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Thin or empty display of imported RCP/RCS point cloud in Inventor

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Issue:

A point cloud (RCP file or RCS file from ReCap) that is displayed correctly in other programs appears fuzzy (stripes) or empty after importing it into Inventor.

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Causes:

While attaching the file it is visible that the origin is far out of line. Due to a limitation of the part size in Inventor, which is 100 m x 100 m x 100 m, this cannot work. Even with the option <Insert at Origin>, the result is not as expected:
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Solution:

Modify the origin of the file in ReCap with the following steps:

  1. Open the file in ReCap.
  2. Use the function "Update Origin" (see picture).
  3. Select a point near or inside the model.
  4. Save the model.
ReCap - Update Origin function.
  1. Attaching to Inventor now will display the expected point cloud.

Products:

Inventor Products; ReCap;

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