Reverse Engineering

[jcgst5]

I am trying to use MasterCAM to create a solid model from an asci file comprised of point and polyline data of an object that I aquired using a CMM. I am new to MasterCAM and I have some knowledge on modeling basic geometeric shapes. However, the object has a spline for one of its faces. How can a create this surface? Also, could anyone suggest a good book on solid modeling in MasterCAM?

 

[crazy^millman]

Contact your dleaer or look at this web site above and see books that is a good place to start as to what is out there to use.

 

There are add-on to Masterca mthat handle this task very well. To take what we call point cloud ddat adn try to create a solid model for mti well it sucks and takes alot of time. I think in the long run if this is going to be an on going thing the investmnet in other software that add-on might be you best bet but I could be wrong.

[Dan Bedore]

If the spline is planar you can creat,surface,trim,flat boundry, and select the spline to creat a surface. you will have better luck working with surfaces reverse engineering and then creating a solid from Surfaces.