<abstract xml:lang="en" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>The contribution deals with the transformation of engineering drawings in a paper form into a 3D computer representation. A 3D computer model can be further processed in CAD/CAM system, it can be modified, archived, and a technical drawing can be then generated from it as well. The transformation process from paper form to the data one is a complex and difficult one, particularly owing to the different types of drawings, forms of displayed objects and encountered errors and deviations from technical standards. The algorithm for 3D model generating from an orthogonal vector input representing a simplified technical drawing of the rotational part is described in this contribution. The algorithm was experimentally implemented as ObjectARX application in the AutoCAD system and the test sample as the representation of the rotational part was used for verificaton.</p></abstract>

The contribution deals with the transformation of engineering drawings in a paper form into a 3D computer representation. A 3D computer model can be further processed in CAD/CAM system, it can be modified, archived, and a technical drawing can be then generated from it as well. The transformation process from paper form to the data one is a complex and difficult one, particularly owing to the different types of drawings, forms of displayed objects and encountered errors and deviations from technical standards. The algorithm for 3D model generating from an orthogonal vector input representing a simplified technical drawing of the rotational part is described in this contribution. The algorithm was experimentally implemented as ObjectARX application in the AutoCAD system and the test sample as the representation of the rotational part was used for verificaton.

3D Model Generation From the Engineering Drawing

Institute of Applied Informatics, Automation and Mathematics, Faculty of Materials Science and Technology in Trnava, Slovak University of Technology Bratislava, Hajdóczyho 1, 917 24 Trnava

Department of Applied Informatics, Faculty of Natural Sciences, University of Saint Cyril and Metodius in Trnava

Research Papers Faculty of Materials Science and Technology Slovak University of Technology

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The contribution deals with the transformation of engineering drawings in a paper form into a 3D computer representation. A 3D computer model can be further...

3D Model Generation From the Engineering Drawing

Published Online: Mar 03, 2011

Page range: 47 - 53

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/v10186-010-0025-z

Keywords
3D Model, AutoCAD, ObjectARX, rotational part, reconstruction, engineering drawing

This content is open access.

3D Model Generation From the Engineering Drawing

Published Online: Mar 03, 2011

Page range: 47 - 53

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/v10186-010-0025-z

Keywords3D Model, AutoCAD, ObjectARX, rotational part, reconstruction, engineering drawing

This content is open access.

Keywords
3D Model, AutoCAD, ObjectARX, rotational part, reconstruction, engineering drawing