The application has no command to convert a mesh to poly-vertices.

So, you may easily think that you need to import the existing mesh data using the “Point Only” option in the Import dialog box or export the existing mesh data by point type file format and import it again.

Through this technical tip, you will understand how to copy poly-vertices from a mesh without any data transporting process.

Method1 – Copy Poly-Vertices from Whole Meshsuch
First of all, Copy a mesh (Ctrl+C) in the Default mode.

Enter the Point Cloud mode (Insert > Point Cloud) and paste it (Ctrl+V). The copied mesh will automatically convert its property to a point cloud as shown in the image below.

Method2 – Copy Poly-Vertices from Partial Mesh
Double click the mesh to enter the Mesh mode.

Select a partial region from the mesh or select a region of interest by dragging and copy it (Ctrl + C) and exit the Mesh mode.

Now enter the Point Cloud mode and paste it (Ctrl + V) which is registered on the clip-board. You can get poly-vertices as shown in the below image.

How to transfer XOR model, which is applied Boolean operation, to UGS NX

CAD system has own kernel and specific interface. So, sometimes, liveTransfer may not perfectly forward a redesigned data to CAD system because of the difference between Rapidform and CAD system.

Of cause, if liveTransfer cannot perfectly forward all information, you can model in CAD system manually and apply transfer again by interactive method. But, if you want to transfer all information without any interruption, you need to understand difference in modeling process between Rapidform and UGS NX to use liveTransfer in first. And you have to adjust the modeling process as you do modeling in CAD system to successfully forward all information to CAD system.

In this document, it is explained through an example how you can successfully forward a model data to UGS NX.

Boolean operation is one of functions that are mainly used in the modeling process. If user applies Boolean operation to several bodies by setting the selecting body as Tools and run liveTransfer to forward a modeling data to UGS NX, transferring might fail and the warning message will appear as shown in the image below.

You can set any multi bodies for Tool bodies or Target Bodies in Boolean operation in Rapidform. But, you cannot do in UGS NX. Target Body has to be set only as a single body in UGS NX as shown in the image below.

And if you select several tool bodies and apply the Boolean operation, it will be performed multiple times and registered to the model tree as the number of the selected tool bodies as shown in the image below.

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So, you need to adjust modeling process in Rapidform to successfully forward whole modeling history by liveTransfer without any interruption for the above said reasons.

Follow the steps to understand how to successfully transfer models into USG NX.

Method
Adjust the Boolean method in the application as follows.
1. Apply the Boolean operation in order to create bodies as shown in the below image.

Note
If you set multi bodies as Tool bodies in Boolean operation as shown in the image below, liveTransfer may not forward all modeling history to UGS NX. And transferring will be interrupted at this step.

Then, switch working window to Rapidform and roll-back the step in the Feature Tree. Separate the registered Boolean operation.

After separating Boolean operation, execute the liveTransfer command again. Select the Resume From Selected Feature option as method and select the Boolean operation that is registered first in the feature tree. Click the OK button.

Note
The Boolean command supports several methods such as Merge, Cut, and Intersect just as in CAD system. But, you need to consider a modeling process to use liveTransfer with other CAD system because CAD system has specific interface for feature modeling.

Note
?: support, but not exact same parameters
Unsupportable: downstream CAD software doesn’t support the related API

Transferring with UGS NX using liveTransfer does not completely support several methods of Boolean operation as shown in the above table.

If all selected tool bodies are not overlapped with a target body and when you run Boolean operation using intersection method and then when you try to transfer this modeling history to UGS NX, it does not allow the transferring process.

In case of Cut method, selected tool bodies must be connected to a target body.

2. The liveTransfer will be completed without any interruption and you can see transferred model as shown in the image below.

When you create a mesh, you typically use the Mesh Buildup Wizard. If scan data is constituted by line-type point clouds, however, boundaries are not easy to maintain in their original shape while you generate the mesh.

If you manually triangulate using the 3D Triangulation command in the Addins menu, you will get better a result than the automatic Mesh Buildup Wizard method, as shown in the image below.

Method:
1. Before you apply triangulation on line-type scan data which is already aligned by a scan device, we recommend that you accurately align the scan sets again in the software. Select the Align button in the bottom pallet menu, or Click Tools > Scan Tools > Align in the menu.

Use the Global And Fine method with the “Apply Only Small Transform” option as shown in the below image. This option considers that the initial alignment is already done and accurately aligns scan shots, removing gaps among scan shots via small transformations. Plus, if overlapped regions have a planar shape, the alignment may slide along the planar area. This option prevents such featureless scan shots from sliding during alignment.

2. Apply the Addins > Combine command to make a single scan data set.

3. Click Add-ins > 3D Triangulate in the menu and check the “Assume Vertices Are Densely Placed Along A Direction” option. Especially, when you try to triangulate line type point cloud, this option is appropriate for keeping edges or boundaries as shown in the below image.

4. If necessary, execute the Enhance, Global Remesh and Fix Normal commands in Mesh mode to get a mesh which is well optimized and featured.