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Files
VS3D Load/Import:
Binary native surface format (.vs3)
Binary raw surface format (.vsb)
ASCII raw surface format (.vsa)
Image brightness as Z height
(.jpg, uncompressed .tif, etc.)
Digital Elevation Model
(USGS DEM .dem)
Gridfloat (.flt)
3D GFM scanner (.sdf)
3D Roland scanner (.pix)
Warp vectors (.vsv)
Cutting tool geometry (.vst).
VS3D Save/Export:
Binary native surface format (.vs3)
Binary raw surface format (.vsb)
ASCII raw surface format (.vsa)
Gridfloat (.flt)
Z height as Image brightness (.tif)
Screen capture (.tif)
Warp vectors (.vsv)
Cutting tool geometry (.vst)
Machining protocol (.vsp)
Rapid Prototyping -
(“triangle” .stl, “slice” .slc)
Standard G-code (.cnc)
ShopBot Part (.sbp)
Mikron/Bostomatic (.nc)
TwinCAM (.twn)
Laser Cutting/Engraving -
(printer, .hpgl).
VScad3 Load/Import, Save/Export:
Binary native format
(session .ses, model .cad, symbol .sym, pattern .pat, font .fnt, colors .pal, lights .lit, depth to surface .vs3)
DXF polylines & polygons (.dxf)
Triangles (.stl)
VRML (.wrl - output only)
Screen capture (.tif - output only).
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Sculpting
Hammering:
Type: user-defined hammer shape.
Modifiers: smooth, Z profile, ramp, crosshatch, texture.
Application: each mouse click is a hammer blow.
Region of Interest (ROI):
Types: freehand, polygon, spline, contour, text/font.
Modifiers: flip, swap in/out, feather, expand/contract, perimeter, skeleton.
Applications: plateau, bulge, ramp, chisel, smooth, translate, scale, rotate, linear/angular replication,
nesting.
Warp:
Types: XY vectors, Z vectors.
Applications: XY elastic stretch, Z triangulation.
Undo:
Undo last sculpture operation,
undo last ROI change,
undo last warp vector.
Automatic anti-aliasing algorithms for reducing "stair-stepping" artifacts.
Display
Zoom in/out, profile plotting,
variable light source position,
rulers, Cartesian/polar guidelines,
layers, special coinage rendering.
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Machining
Cutting tools:
User-defined cutting tool parameters/geometry. Standard tool bit types including Laser.
Tool Path Types:
Traverse horizontal, traverse vertical, peck, radial, tangential, contour.
Cutting Protocol:
Manage the progressive machining steps from rough cut to final finish.
View the results of proposed cutting paths as tool marks on the surface.
Output standard G-code or
other files.
Rapid Prototyping:
Output “triangle” and “slice” files.
CAD
Entities:
Annotation, symbol, group, polyline, polygon.
Surfaces:
(Rectangular, polar, cylindrical, spherical, extrusion, revolution, ruled, triangulated).
Tools:
Edit attributes: color, style, layer.
Transform: translate, scale, rotate.
Replication: linear, angular.
Probe: point, distance, angle.
Input: grid snap, geometry snap.
View: pan, zoom, rotate.
Page layout:
Document size, view positioning,
WYSIWYG printing.
Resources:
Fill patterns, fonts, colors, lighting.
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