Calypso CAD Functions

The Basics & Beyond

Jon Guimont
 Agenda

• The Basics
o Programming from CAD
• Beyond
o CAD Settings
o Model Manipulation
o Loading Multiple Models
o Updating a Model
o Creating Features
o CAD Presentation
 Agenda

• The Basics
o Programming from CAD
• Beyond
o CAD Settings
o Model Manipulation
o Loading Multiple Models
o Updating a Model
o Creating Features
o CAD Presentation
 CAD Programming
CAD Programming in 6 easy steps
1. Load the Model

2. Change the Orientation of the Model

3. Create the Base Alignment

4. Create Clearance Planes

5. Create Characteristics & Features

6. Run the Program

Main CAD Tools
What happens when you click
on the model
o Select the corresponding
feature from the feature list

o Used to define a Point Feature

o Create a Circle on (Cylinder or

Cone) where you click

o Click & Drag to define a line

o If the element is in the feature

list use the existing feature,
otherwise create a new feature
§ This is the go to tool
 Loading a Model

Create a new program and select

CAD>CAD File>Load…
o Acis (*.sat, *.sab) is the native format for
Calypso
o 1 neutral format available
§ STEP
§ IGES
o Direct import available as an option
§ Catia, ProE, UG, Solidworks
§ DXF included with Curve Option
 Changing Orientation

• Change the Orientation of the

model to match the way it
will be setup on the CMM
o CAD>Modification>CAD
Model Transformation…
o Don’t bother with
translation
 CAD Programming
• Use your CAD tool to define features
from the CAD model
• Use Resources>Stylus System>
Preassign stylus system for
Measurement Plan autom. to
automatically assign stylus for each
feature in program
• Go back into Clearance Planes to
update setting for each feature
• First run have to do a Manual Alignment
 Agenda

• The Basics
o Programming from CAD
• Beyond
o CAD Settings
o Model Manipulation
o Loading Multiple Models
o Updating a Model
o Creating Features
o CAD Presentation
CAD Settings
• CAD>Settings…
• Used to Change the
look & feel of the
CAD Window
o Image Quality
o Edges/Curves
o Stylus Path
• Save as system
setting will make
current setting
defaults
 Healing
CAD>CAD File>Automatic Healing

• Tools to fix issues with CAD models

o Simplification
o Stitching
o Build Geometry
o Correct Boundary Curves

• Healing will change your model!

o It will also combine all CAD bodies into a
single body
 Healing
• Simplification
o Converts freeform surfaces (spline
geometry) into their corresponding analytic
forms (e.g. arc, cone, plane, etc.),
wherever possible.
o Be cautious of increasing the default
tolerance (10μm).

• Stitching
o Combines sets of faces to form a single
sheet or solid body (e.g. 2 halves of the
same cylinder).
o Minimal changes to the model.
 Healing
• Build Geometry
o A series of geometric operations are
performed to improve the precision of face,
edge, and vertex data.
o Essentially the model is completely rebuilt.
o Includes Simplification & Stitching.
o Only use if necessary (typically only IGES
models)
 Healing
• Correct Boundary Curves
o Gaps in the boundary curves of surfaces
and sections which are not exactly aligned
are corrected.
o Makes model “watertight”
o On by default and should be used anytime
you are healing.
 Other Manipulations
• Delete Free Lines & Points
o CAD>Modification>Delete free lines and
points
o Removes geometry not associated with a
surface

• Editing Bodies
o CAD>Modify CAD Entities, Edit Body Tab
o Changing only the model
o Visibility, Color, Mirror, Scale
 Loading Multiple Models
How can I have the part & fixture in the
same program?

1. Load the part model

2. Load the fixture model

3. Position each model

CAD>Modify CAD Entities… Positioning Tab

Use Rotation section to get bodies oriented

Use Positioning section for rough positioning

Use Translation section for fine adjustments

 Updating a Model
How do I load a new model into an
existing program?
1. Delete the existing model
CAD>View>Delete (no undo!)
2. Load the new model
3. Move the new model to match the Base
Alignment
CAD>Modify CAD Entities… Transformation Tab
4. CAD Model Comparison
Links existing features with the new model
CAD>CAD File> CAD Model Comparison…
Creating Features
CAD>Creating Features…

• Creating Entities
o Create 2D features
o Create Points

• Section Tab
o Creates Edges on
Model
o Curves or 2D Features
CAD Presentation
CAD>Evaluation…
• Setup
o Select a characteristic
o Check Display box
• Cheeseblock Button
o Adds view as a report
• Manual CAD Presentations
o Setup CAD>Evaluation…
o View>CAD Portrait
o View>CAD Landscape