What's New in XOR2 | Rapidform | 3D Scanning Software - Reverse Engineering & Quality Inspection

What's New in XOR2 Service Pack 0 & XOR2 Service Pack 1

XOR2 Service Pack 1 is just released.

The newest version of the most powerful 3D scanning software, Rapidform XOR2, is a continuation of Rapidform's innovative approach to scan data processing and parametric solid modeling. XOR2, offering more than 200 enhancements and new functions, automates processes and provides complete control of the 3D scanning workflow.

Ongoing Innovation
Perform powerful Redesign modeling with automated functions.

	• Loft Wizard This patent-pending technology automatically creates high quality lofted surfaces from scan data. From a mesh region, the Loft Wizard generates smooth lofted surfaces and profile curves within a user controlled tolerance.
	• One button CAD Correct™ With XOR2, you can import an existing CAD model and update the geometry to match a scanned physical part. CAD-to-Scan "Refit" provides an easy way to update the CAD model to reflect the As-Built geometry. With XOR's Refit technology, G2 continuity and G2 continuity matching are guaranteed throughout the updated surfaces. For example, Refit enables users, like stamping- die designers, to easily correct their CAD model to reflect hand-made modifications.
	• Local modification(Redesign) for CAD Correct™ Missing CAD design features which exist in an actual part due to manual tryout or hand-crafted processes can be easily and accurately redesigned directly on the original CAD data using 3D scan data of the actual part. Redesign Assistant™ allows a user to easily extract all key design parameters from 3D scan data to update and redesign the original CAD data.
	• Auto and intelligently guided 3D feature line design tool Feature lines representing high curvature regions are just a click away. While designing interpolation curves on mesh, XOR2 visually guides users to pick a point on curvature flows of 3D scan data.
	• Augmented liveTransfer™(modeling history CAD translation) Real-time and feature-by-feature CAD translation compatibility checking and warning: No more searching for the erroneous results of CAD incompatibilities! The CAD compatibility wizard flags operations that will not translate smoothly into the selected CAD program and suggests alternative techniques. Improvement has been made to: - SolidWorks liveTransfer - UG NX4 liveTransfer - Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire liveTransfer is newly added
	• liveScan™(direct scanner control) enables you to operate your scanner from within XOR. All of the features and intuitive controls are incorporated, giving the user the means to capture and process data all in the Rapidform environment. Supported scanners include: Faro, Perceptron+Cimcore, Kreon, Cimcore Arm Probe, Romer Arm, Steinbichler T-Scan, API IntelliScan & IntelliProbe and others. - Touch Probe Support: In addition to direct scanning, probing is also supported to define primitives(vector, plane, etc), thereby supporting alignments using probed datum features. Probing is also supported to create freeform interpolation curves and surfaces.
	• Konica Minolta VIVID, Creaform Handyscan, Z Corp ZScanner, Breuckmann direct control with 100% automated registration and scan data processing.

All-in-one
Faster Redesign process saves you time

	• Mesh Build-up Wizard: World's 1^st 100% automated tool for defect-free, watertight meshes from raw scan data. Wizard-style interface has been added to automate the creation of a defect-free and watertight mesh model from raw scan data. - Fully automatic multi-shot registration: No more picking common points on adjacent scans.
	• Brand new Rewrap function: To create a watertight and optimized mesh model from raw scan data just with one click.
	• Point cloud can be processed in one place Newly designed noise filtering, smoothing, sampling, and triangulation integrated for a logical work-flow.
	• Cross sectioning freeform curve design on point cloud No need to mesh the point cloud prior to curve generation, saving time and clicks.
	• Direct texture(color) editing More natural mapping source(image) editing for merged scan data using Photoshop^®-like tools Color property editing Color-preservation during mesh manipulation(e.g. decimation, subsampling, etc).

