I had an interesting question from a customer last week. The customer designs putting greens using 12×12 interlocking tiles. They wanted to know if ViaCAD could tabulate the full or partial areas of tiles trimmed to a outline.
Below is a movie showing how you could use ViaCAD Pro to accomplish the task. The primary tools used in the demo include:
–Split Surface to Curve
–Area attributes with Bill of Materials
Below is an excellent three part tutorial on how to use an image as a starting point to create a 3D model.
In this example, Nick Johnson of CADSoft Solutions Limited in the UK uses a jpeg as the basis to recreate the 3D frame of a mountain bike.
The movies are high definition so feel free to enlarge when you play.
Below are 10 very useful tips regarding the user interface for ViaCAD and Shark.
10. Using the Mouse for Viewing
Pan View: Press space Bar AND the left button at the same time.
Zoom View: Roll the scroll the wheel forward or backwards. Select Preferences:User Interface: Reverse Mouse Wheel Zoom to change of zoom relative to roll direction.
Rotate View: Press and hold the Scroll wheel. If something is selected, that becomes the center point for rotation.
Arrow Key: Pan View
Shift Arrow Key: Rotate View