VDAFS Reader
Supported Entities
- POINT
- LINE
- PLANE
- PSET
- MDI
- CIRCLE
- CURVE
- SURF
- FACE
Import Options
Value | Description |
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double |
A negative value (default) indicates that the curves are being split at C1
discontinuities. A positive value indicates that curves are being split at G1 discontinuities with an angle greater than the given value (expressed in radians). |
Value | Description |
---|---|
double |
A negative value (default) indicates to use the auto cleanup tolerance. A value greater than the calculated auto cleanup tolerance indicates to use that specific tolerance. Refer to the CAD Cleanup Tolerance. |
Value | Description |
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Parts |
Generate a full part-based hierarchy. |
BOMOnly |
Generate an empty part-based hierarchy. |
TreeOfComponents |
Generate an assemblies/components based hierarchy. |
PackIntoSinglePart |
Consolidate hierarchy into a single part. |
Value | Description |
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on |
Preserve the original geometry edges, instead of merging them together during the import cleanup phase. |
off |
Merge edges together during the import cleanup phase (default). |
Value | Description |
---|---|
on |
Import the model for visualization purposes only. This skips many of the import steps (cleanup, stitching, solid creation, and so on) to provide a faster import. The resulting model may not be suitable for other uses. |
off |
Import the model in the normal fashion (default). |
Value | Description |
---|---|
on |
Import free curves (wireframe entities) into the model (default). |
off |
Do not import free curves. |
Value | Description |
---|---|
on |
Import free points into the model (default). |
off |
Do not import free points. |
Value | Description |
---|---|
on |
Generate metadata with the original CAD hierarchy within the
part.
|
off |
Do not generate metadata with the original CAD hierarchy within the part (default). |
Value | Description |
---|---|
string |
The string is prefixed to all metadata names. No prefix is used by
default. See CAD Metadata Naming for more details. |
Value | Description |
---|---|
Any positive real number. |
The reader considers this tolerance as the parametric tolerance used to process the CAD data. The default value is 1.00E-06. |
Value | Description |
---|---|
on |
Treat each surface as found in the CAD file (planes/NURBS). |
off |
Convert planes into NURBS surfaces. |
preferred |
Convert NURBS surfaces to planes if they are within the object space tolerance of being planar (default). |
Value | Description |
---|---|
double |
Define the model scaling factor during import. Default is 1.0. |
Value | Description |
---|---|
Body |
Generate body-based component (default if
CreationType =Parts ). |
Part |
Generate part-based component. |
General |
Keep component as in CAD (default if
CreationType =TreeOfComponents ). |
Components |
Generate JT component-based components. |
Value | Description |
---|---|
on |
Treat each polynomial segment as a straight line segment. This is necessary for reading some VDAFS files, COMPUTERVISION CADDS 4X in particular. |
off |
Treat each polynomial as found in the CAD file (default). |
Value | Description |
---|---|
on |
Read tags of supported entities as metadata (default).
|
off |
Do not read tags. |
Value | Description |
---|---|
CAD units |
Keep the units of the CAD files (default for GUI). |
MKS [m kg N s] |
Convert to the corresponding units system. |
MMKS [mm kg N s] |
Convert to the corresponding units system. |
MPA [mm t N s] |
Convert to the corresponding units system. |
CGS [cm g dyn s] |
Convert to the corresponding units system. |
MMKNMS [mm kg kN ms] |
Convert to the corresponding units system. |
MMGNMS [mm g N ms] |
Convert to the corresponding units system. |
IPS Std [in pounds lbf s] |
Convert to the corresponding units system. |
IPS Grav [in slinch lbf s] |
Convert to the corresponding units system. |
FPS Std [ft pounds lbf s] |
Convert to the corresponding units system. |
FPS Grav [ft slug lbf s] |
Convert to the corresponding units system. |
Scale factor |
Apply the corresponding scale factor (default for no GUI to allow supporting legacy scripts). |
Value | Description |
---|---|
Any positive real number. |
The reader considers this tolerance as the object space tolerance used to process the CAD data. The default value is 0.01. |
Supported Metadata
Type | Entities | Description |
---|---|---|
string |
|
Hierarchy of an entity within a part. Generated when
|
Type | Entities | Description |
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string |
points lines surfs |
The tag (name) of the entity as read from the CAD model, if one exists. Generated when |