Wilcox Releases PC-DMIS Reshaper Software

Wilcox Associates, a Hexagon Metrology company, has announced the immediate availability of PC-DMIS Reshaper software as a standalone application. According to the company, PC-DMIS Reshaper is a comprehensive 3D point-cloud processing program that can be used to collect or import large quantities of 3D point data for manipulation and processing for downstream processes such as computer-aided-design (CAD) modelling, computer-aided manufacturing (CAM) or rapid prototyping.

PC-DMIS Reshaper operates as a fully functional application in an online or offline mode. Data collection can be accomplished 'live' via a direct connection to a digitising device, such as a Romer portable measuring arm with a laser scanner, or offline via file import from more than a dozen 3D data file formats, including STEP, IGES, ASCII, DXF, DMIS, ISO and RAW.

Point clouds, which can be imported with no file-size or point-quantity limitations, can be cleaned, merged and edited from the streamlined user interface and then rapidly converted into a polygon mesh model. The conversion from cloud to mesh is extremely rapid, utilising proprietary algorithms for polygon organisation, resulting in highly accurate yet lightweight file-size models. Wilcox claims that further manipulation of mesh models, including hole filling, deformation and smoothing is rapidly accomplished with point-and-click simplicity.

The final export of meshes is possible to a dozen file formats. Ken Woodbine, president of Wilcox Associates, said: 'PC-DMIS Reshaper is an excellent package for the user who wants to do a relatively discrete set of tasks, namely collection and clean-up of point clouds, and quickly getting them into a format that can be taken to the next stage in the development process. 'At the moment, PC-DMIS Reshaper is a standalone module but, in time, we will be incorporating elements of the technology into the core PC-DMIS product suite,' he added.

A basic set of point-cloud-to-CAD comparison dimensional inspection is also possible with PC-DMIS Reshaper. A point cloud can be aligned to an IGES or STEP CAD model and deviations from nominal are shown in a coloured graphical 'weather-map' format. This function is said to be suitable for users who want to compare a physical object, such as a mould cavity, with its virtual CAD counterpart. Deviations indicate areas of variation to the original model.

PC-DMIS Reshaper software benefits functional areas such as product development, rapid prototyping and reverse engineering and industries that create or use moulds and dies or that produce parts with complex surfaces. Even heritage preservation can benefit from using PC-DMIS Reshaper software to collect 3D models of priceless artefacts for archival or copy purposes, according to the company.

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