PRODIM Unfold 2.0 MANUAL
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1. e Units mm or inches Different colours used to identify the drawing s elements a Protiner Unfold C Program Files Prodim Protiner Unfold Example e IF File View Actions Si A window Help E Unfold FEM fi Mut ouUeE H Generics Hy English German Dutch It is possible to choose between 3 languages English German and Dutch Changes apply after the restart of the application Unfold FEM Mukpue H Generics W mm imilinetersi Inches It is also possible to change the unit from the International metric system to the British American one THE UNFOLD IS SET UP AND READY TO BE USED Prodim Unfold 2 0 Copyright Prodim International 2013 5 How does it work PRODIM The overall Process The Unfold software is not complicated The application allows only a restricted number of actions which makes this tool easy to be used Process flow You will perform usually the same sequence of actions walking on an ideal path of 5 steps phases Opening Importing the measurement of the glass sheet Preparing the glass sheet basically meshing its surface Unfolding the 3D surface into its 2D development Check the outputs its stress its dimensions Saving the outputs within a new digital drawing ON ee Ue See You can always decide to abort the process or to step back to a previous stage You have to follow all those steps with the exception of 4 check You could actually skip this phase an2. F les Prodim Protiner Unfold ri File View Actions Settings Window Help bar click on in the tool Unfold icon mem F 3 f Pro ee Ge i ce RE rhea erratic rea nfol renal i APT JPI i rT eS Wt TOKE E 4 Int id ee Rasa erates z File view fictions Settings Window Help Create 3D Mesh l Unfold The unfolded surface can be viewed then without showing stress and it will appear as in the following figure The 2D surface has a violet colour in opposition to the green colour used for the 3D surface Prodim Unfold 2 0 Copyright Prodim International 2013 5 How does it work PRODIM fas 7 g s I at f CJ Ep E ar r ar fat Valls ar ween M Miaa Ar Pir Fine mer Linde ae oktat Fiesi i Wi po i t Untote UF aren bel eres ay PEET eee eee Sa 2e 0 4 The figure can be rotated and zoomed in and out in the same way as explained for the 3D view Once the Unfold surface is created you can also choose to visualize both the 3D and 2D surfaces and contours at the same time Prodim Unfold 2 0 Copyright Prodim International 2013 5 How does it work PRODIM Ed Protner Uniotd TE Wrogram Tiks P rodim roiiner Unfold Examplo example def Sa Zen 9 a Fe To enable or disable the visibility of the 2D or 3D objects or to visualize only the contours or only the surfaces you can click on the appropriate icons on the Side Tool bar Pr
3. SC lresses Color coding Sigma 1 principal r Factory Settings MATERIAL PROPERTIES Modulus of Elasticity GPa Shell Thickness 1000 micron Maximum allowable stress 120 MPa Color Legend Overstress im Maximum Stress Allowed eel Ho or Low Stress You can select a certain material from the list of predefined proposals glass metal etc or you can add a custom material yourself When a new material is added to the list you need simply to define a new name and its elasticity kiyma tms e ta pat fete Prodim Unfold 2 0 jiz GPa 1000 meron Hamn akable ales 12 MPa Aco Copyright Prodim International 2013 6 Application Settings PRODIM Stress What you will see on your screen is visualized in the following figure The unfolded surface is shown making use a different colours Those are used to highlight the different stresses as they will occur on the glass sheet once it will be curved pliner Unfold C Program Files Prodan Profiner Unfold samplere Fis Aie Seton Windie Hap The colours are used to indicate 3 main level of stress none acceptable and overstress Color Legend Ss Chverstness i Maimun Stress Allowed Mo or Low Stress It is possible to disable the view of stresses clicking on the stress button on the main menu tool bar or navigating on the main menu Prodim Unfold 2 0 Copyright Prodim International 2013 6 Applic
4. can do this at the first start up or clicking on License under Help in the menu Cane De lar a marae a ey re ir sree a ae ep Sieg ne eee dee eee le p SP APS ea a ae iy bar Ee E oeae O ip aeee er nl Cr al cu Kgpg E ii nes ucaihi a iT WY aal IE CAN License About And then copy the Machine ID as give by the pop up window Send this ID to info prodim nl indicating that your are requiring a license for the Unfold software Prodim Unfold 2 0 Copyright Prodim International 2013 4 Get Started Now PRODIM uiia y g Lesnas DE iparmanand kaama Screenshot of license window LETTET con pened an emul be infiotitipeccion Fe ed bev ia amay ha meme it balee Newt a Once you got the license back from Prodim possibly via e mail you have just to install the new key clicking on the Install button and following the simple instructions After the first use You will see the Unfold software appearing on your screen Ain EEETETETE__ eEEEEEEEEEEE TT oE Pis Wev Achons einge Winds Help l ch ree pee Main Menu Bar Visualization Screen To check the correctness of the local settings click on Settings in the main menu Infi diiis TK mp Oia e Unfold FEM MuUe GUE Generics Options Prodim Unfold 2 0 Copyright Prodim International 2013 4 Get Started Now PRODIM You can set up personalized settings for Your preferred language
