Modeling from measured points

[EvilSpeeder]

Ok, I have a disk shaped object that is not flat, its got some curves on it (but its still axisymmetric around the axis of rotation). I have measured it using a probe on our cnc lathe and I have files with the points describing the front and back surfaces of it. I need to model this part. My first instinct is to use these points to make datum curves then create a revolve feature using these curves. Is this fesible? Is it the best way?



What format do the measurement files need to be in to be recognized by pro?



Thanks!



John

 

[Speling]

http://www.proecentral.com/portal/forum/msgDetail.asp?msg_id=1895&for_id=15



http://www.proecentral.com/portal/forum/msgDetail.asp?msg_id=1896&for_id=15



This is realy important for you



http://www.proecentral.com/portal/forum/msgDetail.asp?msg_id=1412&for_id=15



Speling

 

[dougr]

You may find this link more decipherable:



http://www.proecentral.com/portal/forum/msgDetail.asp?msg_id=541&for_id=15

 

[triley_56]

The Reverse engineering package provided with Pro/E wildfire release is designed to take point data, create and STL shpe from the point data and the fit a surface to the stl shape. if you do not have this package you can still find a third party program to make an stl file from your 3d point data. bring the stl file into pro/E. you can section and do some surface analysis on the facet feature you get from the stl data. use this info to build your surface