Enhancements

	• User selectable preferred CAD target application: the XOR environment is tuned to provide similar look and feel (Mouse operations, etc.) to the CAD environment into which the XOR data will be transferred. • Smarter auto segmentation
	• G2 continuity is guaranteed throughout surfaces created in XOR. • G2 continuity matching even for imported surface patches.
	• Helix and Spiral curve Redesign Assistant™ tool has been added to extract curve parameters from 3D scan data.
	• Embossing feature has been added (freeform projection and drafting angle option)
	• Text in 2D sketch has been added, the means to enter text into the modeling process.
	• Improved curvature continuity in mesh hole filling
	• Auto-mesh fit-surface patch layout is editable in previewing.

200+ enhancement and new options for faster performance, better output
and more flexibility.

User Interface

	•User Defined Mesh Boundary Color New check box called Boundary is newly added in the Display panel. If you select this option as User Defined, boundary color will be displayed as your definition in the Preferences.
	• Viewing all Entities as Identical Color New option called Front Face is added in the Display panel. If you set this option as "All The Same", all entities will be displayed with default color(Gray) regardless of its material, texture or vertex/ face color
	• New Rotation Viewpoint Rotate CCW, CW, and Flip viewpoint is newly added under the Viewpoint menu.

General

• Various add-in commands for scan data processing

(Legacy features from XOV1 & XOS1)

2D/3D Triangulate, Find scan direction, Generate vertex normal, Reverse normal, Surface/Volume merge, Target register, Combine, etc.

Mesh / Point Cloud

	• Clean up boundaries Newly designed boundary editing tools allow user to clean up boundary noise easily and quickly.
	• Offset point clouds You can offset not only a point cloud but also poly-vertices with a specific distance.
	• Mirror meshes Symmetrical part can be easily built up using a mirroring plane which is automatically extracted.
	• Remove Marker File import option has been newly added to the Remove Marker function If you have AICON's(*.obc) file which has coordinate information of index marker, you can import it and use its information to remove marker shape from the mesh.
	• Best-in-class hole filling A wide variety of tools for filling hole allow user to make a qualified polygonal model quickly from an imperfect model.
	• Mesh Buildup Wizard The Mesh Buildup Wizard has been enhanced about user convenience and interface - Every stage has Edit Tools option so that user can edit the result in current stage. - Every stage has Apply button so that user can check a result in current stage. - You can classify entities as Removing or Keeping data during the process by showing or hiding entities in the "Entity Thumbnail" panel.

Solid / Surface / Feature

	• Loft Wizard The Loft Wizard has been enhanced so that you can easily define section plane and profile. You can easily set the position of section plan and add new section plane if needed when you check the result by Accuracy Analyzer™.
	• Transform Body Datum Alignment method has been newly added in the Transform Body You can transform bodies to other bodies or meshes using its datum.
	• Tangent Ref. Vector Tangent method has been newly added in the Ref.Vector If 2D / 3D Sketch Curve and Point are already defined, you can easily create Tangent Vector on the Curve
	• CAD Refit Greatly enhanced options have been newly added in the CAD Refit. You can define Loosely Fitting Face, Tightly Fitting Face, and Free Faces by the Group Faces By Stiffness option. And also control its Weightiness which is related with Loose and Tight Fitting. Now, Possible to apply CAD Refit to the selected faces considering spring-back effect by the Projection Multiplier

Sketch

	• Import external CAD sketches 2D drawing files(DXF, IGES, STEP and VDA-FS) from other CAD system can be imported as sketch entities into XOR’s sketch.
	• Smooth Curve Partial Range option has been newly added in the Smooth so that you can apply smoothing to 3D Mesh Sketch and 3D Sketch Curve
	• Silhouette curve Redesign Assistant™ tool has been added to extract curve parameters from 3D scan data.
	• Parabola curve Redesign Assistant™ tool has been added to extract curve parameters from 3D scan data.

liveScan™

• Breuckmann Scanner Direct Controller

Brecukmann Direct Controller has been newly added in the Scanner Direct Control menu. You can directly control the Breuckmann scanner as well as turn table in the application.