Load Component

Load Component

Loads a Components file in obj format to the active component. The obj file should be in ASCII format.

ParaCloud GEM allows loading 10 components, identified by colors.

Steps

1. Select a blank cell from the components color pallet.

2. Generate a mesh component in any CAD software and save the file as an obj format.

3. Press the Load comp File from the component status.

4. Press the populate button to preview mesh population (optional).

Options

• Loading components from GEM Library - Using Pre-defined GEM components.

Cube                                                           Frame                                                        X-brace                                                       Punched Cube

       X-mesh                                                      Sphere                                                        Diamond frame

• Loading external components - Using external obj files as components. The component is being rescaled into a 1x1x1 sampling cube space.

Upon populating the mesh, the component fits to the mesh topology (Quads or Triangles).

In the following example the rounded holes of the original component becomes elliptic fitting the triangles and quads faces of the spherical mesh.

Original component created in Rhino      Populated Quadrangular face in GEM       Populated Triangular face in GEM            Populated Spherical Mesh

• Loading components without Rescaling - Toggles off the sampling cube option.

Components can be generated out of the sampling cube space layout to create repetitive patterns with connectivity, as shown in the following image.

Generate a component in any CAD software supporting iobj files regarding a 1X1X1 sampling cube space. Before loading the component, toggle off the sampling cube option. The component will keep its original dimensions.    

Ring component within a 1X1X1               The component loaded into GEM              Populated  selected cells in GEM             Populated Mesh in GEM

sampling cube space created in Rhino    without rescaling

Command Activation Methods

• Interface (GUI)

(1) - Select a blank colored cell. Each component should be loaded into a different colored cell.

(2) - Press the Load button to load a component into this cell

(3) - Toggle off the sampling cube option to load the component with its original dimensions without rescaling

• Menu

File > Load component

Components > Load component

Components > components Library

• Command Line

• Keyboard

Ctrl + C

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