5. describes in high level the application adding a short technical insight of its relation with the Prodim Proliner device Chapter 3 clearly points out the system requirements everything you need to have in order to use the application Chapter 4 will guide you through all the needed steps from the moment you received the installation file till the first run on your computer Chapter 5 describes the way the application has to be used providing also a 2 sample cases Chapter 6 described more in details the complete set of functionalities and options Chapter 7 addresses eventual doubts problems and concerns providing a list of answers to frequently asked questions F A Q but also the contacts for receiving live support both commercial and technical THIS MANUAL REFERS TO VERSION 2 0 If you wish to get a different User Manual version please contact Prodim International BV at info prodim nl or call 31 0 492 579050 Prodim Unfold 2 0 Copyright Prodim International 2013 2 System Description lelella Overview The Unfold software is an application developed specifically for the glass industry and ideally used in combination with Prodim s devices series Proliner Purpose The main goal of the software is to unfold curved sheets of glass Proliner Unfold is designed to find the theoretical flat surface required to mould certain kind of doubly curved 3D surface Both its input and output are digital drawings I
6. options or indicating an alternative size This grid shall be changed when the meshing of the surface is obviously incorrect Decreasing the size of the grid the user will increase the accuracy of the meshing process never the less an excessively small grid will highlight possible imprecision of the measurement Mesh Grid This options are to be used to increase decrease the size of the triangles which the meshed surface is split into it Smaller mesh size will decrease the size of the triangles and it will increase the accuracy of the meshing Never less decreasing the size of the mesh can have a serious impact on the performances of the meshing and even more of the unfolding processes You can choose among 3 predefined sizes small medium and large or indicate a custom size The medium size grid is default Nurbs Approximatiane Mesh Ste Grid Size Grid Size Small Le Hs 2 iS Medium Oversize Large Custom Cell Size mm Cell Size mm 5 Em Deformation Grid 20 Brid s Size Grid i Size 5 S 5 S Exaggeration times Factor Settings i ff Ok Prodim Unfold 2 0 Copyright Prodim International 2013 6 Application Settings Unfold PRODIM You can also change settings related to the unfolding process giving more information on the material type and characteristics The maximum allowed stress and the material thickness are independent from the material selection
7. the menu and then MESH modify the Mesh Grid size Take not that extremely large mesh grid size could possibly have small implications on the accuracy of the final output How dol change the stress value for a unfolded development Visit SETTINGS on the menu then Unfold FEM The user can here disable the stress or change its type Stress values depend also on the material elasticity thickness and obviously on the maximum stress value allowed The user shall set properly all those values too Howcan check the dimension of the Unfold output Once the drawing is successfully flattened the user can select the tab named 2D on the main visualization screen Basic measurements will be given For detailed review of the drawing the user has to rely on its own CAD software after the output is exported into DXF e Can lexport the unfolded file in another format different from DXF At the moment it is not possible to export the output in different formats than DXF Never the less we plan to implement different exportable extension in the near future Prodim Unfold 2 0 Copyright Prodim International 2013 Downloading and Licensing e Every time start up the application I get a notice asking me to renew the license Your application is still running in Trial mode Get your activation code and register it before the demo expiration date After this time the application will not run anymore e If start up the application nothin
