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Colormap Model Viewer?

drago8813
I have an arm with an RS3 laser scanner that we use quite a bit. I don't like the reporting feature of the colormap so I've been taking multiple screenshots of a colormapped part from different views and sending those off as first articles. This works fine albeit time consuming so I am thinking there has to be an easier way to view and rotate the colormapped model.

Does anyone know of a 3d viewer I might be able to use in order to send the file off to the engineer and allow them to rotate the part however they want to instead of me taking screenshots of multiple views?

I am able to save any model in Pro-E as a U3d file and open it in Adobe and rotate it but I cannot save the actual colormapped model.
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  • what version are y'all using to Screen Capture?

    Honestly, I usually use Insert > Report Command > Analysis View to get my report pics. I've found that Screen Capture pulls a static picture that doesn't update from run to run, whereas Analysis View will do so. Got burned when I set a customer 20 reports with the exact same picture on each one -- thankfully I had saved the runs and could replace Screen Cap with Analysis View. Whew.

    I've been using the Screen Cap / Analysis View since PCDMIS 4.3mr1. If something is not working right in your versions, I would definitely like to know.

    colin.simithraaratchy@hexagon.com, as I am not on here enough to provide real tech support, unlike Mr. Carpenter.

    I'm using V2015.1.

    I wasn't posting in order to report a problem. I haven't had any issues with the snipping tool and it works for the intended purpose. I simply wanted to know if anyone had heard of a way to export an actual colormapped model.

    Regardless of the tool we use to report a colormap, it's still a 2D image where multiple views are required in order to fully convey the results. Nobody can argue the benefit of having an actual 3D model that can be rotated for an overall better understanding of what is going on with the part. It's not always easy to clearly show every feature from a few angles on complex parts so there's more that goes into it than"taking 5-7 screenshots using Insert > Report Command > Screen Capture".

    An exported 3D colormap would save time for the inspector and whoever else would be viewing the model down the road.
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  • what version are y'all using to Screen Capture?

    Honestly, I usually use Insert > Report Command > Analysis View to get my report pics. I've found that Screen Capture pulls a static picture that doesn't update from run to run, whereas Analysis View will do so. Got burned when I set a customer 20 reports with the exact same picture on each one -- thankfully I had saved the runs and could replace Screen Cap with Analysis View. Whew.

    I've been using the Screen Cap / Analysis View since PCDMIS 4.3mr1. If something is not working right in your versions, I would definitely like to know.

    colin.simithraaratchy@hexagon.com, as I am not on here enough to provide real tech support, unlike Mr. Carpenter.

    I'm using V2015.1.

    I wasn't posting in order to report a problem. I haven't had any issues with the snipping tool and it works for the intended purpose. I simply wanted to know if anyone had heard of a way to export an actual colormapped model.

    Regardless of the tool we use to report a colormap, it's still a 2D image where multiple views are required in order to fully convey the results. Nobody can argue the benefit of having an actual 3D model that can be rotated for an overall better understanding of what is going on with the part. It's not always easy to clearly show every feature from a few angles on complex parts so there's more that goes into it than"taking 5-7 screenshots using Insert > Report Command > Screen Capture".

    An exported 3D colormap would save time for the inspector and whoever else would be viewing the model down the road.
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