Re: Re: ASCII point cloud file

> Date: Mon, 10 Mar 2003 05:19:02 -0000
> From: "forumtvm" <forumtvm@...>
>Subject: Re: ASCII point cloud file
>
>Alan Marconett KM6VV <KM6VV@a...> wrote:
>
>> Just a thought, it might be possible to use Vector CAD/CAM's PCL
>(point,
>> circle, line) import function. You'd have to edit the point cloud
>to
>> fit PCL format,

>nothing that allows import.
>
>Under OPEN, the file formats are
>
>vector.ccd
>vectortemplate.cct
>bobcad.dgn
>bcASCIIdrawing.asc
>dxf.dxf

You missed type "all". The PLC is a proprietary VectorCad data definition used for importing geometry from external sources from either the clipboard, (Paste Special, PLC text), or through file-Open, file of type-ALL. The format is used to introduce customers to the concepts of the DDE, as it is nearly identical in format and methodology. The DDE is the dynamic data exchange server option that is used to interact with external programs. The DDE accesses most of the Vector commands directly without requiring sendkey interaction.

a point for example would be defined as

point(1.999,2.999,3.999);

Vector will either paste geometry from the clipboard or File-Open/File-Merge data in this form as geometry in the Vector Cad workspace. There is becomes available for logical and sequential selection, splining, conversion to Nurbs curves and surfaces, etc.

Here is a link to a tutorial that uses excel to calculate and format data points along a parabola for use in creating a parabolic mirror.

http://www.vectorcam.com/cooker

We recently had some discussion of techniques to handle point cloud data on the Vector support forum.

http://www.imsrv.com/discus/messages/15/887.html?1036975672

$20 Accutrans is discussed in that conversation too.


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