Presentation
Once the CAD model is imported in GO2cam, many commands enable to position and cleanup or repair the file if necessary. For this, we have gathered, some specific commands in 2 submenus:
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Import Cleaning |
Design / Wireframe |
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Import Repairing |
Design / Solid |
Basic Rules for the treatment
1. Starting Steps
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Explanation |
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Show All (Ctrl + R) |
Always start by applying Ctrl-R to cancel all filters and hiding commands |
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Part Positioning |
To position correctly the solid (In the menu Import Repairing). |
2. Control and repair the solid
Those commands are available in Import Repairing
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Explanation |
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Check the quality of the solid. |
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If the solid, after analysis, has some problems, you can use the following commands: |
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Enables to repair the solid in 3 steps: surfaces simplification, re-construction of topology and finally re-construction of solid. |
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GO2cam provides 4 other commands aimed at repairing a solid. Please learn more by clicking the link. |
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3. Preparation to machining
Here are some basic rules to apply before machining.
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Name |
Location |
Explanation |
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Stop Faces |
Solid/Faces |
creation of solids with null thickness to cover an area to avoid machining. |
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Edges Extraction |
Solid/Wireframe |
creation of 2D elements from the edges of the solid. |
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Silhouette |
Solid/Wireframe |
creation of 2D geometry by projection in the current plane. |
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Solid Analysis |
Solid/Features |
is a preparation command for machining, by analyzing the shape and topology of the solid. |
Other commands can be useful, such as Move Geometry to modify the solid scale.