8. under 3 tabs Contour Surface and Arc Center After a selection is made click on the OK button to import the drawing into Unfold or click the Cancel button to cancel Viewer The view support you showing the entities previews and indicating you which element is currently being selected or highlighted You can make use of the colour based code Green to be imported e Red highlighted in the menu currently selected Entity Selection Contour Siuface ETE can You have to identify the appropriate element for contour as surface i and as arc center You can select them checking the relative box on wv F their left side or pushing the space bar of your keyboard C Lw POLYLINE Flat O CWwPOLYLINE Flat Prodim Unfold 2 0 Copyright Prodim International 2013 5 How does it work PRODIM Import Settings When you click the Import Settings Tab you will see the form below Correction of measured values for DAF POLYLINE Surace lt lt Contou iurface C CWPOLYLINE Flat O LWPOLYLINE Flat y LA No Correction drawing is exact No Correction drawing is exact Cylinder correction 2 50 mm Sphere correction Measured from Measured from Scanned surface is on Approximation radius 10 00 mm Line Simplification Breakup Lines Curves Tolerance Breakup Length mm Select All Select by Deselect All Entity m C Preserve Y Symmetry x Cancel Import Settings S
9. 2 0 D T nl PRODIM Unfold 2 0 MANUAL Flattening software for curved glass al eim as Pian oe Pa eS ee a a ae TS o e ml Sig i a Nay eral X 44 LP a T Yoa T Peaga t We measure it all Professional Dimensioning for Production Improvement General information PRODIM Copyright All rights reserved Apart from the legally laid down exceptions no part of this publication may be reproduced stored in an automated databank or made public in any shape or form be it electronically mechanically by photocopying filming or in any other manner without prior written permission from Prodim International BV in Helmond NL Disclaimer The influence of the operator on the measuring process is dominant thus making him fully responsible for accuracy and safety While using the Proliner he must ensure that No one is allowed near the cable or the control box while the pen is in use A broken cable or dropped pen can cause rapid and unpredictable retraction of the cable which can severely injure anyone it might contact We advise to make control measurements once in a while to ensure accuracy The Proliner is a precision measuring machine Let only trained personnel work with the Proliner Do not use the Proliner in areas where there is a lot of construction work Proliner is a registered brand name of Prodim Intern
10. Beton iiim igh tha te coe or brn i mi Soria Ce Cees Follow the wizard to install Proliner Unfold 4 simple steps You will have to 1 agree the terms A 2 choose the destination folder B 3 choose the address for the shortcut on the start menu C 4 confirm the choices and trim the installation D Welcome to the Profmer Untold ee Screenshot of installer wizard La pormamini Beal vow Dom al oer oka Beton area Sach Mat te cose or Garcia Sei The installation will create a shortcut in your Start Menu as well as on your desktop Uninstall Process You can always uninstall later through the standard method Start gt Settings gt Control Panel gt Add Remove Software Prodim Unfold 2 0 Copyright Prodim International 2013 4 Get Started Now PRODIM Starting up To start up the application you simply have to click on either the Start Menu shortcut created during the installation process Start gt Programs gt Prodim gt Proliner Unfold gt Proliner Unfold or on the shortcut on your desktop First Start Up At the first start up the application will ask whether you intend to register your copy or to run it in demo mode In this last case the application will stop working after 15 days from the moment it was installed In order to work further with the application you have to register it obtaining a license key from Prodim International BV You
11. DPDRODIM Frequently Asked Questions Top Questions e can not see any element in the preview of my Import Screen How can I resolve this problem Please check again the file opening it with your CAD program If you still are sure that the file is integer and correct please contact our customer support via phone or sending an email with the file in attachment e canimportmy drawing but geta strange unrealistic graphical representation How can resolve this problem See previous answer e can import my drawing but I can see only red dots and then the mesh fails How can I resolve this problem You have probably made a mistake in the selection of the elements during the import process Please close this fle and open it again paying attention to choose the right elements respectively for the external contour and the surface If every thing was done correctly you should see on the main visualization screen an image having red dots as contour and green dots as surface e can import my drawing but I get a strange mesh How can I resolve this problem You can change the size of the nurbs approximation grid to best fit the specific shape of your drawing s curve In order to do this select SETTINGS onto the menu and then MESH Modify the Nurbs Approximation Grid size Using Unfold e Howdo enter my Unfold license number Once received a license from Prodim select HELP menu drop and then LICENSE then follow the given instruct
