Creating Advanced Rigid Parts (Prior to O19_0)

You can create Advanced Rigid Parts when you want to import STEP (Standard for the Exchange of Product data) file formats into the PDS. This allows you to use them as advanced rigid parts in your 3D model.

In this process we have created the advanced rigid part using Rhino.

 

To create advanced rigid parts:

  1. Create the model in Rhino.

 

Important: Make sure you work in centimeters.

  1. Separate the objects into layers and create a unique layer for each part:

 

  1. Name the layers according to the definition of the elements:
    LS_"NAME" (this is the leading stitch).
    Collider_"NAME" (this will be a hidden collider object)
    combine_"NAME" (you can create separate combines for different materials)

Here we can see the colliders. The collider should envelope the handle as close as possible.

Here you can see the leading stitch. They are positioned a bit outside of the collider.

  1. Select all the parts in your model.

Note: All parts should be highlighted in yellow to indicate that they were selected.

  1. Export all the selected parts. Go to File> Export Selected:

  1. Save the file as a STEP file format.

 

  1. Make sure you select the selected option as defined below:

 

  1. Import the file into the PDS.

Note: You must have the 3D Import STEP module in order to load STEP files into the PDS. Contact your Optitex account manager for more information.

The loaded file should like this when it loads:

  1. If you want to increase the tesselation, in the Advanced Import dialog, select the Polygons tab, then using the slider increase the tesselation:

Here we can see that the LS curves were imported correctly:

To check the collider model, click Reference.

Make sure you turn it off before you continue.

  1. Save the file, from the Load Model drop-down, select Save Model:

 

  1. Save as an MOD format: