - close toolbar
fixing damaged triangle models
trifix toolbar - overview
auto stitch
iteration mode
auto stitch tolerances
additional processing
fill holes
swap edges to improve aspect
remove duplicates
orientate triangles
slice triangles
small triangles
thin triangles
overlapping triangles
intersecting triangles
badly connected triangles
overhanging triangles
measure distance
mesh status
boundaries
triangles
size
statistics
properties
undo
undo history
redo
close toolbar
ps_surfacer
ps-surfacer - overview
main toolbar
file management and editing buttons
other toolbar/form buttons
selection and object creation buttons
view toolbar
edit toolbar
style toolbar
level toolbar
surface editing toolbar
curve editing toolbar
ps-surfacer tutorial
what does this tutorial show?
opening the sample data
refining the triangle model
smoothing the triangle model
creating the surfaces
checking for errors
importing the profile
opening ps-surfacer
extending the surfaces in ps-surfacer
stitching the surfaces in ps-surfacer
creating the new fillet surface
returning to copycad
menus
file menu - overview
file - open
file - close session
file - save session
file - examples
file - print preview
file - print
file - save print image
file - select
model selector toolbar
selected model
file - import points wizard
file - export current model
file - export current model - points
file - export current model - points - ascii points
file - export current model - points - artcam relief
file - export current model - points - duct picture
file - export current model - points - tracecut model
file - export current model - errors
file - export current model - errors - ascii text file
file - export current model - errors - colour stl file
file - export current model - triangles
file - export current model - triangles - stl format (stereo lithography)
stl export options
file - export current model - triangles - vrml format (virtual reality)
file - export current model - triangles - tri format (duct)
file - export current model - triangles - dmt format (delcam machining triangles)
file - export current model - wrap map
file - export current model - wrap map - copycad binary export file
file - export current model - wrap map - ascii export file
file - export current model - surfaces
file - export current model - surfaces - delcam geometry
file - export current model - surfaces - duct command file
file - export current model - surfaces - iges
file - export current model - surfaces - cadds4x
file - export current model - curves
file - export current model - curves - delcam geometry
file - export current model - curves - iges
file - export current model - curves - duct picture
file - export current model - curves - copycad curve file
file - export current model - copycad model file
file - recent sessions
file - recent models
file - exit
edit menu -undo pick
view menu - overview
view - resize to fit
view - from
view - iso - iso
view - zoom to box
view - zoom undo
view - refresh
view - toolbars - main
view - toolbars - view
view - toolbars - draw
view - toolbars - command
draw menu - overview
draw - points
draw - labels
draw - normals
draw - scanlines
draw - gridlines
draw - curves
draw - triangle boundaries
draw - triangle discontinuities
draw - triangles
draw - shaded triangles
draw - surfaces
draw - shaded surfaces
draw - surfaced entities
draw - errors
draw - shaded errors
draw - transform
draw - crosshair cursor
draw - draw all
draw - undraw all
delete menu - overview
delete - model
delete - all other models
delete - all
ole menu - overview
ole - powermill
ole - powershape
ole - ps-surfacer
ole - run visible
ole - always start new session
ole - append data to existing model
ole – embed ps-surfacer inside copycad
sending ole commands
tools menu - overview
tools - echo commands
tools - macro - record
tools - macro - stop
tools - macro - run
tools - options - view
tools - options - draw
tools - options - shade
tools - options - errors
error marks on surface example
error marks at points example
error vectors on surface example
error vectors at points example
tools - options - densities
tools - options - markers
tools - options - colours
colours - point
colours – background
customising colours example
tools - options – import
tools - options – export
tools - options – file selector
tools - options - advanced
help menu - overview
help - contents
help - getting started
help - whats new
help - context sensitive
help - check for copycad updates
help - subscribe to the copycad newsletter
help - delcam on the web - copycad home page
help - delcam on the web - delcam home page
help - switch to demo mode
help - about
tutorials
tutorials
overview
tolerancing tutorial
limiting tutorial
surface triangulation tutorial
trifix tutorial
opening and examining the hand_grip file
identifying and fixing problem triangles
measuring and stitching the remaining gaps
stitching at a new tolerance
finishing the stitching
filling the holes
saving the watertight triangle model
trifix tutorial summary
licence
licence agreement
delcam plc software licence and terms of supply
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