12. ORT SETTINGS CONTOUR Indicates a contour CONTOUR IN Indicated that the glass sheet s external contour was measured with Proliner s measuring pen inside example in case of a frame Proliner s measuring pen outside example a sample bent glass sheet SURFACE Indicated a surface CONTOUR OUT Indicated that the glass sheet s external contour was measured with SURFACE IN Indicated that the glass sheet s surface was measured with Proliner s measuring pen inside example a sample bent glass sheet es SURFACE OUT Indicated that the glass sheet s surface was measured with Proliner s anata at ate measuring pen outside example in case of a frame i SURFACE TOP Indicated that the glass sheet s surface was measured with Proliner s measuring pen on the top of the curve SURFACE BOTTOM Indicated that the glass sheet s surface was measured with Proliner s measuring pen on the bottom of the curve Prodim Unfold 2 0 Copyright Prodim International 2013 Prodim International BV P O Box 107 5700 AC Helmond the Netherlands T 31 0 492 579050 F 31 0 492 579059 info prodim systems com www prodim systems com m f m a product of D prooin Measurement made portable m eS DD
13. ation Settings PRODIM Stress options can be changed selecting the item UNFOLD FEM under the group Settings on the menu Modulus of Elasticity Shell Thickness micron Maximum allowable stress Giresse Color coding Color Legend Overstress Sigma 1 principal es s m Maximum Stress Allowed Peal Ho or Low Stress Settings gt Unfold tab gt Color coding gt None Shress color coding Nore Mone Sigma ees horizontal Sigma r vertical shear Prodim Unfold 2 0 Copyright Prodim International 2013 6 Application Settings PRODIM The stress values are dependent on the base of the material composition Modulus of Elasticity type and on the technique that will be used for curving the glass sheet GF You can modify the stresses levels indicating a maximum allowed stress level Shell Thickness Any change will update immediately the look of the surface on the screen TOO rica Maximum allowable stress 20 MPa Apel Output check save Smoothing Limit Connecting line segments with angles smaller than this limit will be smoothed approxiniated with arcs Angle deg 30 0 DXF Output Humber of decimal places Inverted Arcs Factory Settings Deformation Grid The deformation grid is the set of snapshots points which can be placed automatically on the external contour of the unfolded sheet within the 2D tab on the active drawing s visualizati
14. ational BV Prodim Unfold 2 0 Copyright Prodim International 2013 PRODIM Contents CHAPTER1 About this manual 4 CHAPTER2 System Description 5 Overview 5 Purpose 5 Technical Information 6 CHAPTER3 System Requirements 7 Notes 7 Hardware Requirements 7 Software Requirements 7 CHAPTER4 Get Started Now 8 Check your System 8 Install it 8 Starting up 9 CHAPTER5 How does it work 12 The overall Process 12 PHASE 1 Open Import 13 Import Settings la PHASE 2 Prepare Meshing 19 PHASE 3 Unfold 20 PHASE 4 Check 23 PHASE 5 Save Export 24 CHAPTER6 Application Settings 25 Import 25 Mesh 26 Unfold 27 Stress 28 Output check save 30 Generics al CHAPTER7 Support 32 Frequently Asked Questions er Using Unfold 52 Downloading and Licensing 34 Technical Support 34 CHAPTER8 _ Icon gramma 38 Prodim Unfold 2 0 Copyright Prodim International 2013 1 About this manual PRODIM Read this first About this manual This manual include all the information you need to know for installing running and using correctly the application How to use this manual First of all you have to check that the system is suitable to run the software at least decently see chapter 3 Only once you have ensured those minimum requirements you can proceed Read and follow the Get Started Now chapter which follows This chapter will instruct you to install the software and hardware and then run the program Structure Chapter 2
