Convert from Files

On the Wireframe tab, in the Manage group: Select Manage Wireframes | Convert | Data Files to Wireframe to convert Micromine triangle and point data to a wireframe.

This option is also available on the File tab, in the Convert group.

Input

Enter, or double-click (F3) to select the names of the Triangles file and the Points file (typically .DAT) that contain the wireframe triangle definitions.

Each record in the Triangles file represents a triangle by listing the Point IDs (as defined in the Points file) for the three vertices.

Import vertex attributes

Select the check box to import the attributes of the triangle vertices

Type and Name

Double-click (F3) to select the Type and Name of the output wireframe. A Type and a Name default are mandatory. A Name field may also be specified.

Default Colour

Accept the default colour or double-click (F3) to select the Colour that will be used to display the wireframe.

Attributes

Click the Attributes button to set Wireframe Attributes for the wireframe output.

User-defined attributes may be mapped against the fields in the Input file. It is also possible to specify a default value for each attribute. Default values are used when a corresponding value in the Input file is either missing or is not mapped.

Auto load

Select this option to load the generated output in Vizex. The default draw style for an auto-loaded wireframe is 3D Shaded.

Output

Forms

Click the Forms button to select and open a saved form set, or if a form set has been loaded, save the current form set.

By design, the Forms button is not available for loaded Vizex layers (i.e. when opening the form set properties of a layer in the Vizex Layer Display pane). In Vizex, the Forms button is only available for new forms opened via the Home tab or the Vizex tab, in the Layer group (or by double-clicking on a form type node in the Vizex Layer Types pane).

Save and Save As

Click the Save button to save the changes you have made to the form set. Click Save As to save your changes as a new form set. Save As will default to the first available form set number.

Reset

Click Reset to clear the form of all values and reset the form to its default state.

Reset Tab

For tabbed forms, select Reset Tab to clear the active tab of all values and reset the tab to its default state - without making any changes to other tabs in the dialog.

Undo and Redo

Click Undo (CTRL + Z) to undo recent changes in the form. After an Undo, click Redo (CTRL + Y) to restore the last change that was undone.

Collapse

Collapse (roll-up) the form to preview a chart, or preview the results of an operation in Vizex, or obtain input values from Vizex, the Property Window, the File Editor, or the Plot Editor.

Run

Finally, click Run to begin the process.