Surface inspection - exact points

[iwokowanski]

Hi,

is it possible to point out specific points of a design (e.g. sketch points) and be able to select them as points in surface inspection?

My goal is to "scan" heights of an existing part top surface in its known positions and recreate it using loft command in F360. 

But I cannot select sketched points only some random surface points at inspect/geometry/positions.

[Richard.stubley]

Hi @iwokowanski,

Unfortunately this isn't something we support yet. 

It is something we are looking to implement, what do you think about this workflow?

Left click on the model to place the point, you can now drag this wherever you want. Then right click on the point this  brings up X,Y&Z coordinate box that you can explicitly put the positions at. 

[iwokowanski]

Hi @Richard.stubley 

in my case, because I don`t have surface yet (want to "recreate" it), what I planned to do was to make a grid of points with rectangular pattern, place it on a flat surface in cad and then note its "real" height positions with surface inspection feature.  In this very case it would be easier for me just to be able to pick up existing points from the grid (or points from the grid projected into the surface if this would be the case) than to manipulate with every single point coordinates.  But if I had feature described by you I wouldn`t complain much 😉

Well as for now my only option is to manually set my probe on the machine and write down my points coordinates on paper.

Anyway thank you very much for your reply.

[Richard.stubley]

Ahh, I might have a hack for you then 🙂

Could you make little circular surfaces where you want to probe. And then use probe geometry single surface? You will just have to then set your approach and overtravel heights so you make sure you hit the surface.

Probe geometry defaults to the centre of the face selected. You can then use the latest post processor and Macro import functionality to bring these results back in, just like with inspect surface. 

[Richard.stubley]

If this works for you it will be the hack of the century!! 😂

[iwokowanski]

Yes, this solution also came through my mind.  I will check it and post results.  Thanks again.

[Richard.stubley]

You can also copy the results into excel make a CSV and re import that. 

If it works, feel free to attach the file and I can give making the CSV a go. 

[iwokowanski]

Hi @Richard.stubley 

Ok.  I did some experiments and I managed to scan part of a cylinder (not my final part).  I am able to see results of the inspection in F360 but I am unable to import data back to F360 from .csv I created. 

To be honest I am not sure which script to choose for import.  I`ve chosen "importspline csv" but it says there are no valid points for spline.  Well, indeed.

So I am half the way.  I collected data I needed but now I would like to import it to F360 to create my surface.

Files attached.

[iwokowanski]

After some fiddling with csv format here it is - lofted surface from "scanned" points.  

Now this surface can be checked again with surface inspection and adjusted (maybe in nurbs).

Thanks.