dr_gallup
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I have some photos of damaged parts. I want to compare the photos to the CAD model of the mating part. Anybody know how I can do this?
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I want to able to superimpose a picture over a model. Or somehow combine the photograph JPEG with a model JPEG. One of the images has to have some transparency so the other can be seen through it. I have no image editing software so would prefer to do it in Pro/E if there is a way.
I remember hazily that in some module it is possible to bring in a JPEG to use as a reference when building a model but it is probably one of the free form surfacing modules that I don't have.
For some reason PTC has tried to hide this feature. Go to:
View tab > Model Display > Images
you add the jpeg then you can flip it around, scale it, set transparency, etc.
moldman > I dont think you can load images outside of isdx for WF3.
dr_gallup > When you are in Images placement, just drag the green ball to rotate at any angle.
Maybe it needs to be turned on? In assembly mode you can turn it on and off.I'll give it another try, I didn't see any green ball. Why doesn't it come up with the same rotation interface as assembly? I know, it's a trick rhetorical question. Why don't any PTC development teams communicate and build consistent interfaces?
It is the same interface in the assembly. In Image placement, just select the image, the green handle will show up.
View tab > Model Display > Images
Clikc import, pick image
With the image loaded on the plane selected. There is a green handle to drag.
I get a little green dot, it looks nothing like the assembly handles. I was able to rotate the image by eye. There are numerous controls that are greyed out for height, width, 1:1 scaling. I don't know what you have to do to get those to do anything.
It's also pretty weird that you have to pick a plane to place the injector before you pick the image. It's a very obscure prompt and it looks like Creo is stuck until you notice what it's asking for. As far as I can tell, you can never change the plane, if you don't like it you have to delete the image and start over.
Overall, using an image editor was a much better solution.
You might be able to follow the Trace Sketch video here: Some Pro/e Tutorial Videos Those are SWF/Flash videos. To make the image scaling work and not skew like in that Trace Sketch video make your L x W of the surface the same ratio as the image. I think that gun image was 96 x 50, hence why I used those numbers for the sketch/surface.
There are free image editors like Paint.NET, Paint.NET - Free Software for Digital Photo Editing, that work great on cleaning up your image prior to bringing it into pro/e.