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Posts Tagged ‘XOV’

How to send scaled section profiles from XOV2 into CAD

By Tom Charron • May 2nd, 2010 • Category: Tech Tips, XOV

One of the great features of XOV is that you can cut cross sections through your model to see the deviation between your nominal model and the scanned part. Once you take a cross section, you can use XOV’s 2D GD&T tools to take measurements…

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Learn more with F1

By Mike Tsang • Oct 4th, 2009 • Category: By Product, Self-paced Learning, Success Blog, Tech Tips, XOR, XOS, XOV

The F1 Key

Rapidform contains a plethora of features and commands. Many of which that have options that provide additional functions and control. Have you ever wondered what happens if you uncheck a checkbox? What happens if you slide that slider all the way

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RAM and Rapidform

By Mike Tsang • Jul 26th, 2009 • Category: Success Blog, Tech Tips, XOR, XOS, XOV

How much RAM can Rapidform use with a 32-bit or 64-bit operating system?

XOR/XOV/XOS 32-bit versions can use a maximum of 2GB (by default) or optionally 3GB. The 64-bit versions can theoretically use an “unlimited” amount of memory that is available by Windows.

So…

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Latest Version Number of Rapiform Software

By Som Valliyappan • Jun 21st, 2009 • Category: By Product, Product News, XOR, XOS, XOV

You can find the version number of Rapidform Software by following these steps

1. Start the software
2. Goto Help->About
3. The version number will be displayed on the pop up splash screen as shown below the title Version Information

The Latest

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ICF publishing tips (Creating a web page with an embedded 3D model)

By Tom Charron • Jun 1st, 2009 • Category: Tech Tips

Rapidform XOS, XOR and XOV can create web pages with your 3D scan, CAD model or inspection result embedded as rotatable 3D models. They do this by creating an ICF (INUS Compression Format) file and an associated html file, which you can then place on…

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Rapidform Success 2009 Training Conference

By Rob Liebert • Jan 19th, 2009 • Category: Industry News, Success Blog

We are having our Rapidform Success Training Conference this April (14-17) at the Hilton in Las Vegas! Come join our team of experts and our growing network of hardcore users, as we all take part in a wonderful opportunity to:

  • Gain expert training from

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Using the Pro/E Wildfire Interface in XOV

By Michael Mock • Nov 16th, 2008 • Category: Tech Tips, XOV

XOV, the world’s leading inspection package, is capable of importing many neutral CAD formats. In addition, CAD interfaces can be added to XOV to improve the fidelity of inspecting physical objects to your original CAD parts.

One such interface is for Pro/E Wildfire. With the…

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How To Extract True Scale Section Profiles from CAD and Scan Data

By Rob Liebert • Aug 22nd, 2008 • Category: Intermediate, Success Blog, Tech Tips, XOV

In XOV, you can obtain several types of inspection results, such as deviation maps, section profiles, etc. during the inspection process. However, the results will be recorded as captured images. If, instead, you want to print out sections at their true scale, you can export…

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Replacing manual thickness measurement with 3D scanning

By Tom Charron • Mar 17th, 2008 • Category: Tech Tips, XOV
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Problem

Measuring the thickness of an object like a propeller has generally been a tedious process that is difficult to repeat consistently.

The traditional thickness measurement process goes something like this:

  1. Mark each blade to define cylindrical (or conic) cross sections

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