IMAGEWARE

CURRICULUM

Document No: 2
Project Name: IMAGEWARE
Document Ref: HELP
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Prepared By: Vasudevan
IMAGEWARE Training Curriculum

Table of Contents
1.Pre-requisites.................................................................................................. .........2
2.PRIMARY COURSE TOPICS........................................................................................2
3. What is reverse engineering?.................................................................................3
4.Why reverse engineering?.......................................................................................4
5. Methodology reverse engineering a part.............................................................4
6.The high quality process ................................................................................... ......5
7.Imageware Project Planning for Surfacing...............................................................5
8.Hot Keys.................................................................................... ..............................7
Listing by Menu......................................................................................................7
Edit Hot Keys..................................................................................... ......................7
Display Hot Keys................................................................................................. .....8
View Hot Keys............................................................................................... .........10
Create Hot Keys........................................................................................... ..........10
Construct Hot Keys............................................................................... .................10
Modify Hot Keys.......................................................................................... ...........10

1. Pre-requisites

Existing 3D CAD knowledge is beneficial

2. PRIMARY COURSE TOPICS

• Evaluate and identify both good and bad qualities of measurement
data.
• Segment measurement data into functional "networks" (features).
• Clean or smooth the features as needed.
• Use the "networks" to define accurate and/or smooth NURBS curves.
• Analyze the curves to verify qualities such as accuracy or
smoothness create NURBS surfaces using measurement data,
curves, and/or existing surfaces information.

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• Align separate measurement data sets to create complete

measurement models.
• Align measurement models to CAD models for comparisons.
• Modify models to achieve optimal qualities.
• Verify a model's integrity at every stage of the Imageware modeling
process to ensure accuracy.

• Basic Procedures
• Creating a Surface from a Cloud
• Extracting Smooth Edges
• Offsetting Polygon Models
• Filleting Between a Surface and Curve
• Creating a Multi-Surface Model
• Reverse Engineering an Automotive Bracket
• Reverse Engineering an Exterior Surface
• Using Iterative Alignment

3. What is reverse engineering?

Conversion of a physical part to 3D cad model.

If we don’t have drawing /design and we want to copy the design from
existed part then we have to go for reverse engineering .where we are
going to scan the part under laser scanner or white line scanner or co-
ordinate measuring machine the output is a point cloud data (that is
scan), which could be opened in image ware as STL binary file. Then the
point cloud is processed to create 3d cad model.

As we opened the point cloud data in image ware, we have to study the
scan data by taking cross sections at different places of the scan.
Determine whether the part is symmetrical or not.

Symmetrical part

Symmetrical part for example seat, bumpers, helmet etc where we need
to do only half and then mirror it to another side with respect to mirror
plane.

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Mirror plane It is the plane with respect to which we are reflecting one half
to get full 3d part.

4. Why reverse engineering?

• To improve existed design.

• To add new features/to alter styling on existed model.

• To meet global quality requirements.

• To generate drawings.

• To develop free form surface models and to create aesthetically

good models.

• To compare physical part with cad model.

5. Methodology reverse engineering a part

• Scan the part using white line scanner or laser scanner etc

• Output is the point cloud data

• Align the data to mould axis

• Analyses the part to be designed for centre symmetry

• Takeout portion of scan depending upon the feature for generating

surface.

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• Repeat the procedure for all region of scan

• Construct sharp intersecting model

• Fillet generate

6. The high quality process

The high quality process with Imageware can be summarized as follows:

• Analyze and understand point data.

• Create a series of cross sections to define the surface.

• Create the major surfaces.

• Diagnose these surfaces for quality and styling intent.

• Edit surfaces as required, continually checking quality and styling

intent.

• Create transition surfaces.

• Edit transition surfaces with required quality and continuity.

• Create any required trims.

• Make final edits to meet requirements.

• Transfer model to other platforms for downstream processing.

7. Imageware Project Planning for Surfacing

A project should have the set of goals and requirements. If you plan properly,
you will save time and meet the desired output.

• Determine job requirements

• Evaluate your data

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• Define your project goals

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8. Hot Keys
Listing by Menu
Task Hot key
Open file CTRL + O
Save the current file ALT + S
Hardcopy | Screen Dump CTRL + P
Exit application ALT + X

Edit Hot Keys

Task Hot Key
Toggle Global Snap A
On/Off
Create Group G
Ungroup SHIFT + U
Undo CTRL + Z
Redo SHIFT + Z
Undo Transform CTRL + SHIFT + Z
Repeat Last Operation CTRL + SHIFT + U
Delete All CTRL + U
Cut X
Copy C
Paste CTRL + V
Change Entity Name CTRL + N

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Display Hot Keys

Task Hot Key
Put in no show CTRL + L
CTRL + SHIFT
Toggle Show/No Show
+K
Show only selected SHIFT + L
Point Display CTRL + D
Hide All Points CTRL + H
Show All Points CTRL + S
Just Show Selected Points CTRL + J
CTRL + SHIFT
Curve Display
+ D
CTRL + SHIFT
Hide All Curves
+H
Show All Curves CTRL + SHIFT
+S
Just Show Selected Curves CTRL + SHIFT
+J
Surface Display SHIFT + D
Hide All Surfaces SHIFT + H
Show All Surfaces SHIFT + S
Just Show Selected Surfaces SHIFT + J
Group Display ALT + SHIFT +
D
Hide All Groups ALT + SHIFT +
H
Show All Groups ALT + SHIFT +
S
Just Show Selected Groups ALT + SHIFT +
J
Hide all plots CTRL + SHIFT
+M
Hide all color maps SHIFT + M
Show all names SHIFT + N
Hide all names CTRL + SHIFT
+N
Perspective mode SHIFT + V
Make invisible CTRL + W
Make all visible SHIFT + W
Make selected visible CTRL + SHIFT
+W
Enhanced Display | Perspective SHIFT + V