15. ayy as ose Se iy k ees ein T Un F ag Prodim Proliner Ur TEF reach aa File View Actions Settings To create fa 3D mesh is extremely easy with the Unfold What you have to do is simply clicking on the 3D mesh icon or select Create a 3D mesh under Actions in the main menu g al ier aj ates bia FJ Drainer Ihfald Fie view Once you have done it you will see a green surface appearing and covering the imported object along and within its contour Prodim Unfold 2 0 Copyright Prodim International 2013 5 How does it work PRODIM Its possible to change the look of the surface highlighting the underlying structure of the mesh rid iDratinar iria a nplaiesansp y 5 FEE Sage Se a ye SW S28 qa 4 mes To do this you have to switch the surface look selecting the appropriate icon on the side tool bar Prodim Unfold 2 0 Copyright Prodim International 2013 5 How does it work PRODIM PHASE 3 Unfold At this point you should have already a 3D meshed surface available The object you see on your screen is a digital representation of the object you are willing to realize at the end of your production process In order to do it you need to know the aspect and dimension of the flatten representation of such a curved surface z EE ee Ad Bot ts ees 2 T To F Sen i erat uk ta al a E A E O Ea Proliner Untold T AProgram
16. creen Once you have completed the selection of the appropriate elements you can verify that the settings used during the transformation of the drawing as occur in the software Prodim strongly recommend to verify the import settings every time a new drawing is opened This settings are particularly important when the imported drawing is produced with Prodim measurement devices Please check them every time you import a file because they influence the accuracy of the Unfold software results When the break up lines curves and Line Simplification values are altered consider to check again the selection of your elements Contour In the Contour group one must specify the settings for contour selection The entities or layers selected for the contour will be corrected with these settings Prodim Unfold 2 0 Copyright Prodim International 2013 5 How does it work PRODIM Specify one of the following corrections Lg bt ee No correction drawing is exact In this case No correction whatsoever is applied to the points defining the contour This setting can be used for exact theoretical drawings of the part No Correction drawing is exact Cylinder correction In this case the measurement of the contour is assumed Cylinder correction mm to be done with the cylinder tool The cylinder tool has Measured from a specific radius which must be specified in mm l Scared urtare is on When us
17. d immediately save the output Prodim Unfold 2 0 Copyright Prodim International 2013 5 How does it work PRODIM Phase 1 Oen Import This is the first step to be taken once the application is running Prodim Unfold is able to import CAD drawings from a set of formats The import feature works more or less the same for each of these formats which will be described here Specific issues for each format are described later on in the chapter Open CAD drawing Select File gt Open from the menu or click the Open CAD file icon on the taskbar Next a fle open dialog is displayed Open CAD file a 00 2c dxt ee 003 dxf Open CAD file dialog A specific selection can be made by clicking the Filetypes dropdown box and selecting one of the specific formats fter a selection is made click on the Open button to start the import Import CAD drawing After clicking the Open button a new dialog is opened displaying the CAD drawing named Select CAD entities Prodim Unfold 2 0 Copyright Prodim International 2013 5 How does it work PRODIM Fil Select CAD entities example dxf Viewer mport Settings Select entities to import PODLINE Contour FOLYLINE Surface CI LCWRPOLYLINE Flat CI LWPOLYLINE Flat G Select by TE Select CAD entities dialog The title bar shows the filename and the window s Viewer shows a preview of the CAD drawing In the left pane a list of entities is shown
18. g happens What to do Contact our customer support centre at 31 0 492579050 e What is the easiest way to order Unfold You can order the Unfold via phone calling our customer support centre at 31 0 492 579050 e Ihave lost my registration number How do get it You can obtain it selecting Help on the menu and then License For help call our customer support centre at 31 0 492 579050 e Howdol upgrade to the latest version Our customer support centre will send you a notification as soon as there is a new update If you are entitled and interested you can confirm it and it will be sent to you via email or onto a CD via post in form of an installer file e Ihave problem installing downloading it What can be done Call our customer support centre at 31 0 492 579050 Note For further information you can contact one of the software development engineers Luca O Gasparini via phone at 31 0 492 579056 via email at gasparini prodim n Technical and Commercial Support If you have need of discuss technical problems or commercial and legal issues please contact us at info prodim nl or calling the 31 0 492579050 Prodim Unfold 2 0 Copyright Prodim International 2013 8 Icons Legenda PRODIM OPEN SAVE MESH 3D UNFOLD STRESS ABOUT PREVIOUS ZOOM OUT ZOOM IN Prodim Unfold 2 0 Open a new drawing to be flattened Save the output of the unfold process Create a mesh 3D
