When converting a CAD file into seemage format, the geometry is tesselated. It is possible to control the refinement. Basically, it is possible to control:
- chordal error (distance between real curve and edge)
- normal deviation (angle between two edge normals)
- edge lenght (maximal distance between two meshing points)
Tesselation parameters
Category: settings
Update mechanism
This podcast shows the ability to update content with revised or changed geometry.
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Accuracy of measures in seemage
This animation will show you that you can have the same results when you measure in the CAD software (CATIA v5® in this case) and seemage.
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Category: measurement, podcast
Coordinate systems management
This animation will show you how to create a new coordinate system and how to get results according to this one.
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Category: podcast
Configuration management at Latécoère
Latécoère is a partner to major aircraft manufacturers for aerostructures and onboard wiring. They use seemage free viewer to display the digital mokup in their PLM system.
Read the article form "Le Monde Informatique" at:
Category: testimonies
Dynamic file extension mapping
Seemage’s behavior is such that smg, smgGeom, smgXml and smgProj file extensions are mapped with last executable that was used (Viz, Mockup, Publisher). You can force one program (i.e. VIZ) to map with a given extension (.smg) using right-click/open with >> always use. This will overload Seemage's mechanism. To come back to the Seemage's dynamic map, go to Windows Explorer, menu Folder option/File Types and use the Restore key.
Category: installation
Read PMI form CATIA V5 files
Product Manufacturing Information (PMI) are important manufacturing specifications.
It includes Geometric Dimensioning & Tolerancing (GD&T), Functional Tolerancing and Annotation (FT&A). Seemage solutions can read PMI from different CAD systems. If it comes from a CATIA V5® file (CATPart), we recommand to not enable PMI and "Import graphic data" (CGR) at the same time.
Category: catia®
Create you product configurator
Using View module, you can cature only properties you need. This animation should help you do understand how to create such configurator.
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How to link several views
This animation should help you to understand how to link several iews using "event" property.
Many thanks to NACCO for the forklift
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Cutting planes
This podcast should help you to see what can be done with cutting planes in seemage.
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Category: cutting plane, podcast
How to make filters on animation keys
This podcast shoudl help you to see how you can filter the keys on timeline based on object properties.
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Create annotations from data contained in PLM systems
This animation will show you how to create an annotation and see that the information can come from an external source.
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Category: annotation, podcast