I actually had an interesting discussion with Peter B. at the Viewpoint conference about this....
I experimented with trying to get something out of Inventer, without using an AVEVA interface. I was able to write an XML Schema that converted an XGL file into Solid Polyhedrons. It worked, but had a few quirks (much like the author).
I've wondered if it would be possible to have PDMS take an external file that was OpenGL syntax, and run it through the display drivers into the PDMS Viewer. Then from there, could it be associated with a certain element type in PDMS to hold the positional value and the orientation. You could probably convert items to Point Clouds (there are STEP to Point cloud converters out there), and have the Laser Model Interface run i into PDMS (concept only, never done it nor have I seen a true LMI demo).
Trust me... If I were qualified to write that... I would be sipping drinks on the beach of some remote island, with my newfound wealth...
Hey AVEVA guys (you know who you are)... Put that one into production, and I'll BETA it for you....
I actually had an interesting discussion with Peter B. at the Viewpoint conference about this....
I experimented with trying to get something out of Inventer, without using an AVEVA interface. I was able to write an XML Schema that converted an XGL file into Solid Polyhedrons. It worked, but had a few quirks (much like the author).
I've wondered if it would be possible to have PDMS take an external file that was OpenGL syntax, and run it through the display drivers into the PDMS Viewer. Then from there, could it be associated with a certain element type in PDMS to hold the positional value and the orientation. You could probably convert items to Point Clouds (there are STEP to Point cloud converters out there), and have the Laser Model Interface run i into PDMS (concept only, never done it nor have I seen a true LMI demo).
Trust me... If I were qualified to write that... I would be sipping drinks on the beach of some remote island, with my newfound wealth...
Hey AVEVA guys (you know who you are)... Put that one into production, and I'll BETA it for you....
