Re: Scanned Data Offsets

From: Ismo Mäkelä (Makela@deskartes.fi)
Date: Mon Dec 13 1999 - 16:06:07 EET


Dear Mr. Timmel,

You can create offsets for any STL data using DeskArtes
Expert Series. If you can output the surfaces
in IGES or VDA format, Expert Series can generate you the
triangulation and produce an offset from it. Please,
have a look at our software at www.deskartes.com.

Best regards,

Ismo Mäkelä,
Product Manager,
DeskArtes Oy

> Timmel, Ingrid wrote:
>
> Hi to all,
> I need to have offsets of scanned data. Paraform is being used to
> create the surfaces. Alias is being used to create the offsets but not
> without difficulty. We have also used a CNC cutter path.That seems to
> work well, but then it needs to be brought into Alias and cleaned up
> again. I have also tried Imageware RPM, that also requires alot of
> fixing, and Paraform seems not to like the polygons that are added.
>
> It seems that there is no true and tried method.
> Anyone have a straight forward approach? Not using to many software
> packages?
> Any suggestions would be appreciated.
>
> Thanks,
> Ingrid Timmel
> Fisher Price
> e-mail timmelin@fisher-price.com

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