GPS PATHFINDER OFFICE .DFX FILES HOW TO

Details – displays total mesh faces, # of faces deviating, what percentage of the whole that represents, and total # of points.

Distance computation – user decides whether those faces that are highlighted are based on maximum or average deviation and Absolute (no positive/negative distances) or Signed Distance.

Slider bar allows user to adjust and preview deviations on the mesh faces above a user-set limit minimum and maximum boxes are read-only.

Calculate Mesh to Point Cloud Deviation -> Multi-select the object mesh and the point cloud (Its recommended to view the mesh in “per-face normals” setting > Shift + L for Layers > View As tab) -> Tools -> Measure -> Mesh to Points Deviation -> Dialogue Box Options: CALCULATE MESH TO POINT CLOUD DEVIATION III. Upon importing, the COE creates its own MS that loses many of the editing/manipulation options -> Open the COE MS -> Select All -> Copy -> Open Working MS (containing points to compare/analyze) -> Paste COE object(s) into Working MS NOTE: Pay attention to the layers in Cyclone: all ACAD layers accompany the object when imported however when copied/pasted objects are placed on a layer named ‘default~’ Manually assign the correct layer to the object in the Working MS and delete unnecessary layers. Import the COE file into Cyclone Navigator Comparing Modeled Objects with Original Points in Cyclone

COMPARING MODELED OBJECTS WITH ORIGINAL POINTS NOTE: When moving grouped or multiple objects, faces and lines may appear to remain in their original position or become displaced during manipulation as long as all objects are selected or grouped/selected, this is only a refreshing issue -> View Properties (Shift + L) -> Selectable/Visible Tab -> toggle the visibility of the object type off (ie: mesh or patch, etc) and when toggled back on, the view of all objects should be refreshed. If references/links have been lost, the imported objects may need to be moved/rotated (select objects -> RC -> move/rotate) Pasting COE objects into Original MS -> Its highly recommended to copy and paste the original MS as a copied/working MS in Cyclone Navigator use this copied MS to insert objects, updating the original MS only as a final step -> Open copied MS -> Paste objects that were copied from COE file in Step II -> NOTE: if coordinates were maintained and referenced throughout the modeling and export process, the object should automatically paste into the correct position. Managing the COE-MS -> Open the COE ModelSpace that has automatically been created -> It is recommended that you group objects and place them on individual layers as needed in this original COE MS (to group -> Select Objects -> Edit -> Group -> Group -> Objects can be ungrouped at any time with this command as well) -> Copy all objects -> Close COE MS While most objects can be imported into Cyclone, complex objects (ie: beveled edges, rounded corners, notches) may be translated into a collection of lines and arcs versus objects when imported

NOTE: You cannot import a COE into a MS view, rather it must be imported into the overall “ModelSpaces” project folder at which time a new MS view is created for editing. Importing files into Cyclone is done through the Navigator window, where a new MS is created with the imported file -> Open Cyclone Navigator -> Select Database/ModelSpaces Folder -> RC -> Import -> browse to COE file -> Open -> MS View appears named by default with the COE file location Importing & Exporting Objects and Points in Cyclone with COE Files Hint: You can click on any image to see a larger version.

GPS PATHFINDER OFFICE .DFX FILES HOW TO

This workflow will show you how to use Leica’s COE plug-in to import and export objects and points in Cyclone.

Gps pathfinder office .dfx files