19. ing cylinder correction the user must specify whether the contour was measured from outside or Sa ASoonoximation radius from inside Example 1 User measured a windshield by sliding the cylinder along the edges of the glass In this case the part is measured from outside Example 2 User measured a window opening by measuring along the window aperture from inside In this case the user must specify inside Surface In the Surface group one must specify the settings for surface selection The entities or layers selected for the surface will be corrected with these settings Specify one of the following corrections Surface No correction drawing is exact In this case No correction whatsoever is applied to p the points defining the surface This setting can be used for exact theoretical drawings of the part Sphere correction O No Correction drawing is exact In this case the measurement of the surface is assumed to be done with a sphere tool The radius Sphere correction 250 mrm of the sohere must be specified in mm Measured from When using sphere correction the user must specify whether the surface was measured from above from top or from below from bottom Prodim Unfold 2 0 Copyright Prodim International 2013 5 How does it work PRODIM Breakup Lines Curves Select x Breakup Lines Curves in order to breakup any line arc or curve entities Breakup Lines Curves int
20. ions inserting the code in the indicated box Confirm and your Unfold copy will be registered e How dol customize my Unfold Select SETTINGS menu drop and then OPTIONS to localize your application and GENERICS to customize its appearances See page 14 of this manual for more detailed information Prodim Unfold 2 0 Copyright Prodim International 2013 7 Support DPDRODIM Using Unfold How canl change the language of my Unfold How to change it Then select it under Settings gt Options gt Language and restart the service to apply the changes How to add a new pack The language pack must be installed into the folder where also Unfold exe is located Just add the language file tr_ lt language gt xt to the folder e Why is Unfold slow when meshing some files The speed of the mesh transformation depends on the specifed size of its generative grid Please consider increasing the Mesh Grid s size In order to do this select SETTINGS onto the menu and then MESH Take note that extremely large mesh grid size could possibly have small implications on the accuracy of the final output e Why is Unfold slow when unfolding some files The speed of the unfold transformation depends on a great deal of computational power from your PC s CPU as well as from the specified size of its related mesh grid Please next time consider to generate the 3D mesh with an increased grid size In order to do this select SETTINGS onto
21. o smaller line sections Breakup Length The unfold process is based on points defining a contour and a surface therefore 200 pn it is usually a good idea to break up lines so not only the line endpoints but also intermediate points are used in the unfold process Preserve Y Symmetry Select x Preserve Y Symmetry if a drawing is symmetrical on the Y axis and you want to preserve this symmetry throughout the unfold process Important The symmetry plane in the drawing must be the XZ plane Currently Unfold does not support any other configurations Once you have completed the selection of the elements to be imported and pressed OK you will see the drawing appearing as shown in following figure Original drawing The read lines indicates the external contour while the green dots lines represents the set of elements to be used as surface You can visualize better the image on the screen using the following viewing options e Rotation pressing the left mouse button and moving the mouse e Zooming pressing the right mouse button and moving the mouse Prodim Unfold 2 0 Copyright Prodim International 2013 5 How does it work PRODIM PHASE 2 Prepare Meshing Once you check that everything looks fine you can proceed to the next step creating a 3D mesh E l DER a iiad a iain pra airia ir iy Jenek e epre r ia p pa ia oe EE ei O Ti L ra EAA F Pro iner Unfold C Pi peram poai iiih NEE ETE N
