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Anonymous
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DAT files

Anonymous
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I have been sent a file in DAT format of a seabed produced by offshore survey equipment. Is there a method for converting this data into CAD format or 3D Studio?

Thanks,

Peter.T
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DAT files

I have been sent a file in DAT format of a seabed produced by offshore survey equipment. Is there a method for converting this data into CAD format or 3D Studio?

Thanks,

Peter.T
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Anonymous
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Anonymous
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Isn't DAT an extension assigned sometimes by an
email program? Can you open the file in Notepad to see what the file was created
with then just rename the extension of the file to an appropriate
one?


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K

 

 


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I
have been sent a file in DAT format of a seabed produced by offshore survey
equipment. Is there a method for converting this data into CAD format or 3D
Studio?

Thanks,

Peter.T

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Isn't DAT an extension assigned sometimes by an
email program? Can you open the file in Notepad to see what the file was created
with then just rename the extension of the file to an appropriate
one?


--
K

 

 


style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px">
I
have been sent a file in DAT format of a seabed produced by offshore survey
equipment. Is there a method for converting this data into CAD format or 3D
Studio?

Thanks,

Peter.T

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Anonymous
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Anonymous
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The file opens with Notepad and consists of three columns of numerical data for x, y and z, but no indication of how it was made.
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The file opens with Notepad and consists of three columns of numerical data for x, y and z, but no indication of how it was made.
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Anonymous
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Anonymous
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petertomlinson wrote:
> The file opens with Notepad and consists of three columns of numerical
> data for x, y and z, but no indication of how it was made.

Sounds like a data file for CNC machine. I am not aware of software to
convert it back to 3D solid.

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Hal Gwin
Mechanical Designer
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petertomlinson wrote:
> The file opens with Notepad and consists of three columns of numerical
> data for x, y and z, but no indication of how it was made.

Sounds like a data file for CNC machine. I am not aware of software to
convert it back to 3D solid.

--
Hal Gwin
Mechanical Designer
Xenogen

Dell Precision 650
Dual 2.66 GHz Xeon
1.5 GB DDR
Quadro4 900 XGL
nVidia 6.14.10.4201 drivers
Dell UltraSharp 19" LCD
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Anonymous
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Anonymous
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It could be data points for a point
cloud?

 

Joe Bartels


style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px">
The
file opens with Notepad and consists of three columns of numerical data for x,
y and z, but no indication of how it was made.
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It could be data points for a point
cloud?

 

Joe Bartels


style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px">
The
file opens with Notepad and consists of three columns of numerical data for x,
y and z, but no indication of how it was made.
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Anonymous
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Anonymous
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if that's the case, check
href="http://www.cyra.com">www.cyra.com
they have software that converts
point clouds. maybe they could convert it for you for a fee.


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K

 

 


style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px">

It could be data points for a point
cloud?

 

Joe Bartels


style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px">
The
file opens with Notepad and consists of three columns of numerical data for
x, y and z, but no indication of how it was
made.
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if that's the case, check
href="http://www.cyra.com">www.cyra.com
they have software that converts
point clouds. maybe they could convert it for you for a fee.


--
K

 

 


style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px">

It could be data points for a point
cloud?

 

Joe Bartels


style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px">
The
file opens with Notepad and consists of three columns of numerical data for
x, y and z, but no indication of how it was
made.

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