Working With Meshes: Difference between revisions

Latest revision as of 09:54, 28 June 2016

Currently Supported Mesh Types

The native file type supported for 3D models in Flowcode is a *.MESH file. Flowcode also has a converter which will convert more commonly used file types, such as;

STEP
IGES
ASCII STL File *.STL
Binary STL *.STL
Object File *.OBJ

Support for Assemblies

Flowcode also supports 3D assemblies. In previous versions, users were required to manually import all 3D parts/ objects separately. Now, users can import a single assembly into Flowcode and each individual part will be given a unique handle. The physical location of the parts on the simulation panel will also stay the same relative to the original assembly file.

The process for importing a single object, or an assembly is seen below;

Adding a mesh to a panel

A compatible file can simply be dragged onto the system panel or dashboard panel and this will generate a .MESH resource file containing the object in a format that Flowcode can work with.

The system panel also has a Mesh primitive which automatically pops up a open file dialogue window when dragged onto the panel allowing you to specify an external mesh file.

SketchUp

There is a blog post available which details how to add meshes from SketchUp. The SketchUp file is converted to a supported file using the freely available STL export plug-in for SketchUp.

Blog - XY Plotter 2 – 3D Model

Solidworks

There is a blog post available which details how to add meshes from Solidworks.

Blog - Flowcode 6 Compatibility With Solidworks

DesignSpark

There is a blog post available which details how to add meshes from DesignSpark.

Blog - Electro-Mechanical simulations using both Flowcode and DesignSpark Mechanical

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-Various mesh types are supported already in Flowcode 6 with more mesh types planned for the future.
+==Currently Supported Mesh Types==
+The native file type supported for 3D models in Flowcode is a *.MESH file. Flowcode also has a converter which will convert more commonly used file types, such as;
+*STEP
+*IGES
+*ASCII STL File *.STL
+*Binary STL *.STL
+*Object File *.OBJ
-A supported mesh file can simply be dragged onto the [[System_Panel|system panel]] or [[Dashboard_Panel|dashboard panel]] and this will generate a .mesh resource file containing the object in a format that Flowcode can work with.
+==Support for Assemblies==
+Flowcode also supports 3D assemblies. In previous versions, users were required to manually import all 3D parts/ objects separately. Now, users can import a single assembly into Flowcode and each individual part will be given a unique handle. The physical location of the parts on the simulation panel will also stay the same relative to the original assembly file.
-==Currently Supported Mesh Types==
+The process for importing a single object, or an assembly is seen below;
+==Adding a mesh to a panel==
-The mesh type sthat are currently supported in Flowcode v6 are:
+A compatible file can simply be dragged onto the [[System_Panel|system panel]] or [[Dashboard_Panel|dashboard panel]] and this will generate a .MESH resource file containing the object in a format that Flowcode can work with.
-*ASCII STL File *.STL
+The [[System_Panel|system panel]] also has a Mesh primitive which automatically pops up a open file dialogue window when dragged onto the panel allowing you to specify an external mesh file.
-*Binary STL *.STL
-*Object File *.OBJ
 ==SketchUp==
-There is a blog post available which details how to add meshes from SketchUp.
+There is a blog post available which details how to add meshes from SketchUp. The SketchUp file is converted to a supported file using the freely available STL export plug-in for SketchUp.
 [http://matrixmultimedia.com/blog/?p=51 Blog - XY Plotter 2 – 3D Model]
 ==Solidworks==
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 [http://matrixmultimedia.com/blog/?p=250 Blog - Flowcode 6 Compatibility With Solidworks]
 ==DesignSpark==

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