Generating a Wrapping

This task will show you how to generate a Wrapping representation.
Insert  the following .cgr files from the samples folder.
  • ATOMIZER.cgr
  • BODY1_2.cgr
  • BODY2_2.cgr
  • LOCK.cgr
  • NOZZLE_1_1.cgr
  • NOZZLE_1_2.cgr
  • REGULATOR.cgr
  • REGULATION_COMMAND.cgr
  • TRIGGER.cgr
  • VALVE.cgr
(Optional)
 
  1. Select Product1 in the specification tree.

    stwrapping01NLS.gif (4853 bytes)
  2. Click the Wrapping icon I_WrapP2.gif (275 bytes) in the DMU Optimizer toolbar.
    The Wrapping dialog box appears:

     
    The number of triangles representing the selected product is displayed in the Number of triangles area.
  3. Set the grain accuracy by entering a value, 4mm for example.

    ainfo.gif (980 bytes)
    Setting the Ratio
    The Ratio determines the wrapping representation. A lower ratio results in a thinner wrapping coverage.
  4. For the Simple envelope, move the slider to the right to set the offset ratio and select the cubic check box, if required.

     
  5. Click Preview button.

    The progress bar is displayed letting you monitor and, if necessary, interrupt  (Cancel option) the calculation.
    The number of triangles representing the wrapping result  is displayed in the Number of triangles area as shown below:
    The Preview window is also displayed:
  6. Click Save.
    The Save As dialog box appears.

  7. Select the desired format type from the drop-down list. i.e. cgr and click Save.

  8. Click Close to exit the wrapping functionality.