XYZ point creation tool

[DS_P]

Hi, I'm reposting this for votes again because it was archived and I really think its a good idea, and easy to implement. 

I'd really like a feature under "construct" to define points by just entering XYZ coordinates in a table (cylindrical or spherical too I guess).  This is quite useful for quickly importing measurements that are taken manually (survey data, CMM, locations in customer specs etc.)   A fourth column for point name, which is displayed on the model (with the ability turn names on and off) and after mouse over would be quite useful too. 

Ideally I'd like to be able reference these points against multiple coordinate systems, but just referencing the origin is fine for now.  The "Offset CSys Datum Point" tool in Creo is similar to what I'm looking for.  

There are also several other ideas around about work coordinant systems that really could use another look too and could probably be done at one time without much work. Simple reference geometry creation really hangs up a lot of professional users.

[promm]

@jkelindberg,

Thank you for your idea, this is getting archived due to lack of support from the community.  There has been some great conversation in this idea about CAM and how you can create the coordinate system in the CAM setup.

Regards,

Mike Prom

[promm]

Thank you for your idea, this is getting moved to future consideration.  When work is started it will be moved to accepted.

Regards,

Mike Prom

Internal tracking FUS-15811

[roambotics_scott]

Couldn't this be done with a script in ~5 minutes @promm ? That being the case, hoe hard could it be to add ?

[Anonymous]

I'd like to support the proposal to optionally enter any parameter or variable manually. It looks like it is halfways  / halfheartedly done already - as can be seen in altering the side lengths of a rectangle. What is so bad about the idea to also enter the coordinates of a starting point of a new entitiy like a simple line, a polyline or whatever also manually?

Maybe the initial lack of support for this proposal is due to the frustration of users like me, who - unlike me - did not take the hard way to look for a place to leave proposals and comments but turned away, frustrated.

[jwilkof]

I also vote for this.  It's extremely helpful with creating origins in CAM.  Sometimes you can construct a point and then define your machine zero,but that isn't always possible.

[DS_P]

Mike Prom,

Two things:

1.  I'm not talking about this for CAM purposes,(though it may help with that for WCS generation), I'm talking about this as a tool in the modeling space.   I'm quite experienced in machining so I understand what you are suggesting but what I'm asking for is for a completely separate purpose and there is not a current work around that available/efficient for modeling.  This is a basic tool and available in all other major CAD systems, and its unavailability is often a limitation for the type of modeling I do.  

2. This now has had quite a few kudos over the last few years (plus a bunch more on the originally closed thread).  Is there a way to actually get this looked at?

Regards

Dan

[Anonymous]

I second that motion.

[RandyKopf]

Okay that's cool... I'm thinking how ANVIL-5000 had 41 ways to create a point...

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patrick_J._Hanratty

That was just in CAD. And that was 30+ years ago... I'll ask the question one more time... What am I missing? Spreadsheet import of a gazillion points? Think any one with brains can find a work around... To get by for now 🙂

[scorpio9999]

Please have a look at CSV to 3D points thread.

[BrianEkins]

Here's a link to cleaned up version of a tool I wrote many months ago.  There's still room for more features but I think what's there will be useful for a lot of you.  https://ekinssolutions.com/pointatcoordinate/

[DS_P]

That appears **** near exactly what I wanted, I'll give it a go.... ADesk
really should consider making this a standard feature if it works like it
looks.