Learn some tips for working with the ScanTo3D for SOLIDWORKS. The first step is mesh prep, in this video learn about some best practices.
- For this week's tip, I want to talk about … the Scan to 3d add-in for SolidWorks, … and specifically, we're going to be looking at the … Mesh Preparation Wizard. … Alright, so the first thing I need to do … is I need to open up a file, … but before I actually add in the Scan to 3D, … I want to show you the difference. … So right over here, I've got this file, which is T114, … and let's go ahead and just open this up normally. … And we've already looked at this … in a few other earlier tips. … We're going to be bringing this in as the graphics body. … Click OK, and click on open. … Alright, this is going to ask us for a template, … let's just go ahead and choose any one we want. … Go ahead and let SolidWorks turn through here … and parse the file, … so that we get to this opening up in SolidWorks. … Now the Scan to 3D add-in is an added, … so we have to make sure we have it added in … to be able to use it. … And by default, … it doesn't normally work right out of the box. … So, in this one, we actually have an issue. …
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Video: Opening ScanTo3D mesh files