22. odim Unfold 2 0 Copyright Prodim International 2013 5 How does it work PRODIM PHASE 4 Check Once you have unfolded the glass into a sheet the next possible step is to get a first acknowledgment of basic result s dimensions This is possible switching tab from the current 3D tab to the 2D labelled tab on the active drawing visualization screen g File Vion Actions Settings Window H Heb The 2D tab will give a top view of the unfolded sheet with basic dimensions length and width as shown in the following figure Gio Stef O Prodim Unfold 2 0 Copyright Prodim International 2013 5 How does it work PRODIM PHASE 5 Save Export Finally the last step saving the outcomes of the unfolding process The unfold software can save the flattened surface within a DXF CAD file This file extension is compatible with the most common CAD software applications In order to store your data you select Save under File in the main menu or simply have to click on the Save icon on the main menu tool bar A save dialog box will appear on the screen choose the file destination and click ok M i FENIR HAEE BERTE ae a RE EREI ERRARTE ET eet TAD canram Dacin eae ee Y p gets en pe ped ae Be Oe LP f AF HE Ami ries AP POT Ar onne En EEFE lew Actions Settings Window Help a 3 Note Prodim International BV recommend to check your Output settings before proceeding with the saving exporting The co
23. on screen With this option is possible to change the size of this grid and therefore the number of snapshots This option can found in the Mesh tab Corners Optimization This function allows the smoothing of corners Increasing the value of the degree the Unfold software will automatically smooth straight line corner made generating approximated arcs Prodim Unfold 2 0 Copyright Prodim International 2013 6 Application Settings PRODIM The corner of an output file generated The same corner generated with a smoothing limit value of 10 degrees with a smoothing limit value of 100 degrees Lines Optimization Lines as measured in 3D by the Proliner measurement devices are not always 100 perfect In order to ensure the optimal quality of the output the user can set different lines optimization values Increasing the tolerance level will imply an output file with a smaller number of elements and smoothing given by the approximation of lines along a certain direction This option is currently available only in the Import Settings Screen Generics In this tab you can vary the colours which identify different elements on the visualization screen raming entities Background color Contour points color Mesh 30 color A E Surface points color Mesh 2D color ma m j Nurbs map color Contour 3D color Factor Settings Prodim Unfold 2 0 Copyright Prodim International 2013 7 Support
24. over the original measurement Flatten the meshed 3D surface Add Remove the visualization of the stress values as calculated to be during the bending process Gives information about Unfold and its producer Prodim International BV Recover the last position on the visualization screen of the glass sheet as it is oriented in space Decrease the size of unfolded result the 2D view Increase the size of unfolded result the 2D view Copyright Prodim International 2013 8 Icons Legenda PRODIM 2D VIEW TAB DEFORMATION Add the deformation grid onto the unfolded glass of sheet GRID in the 2D tab of the visualization screen SIDEBAR IF ACTIVE 2D CONTOUR visualize the external contour of the 2D flattened glass 2D GRID SURFACE visualize the grid surface of the 2D flattened glass 2D FULL SURFACE visualize the full surface of the 2D flattened glass a Rhy es ORIGINAL visualize the points generated by the Unfold software based teema MEASUREMENT on the original measurement drawing 3D CONTOUR visualize the external contour of the bent 3D glass sheet 3D GRID SURFACE visualize the grid surface of the bent 3D glass sheet 3D FULL SURFACE visualize the full surface of the bent 3D glass sheet NURB visualize the nurb points cloud used to generate the meshed surface Prodim Unfold 2 0 Copyright Prodim International 2013 8 Icons Legenda PRODIM IMP
25. rrect use of this settings can have a critical impact on the quality of your results THE PROCESS IS NOW COMPLETE YOU HAVE SUCCESSFULLY UNFOLDED YOUR GLASS SHEET DRAWING The outcomes of the Unfold are saved and ready to be used by you Prodim Unfold 2 0 Copyright Prodim International 2013 6 Application Settings PRODIM This chapter discusses more deeply the possible changes in the application settings the user is allowed to operate The user can change few settings which have impact on the Unfold outcomes There are 5 different settings groups one for each process phase Generics and Local Options The import settings differently from any others are accessible only during import since importing a drawing can not be reversed once the process is completed The other settings are grouped in 4 tabs within a setting window which the user can access clicking on ACTION on the menu Unfold FEM Mutu 1H Generics Options Import The import settings are already described in details in chapter 5 page 17 If the user notices that an error had occurred he has in fact to close the drawing and repeat everything form the beginning Prodim Unfold 2 0 Copyright Prodim International 2013 6 Application Settings PRODIM Mesh Nurbs Grid Size The nurbs approximation grid is used to generate the nurbs for meshing the 3D surface It is possible to define the size of the nurb grid choosing between 3 default
