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 Dont 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 (10m).

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