New PointCloud chook for Mastercam

[Verisurf - Ernie Husted]

If you ever wanted to create a surface from a pointcloud? Then I have a tool for you.

 

You will be amazed

 

It does filtering, triangle meshing, color maping and surfacing.

 

I would like to offer this new PointCloud surfacing tool to all you Mastercam folks.

 

 

You may download and install this chook; it also installs some sample PointCloud MC9 files into your Mill/MC9 folder to play with.

 

PointCloud91.exe

 

It is Beta so there is no cost at this time.

 

Please let me know what you think and send me any cool pointcloud samples you may come across.

 

I will be at Westec next week showing some of this cool stuff.

 

Ernie Husted

Verisurf Software, Inc.

www.verisurf.com

[Mark H]

Thanks, I'll have to take a look.

[Mike Whitten CAD/CAM Contractors]

Hello Ernie,

 

This Chook looks real nice!

I would like to try it but I am having a problem. When I try to run the chook, it prompts with an error message:

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Error: C-hook not found

C:mcam9chookspointcloud.dll

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I just installed it and tried to run it. I am on MR0304(2000pro) now and I will try MR0105 tonight.

 

Thanks,

Mike

[robk]

Could somebody please e-mail me the c-hook. Damn the firewalls

[Jammer™]

quote:

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I would like to try it but I am having a problem. When I try to run the chook, it prompts with an error message:

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Error: C-hook not found

C:mcam9chookspointcloud.dll

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Me too!

[Verisurf - Ernie Husted]

Opps the Install is beta too, I uploaded a new new install with missing dlls added.

 

Also here is a Zipped install for those with fire walls.

 

PointCloud91.zip

 

Let me know if it works now?

 

Ernie

 

 

Thanks

Ernie

[robk]

Thanks Ernie, but I still can't access it. Could you (or anybody else) please e-mail it to me (zip file).. [email protected]. Thanks

[Verisurf - Ernie Husted]

Rob,

 

I have emailed it to you.

 

Ernie

[robk]

Thanks Ernie

Just tried it here to see if it works. Working fine, and looking good. Thanks again

[Mike Whitten CAD/CAM Contractors]

Very nice! Ernie

 

I tried a few things and am very impressed. I can't wait to do some more.

 

Thanks,

Mike

[Don S at Barefoot CNC South]

Thanks Ernie

This is Don at Hovis just had the verisurf training.

[Eric S.]

Thanks Ernie! Can't wait to give it a try

[Reece L Gibson]

When does it expire? says it is an Evalutaion copy

expires September 1, 2005

[Steve Biehl - Cimquest Inc]

very nice. Got one for X yet? What do you see as the retail price of this?

[Verisurf - Ernie Husted]

"X" what's that?

[Verisurf - Ernie Husted]

Reece,

 

Yes, it will expires September 1, 2005

 

 

Steve,

 

We will have it for X, but its not ready yet.

We are thinking about a $500 price tag?

What do you think?

 

Ernie

[steve f]

Can't wait to try it! I just finished a job this week making a topographic model with coons surfaces from a grid 38" x 68" overall and .300" grid spacing...took 12 hours of patching. This'll really help down the road.

 

steve teh carpal tunneled

[BernieT]

Ernie - looks pretty good. Works nice.

How is it better than Rhino3D's patch command? Seems very comparable to me. Rhino costs about $700 - $1000 so $500 seems a little steep.

 

my .02

[Verisurf - Ernie Husted]

quote:

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How is it better than Rhino3D's patch command?

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It can make smoother more accurate surfaces.

 

You don't have to leave Mastercam to do the job

 

You should be asking how it will be better then Geomagic?

 

Ernie

[BernieT]

OK - I hope to be able to give it a try on a real job.

 

Have not used Geomagic. Approx what does Geomagic cost?

[Verisurf - Ernie Husted]

over 20K

[Richard@WCCH]

quote:

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Can't wait to try it! I just finished a job this week making a topographic model with coons surfaces from a grid 38" x 68" overall and .300" grid spacing...took 12 hours of patching. This'll really help down the road.

 

steve teh carpal tunneled

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steve f, I recently discovered how to use the surface loft function to get similar results as coons surface on a topographical part. Breaking the splines at the larger curves from one end of the part to the other and then using the "sync by entity" option in the loft command. It eliminated over half the time it was taking me to surface a four inch square part surface. It did take me a bit of time to learn the technique, but it works much faster and easier to make changes in detailed areas.

 

Can't wait to try the new chook Ernie. We've been looking for an alternative to the REV Quick chook.

 

Last I checked, the Geomagic stuff cost around 30 grand a seat. Way too pricey for my tiny budget.

 

Richard

[cadcam]

Ernie , if want put it on the FTP and when you say I will remove it.

 

Jay

 

PS link is not working.

[Verisurf - Ernie Husted]

http://www.3dgage.comPointCloud91.exe

or

http://www.3dgage.comPointCloud91.zip

 

Go for it!

[crazy^millman]

Very cool I can now take my Poser models and surface them in Mastercam without having to find someone with Rhino.