SAL3D > CAD Import

The SAL3D CAD Import Tool allows the conversion from standard CAD formats to a SAL3D Cloud of Points (COP). The current input formats are IGES and STL.

The CAD Import tool can be used to compare an acquired COP with CAD data. The user must generate a COP file for the CAD data and to use it as a reference model.

In addition to displaying the image in 3D, the tool shows the metric size of the viewport, and the rotation of the object. This allows precision and reproducibility in selecting the surface region to convert.

Once the view to be converted to COP is selected, the conversion can be started at the desired resolution. The resolution is determined by the distance between COP points in the COP X-Y axis.