on the Model Editing toolbar, CopyCAD displays the Wrap Model dialog box.When you click on the Wrap Model button on the Model Editing toolbar, CopyCAD displays the Wrap Model dialog box.
This dialog box enables you to wrap extra detail onto triangle and surface models.
You can wrap scanline and gridline data onto both triangle and surface models. This allows you to add a relief to a part, for example to add artwork to standard jewellery moulds or to add grip texture to plastic mouldings. You can also wrap images onto triangle models.
CopyCAD wraps the model by matching a reference point on the selected model to a reference point on the base model. The relief is placed onto the base model at this point and wrapped over the rest of the model.
The example below shows a standard wrap where the matched reference points are at the centre of both the relief and the hemisphere.
You can also wrap bitmapped image files onto triangle models. The image is saved as part of the triangle model and can be exported to other packages.
The type of wrapping strategy you use depends on the type of base model, and how you want the base plane of the relief to distort. Each wrapping strategy is on a different tab on the Wrap Model dialog box.
When you have specified the wrap criteria, you can see what would happen if you used your current settings using the Preview button.
After you have wrapped a relief, the next stage is to triangulate it. You can then limit the base model to remove the triangles in the area that will be covered by the wrapped relief. The final stage is to append the two triangle models and stitch them together.
Note: If you have wrapped onto a surface model, you must first triangulate it before limiting it and appending the wrapped relief.
Click on one of the links below to find out more about that tab.
Understanding Surface Parameters
Tips for Wrapping over Triangles
Troubleshooting Wrapping Problems
