ViaCAD 10 New Features
PowerPack
Unroll
Unroll will flatten a developable surface such as a ruled surface into a shape that lies in the XY plane. The Unroll tool is located in the PowerPack : Mesh menu.
Video : Unrolling Surfaces
Video : Unrolling Surfaces
HeightMap to 3D Mesh
The HeightMap to 3D Mesh tool will convert a 2D image into a 3D object.
The height is extracted from the color components by applying a grayscale conversion and mapping the results into a user supplied height value.
Video: HeightMap to 3D Mesh
The height is extracted from the color components by applying a grayscale conversion and mapping the results into a user supplied height value.
Video: HeightMap to 3D Mesh
Select Same
The Select Same tool provides mask options for selecting objects. Options include:
• Shape
• Color
• Entity Type
• Line Font
• Text Font
Video: Select Same
• Shape
• Color
• Entity Type
• Line Font
• Text Font
Video: Select Same
Improved Performance
With V10, PowerPack now supports a 64 bit architecture which provides faster performance and handling of larger files.
Image to the right contains over 11 million facets.
Image to the right contains over 11 million facets.