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View Hot Keys

Task Hot Key
Fill screen CTRL + F
Single viewport CTRL + 1
Standard 4 views CTRL + 4
Automotive 4 views ALT + 4
F1 Top
F2 Bottom
F3 Left
F4 Right
F5 Front
F6 Back
F7 Isometric View
F8 Isometric 2 View
Zoom in boundary CTRL + A
Non-proportional zoom SHIFT + A
Reset Non-proportional CTRL + SHIFT + A

Create Hot Keys

Task Hot Key
Create points SHIFT + P
Vector Line ALT + V

Construct Hot Keys

Task Hot Key
Cloud parallel cross section CTRL + B
Surface cross section SHIFT + B
Uniform surface SHIFT + F
Uniform curve CTRL + SHIFT + F

Modify Hot Keys

Task Hot Key
Snip curve CTRL + SHIFT + K
Snip surface SHIFT + K
Pick delete points CTRL + SHIFT + P
Reverse scan lines CTRL + R
Reverse surface normal SHIFT + R

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Reverse curve direction CTRL + SHIFT + R

Trim surface CTRL + T
Untrim surface SHIFT + T
Evaluate Hot Keys Task Hot Key
Reflection Lines CTRL + E
Highlight lines SHIFT + E
Specular Lines CTRL + SHIFT + E
Cross Section Tangent Lines ALT + SHIFT + E
Curve to curve continuity CTRL + SHIFT + O
Multi-surface continuity SHIFT + O
Curve to cloud difference CTRL + SHIFT + Q
Surface to cloud difference SHIFT + Q

MODULES [60HRS]
[THEORY+PRACTICAL HRS]

Main Topics:
1. Basics
[3+2=5 HRS]
2. Point data management
[7+7=14 HRS]
3. Geometric modeling
[7+7=14 HRS]
4. Reverse engineering
[5+10 =15HRS]

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5. Free form modeling

[6+6 =12 HRS]

Basics
[145min]
What is reverse engineering (10min?)
Why reverse engineering (10min)
Input data type (10min)
Import/Export (10min)
Screen interface (20min)
Tool bars (25min)
User defined icon -create tool bar(30min)
Views (10min)
Scroll bars/translate/rotate (10min)
Work environment(15min)
Mouse buttons (5 min)
Popup menu (5min)
File management (10min)

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Create work directory (5min)

Units(5min)

Point cloud data management

[350min]
Display point cloud data –scatter/flat shaded (10 min)

Circle select points (60min)

Interactive cloud cross section (display polyline)

(10min)

Cloud parallel cross sections (10min)

Point cloud Data reduction (10min)

Construct Polygonize mesh / Unpolygonize point cloud

mesh (10min)

Point cloud data cleaning (60min)

Determine noisy points. (60min)

Understanding design intent (60min)

Extract feature edges (60min)

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GEOMETRIC MODELING
420min

Creation plane /reference plane (10min)

3d curve (30min)
Curve primitive (60min)
Surface primitive (60min)
Construct surface –fit plane/cylinder/cone/ (30)
Modify surface –extend/trim/snip (60)
Construct intersection between surfaces (30)
Construct Surface-swept surface (60min)
Construct uniform surface (20min)
Surface edits (60min)

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REVERSE ENGINEERING
A] POINT CLOUD OPERATIONS
300MIN
Data display and coloring 10min
Data extract (50min)
Circle select points (30min)
Point cloud cleaning and filling gaps(30)
Data reduction (10)
Data aligning (60min)
Data translate/rotate (10min)
Determine data for draft analysis (60min)
Define feature boundaries (30min)
Create group/ungroup (10min)

B] CREATE CURVE
Create curve -3d spline
Construct interactive cloud cross sections
Project curve on cloud
Construct curve from cloud
Uniform curve
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Construct boundary curves

Match 2 curves
Measure curve to cloud deviation plot

Surface order (10min)

Curve order (10min)
Construct surface –loft (10min)
Construct surface –by boundary (10min)
Construct surface –fit with curves and cloud
(30min)
Construct surface cross sections/parallel (10min)
Construct cloud cross sections/parallel (10min)
Surface edits (60min)
Convert surface order (30min)
Reparameterization (30min)
Modify –continuity-match surface (60min)
Modify-continuity-match 2 curves (30min)
Creating 4 points surface
Construct uniform surface
Filleting

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Tangent fillet
Curve fillet
Curve snip
Curve modify/extend
Fillet surface modification /extend/snip

FREEFORM MODELING[ 360min]

Cloud data operation(30min)
Cloud aligning to die direction(30)
3d curve create(10)
3d curve modify(30)
Curve edit(30min)
Match curves(30min)
Curve to cloud deviation plot(30min)
Blend curve(30min)
Fillet curve(30min)
Construct flange(10min)
Surface edit(30min)
Construct draft surface (10min)
Match surface to surface(30min)
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Surface isoparameter curve(10min)

Project curve to surface(10min)
Match surface to 2d curve(10min)

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