26. s of measu rement performed with the Proliner 5 7 series e DXF DXF stands for Drawing Interchange Format or Drawing Exchange Format is a CAD data file format developed by Autodesk as their solution for enabling data interoperability between CAD programs The DXF import process has being perfected accordingly to the DXF files produces by the Prodim s devices the Proliner 6 and 8 series Never less the application will read most of the generic DXF files too e IGES This is another CAD file format widely used in the automotive industry The Unfold can import most of the IGES version 43 and 44 Other IGES files could not be supported PRODIM MEASURING DEVICES It is then recommended to use it in combination with Prodim International BV 3D measuring devices Proliner 8 For information about Prodim measuring devices please visit the website www prodim nl or contact us at info prodim nl and 31 492 579050 LANGUAGES Software and Documentation DEFAULT English AVAILABLE English German Dutch Italian French Spanish Prodim is able to provide additional language packs Please contact Prodim for additional information and pricing Prodim Unfold 2 0 Copyright Prodim International 2013 3 System Requirements lalellc Notes The optimum software and hardware resources are recommended for efficiency although users can operate with the minimum required resources Hardware Requirements Recommended Hardware Reso
27. t imports the 3D measurement of the glass sheet and it produces its development on a 2D plane The process used is to start with the 3D surface either measured or extracted from a CAD drawing and then unfold the surface using a mathematical process in order to create a 2D surface 0 EUR D A E 2D Glass Sheet 4 Glass Sheet MEASUREMENT I DEVELOPMENT Be e e sss O E E E e e Important Note The application does not simply project 3D shapes into a 2D plane The Unfold software does actually flatten the 3D sharpened curve glass producing a digital CAD drawing A Flat Sheet What For The so produced file can be read by CAD software s and in some cases directly by CAM packaging s You can decide double check it or simply export it in a different file format Ultimately the Unfold outcomes can be used for the cutting of an appropriate flat glass sheet This last could be curved in a second stage in order to obtain with a certain precision the same shape standing in the original 3D CAD file Prodim Unfold 2 0 Copyright Prodim International 2013 2 System Description PRODIM Technical Information The Unfold software is a simple but efficient tool There are never less few technical aspects to be considered before even installing it File Format The Unfold can import the following types of CAD files e PRL This is a special format file created by Prodim International BV and used to store the result
28. urces Processor Pentium IV RAM 512 MB Video card 64Mb RAM full support to OpenGL Availability on local drive 500 Mb Installed file size 10MB Minimum Hardware Resources Processor Pentium Il or above RAM 256 MB or above Video card 16Mb RAM full support to OpenGL Availability on local drive 100 Mb Installed file size 10MB Software Requirements Recommended Software Resources OS MS Windows XP or Vista Drivers Latest video card drivers Minimum Software Resources OS MS Windows 2000 Drivers Functioning video card drivers copyright Netscape Communications Corporation copyright Microsoft Internet Explorer Corporation copyright 2000 Adobe Systems Incorporated Prodim Unfold 2 0 Copyright Prodim International 2013 4 Get Started Now PRODIM Technical Information Once you have obtained a copy of the Unfold there are a few simple steps you have to take in order to be able to use it Install it If you determined that your system is eligible for running the Unfold software you can now proceed at its installation The Unfold is distributed as a single installation file The Installation Process Proliner Unfold comes with an easy installer file Just double click the executable file called InstallUnfold exe and the Prodim Unfold will be installed on your system wee pete Lod ke E Screenshot of installer wizard Ta l all Pires id Dd hogs paar ge La parmani Eglo cies a Serotec
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