probertson
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I would like to use Solidworks as a precision measuring device for small parts. What I have done so far is this:
1. Take a photo of a component under a microscope. 2. Import the photo to a sketch. 3. Use sketch tools to trace outlines of circles, lines, radii, etc from the photo. 4. Use the sketch dimensioning to get measurments.
My questions are this:
1. Has anyone attempted (and perfected) this technique? 2. Is there an easy way to import jpegs to make this possible (sounds stupid, but I forgot how I did this before and it wasn't *obvioulsy* very intuitive. 3. Assuming I need to also take a picture of something of a known dimension for a scaling reference (i.e. a penny in the picture), is there a way to tell Solidworks that this object/dimension of object is XX so the rest of the measurements are to scale?
Thanks. I am running SW 2006.
-Paul
1. Take a photo of a component under a microscope. 2. Import the photo to a sketch. 3. Use sketch tools to trace outlines of circles, lines, radii, etc from the photo. 4. Use the sketch dimensioning to get measurments.
My questions are this:
1. Has anyone attempted (and perfected) this technique? 2. Is there an easy way to import jpegs to make this possible (sounds stupid, but I forgot how I did this before and it wasn't *obvioulsy* very intuitive. 3. Assuming I need to also take a picture of something of a known dimension for a scaling reference (i.e. a penny in the picture), is there a way to tell Solidworks that this object/dimension of object is XX so the rest of the measurements are to scale?
Thanks. I am running SW 2006.
-Paul