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Shred, I am with you on this. I know what you are trying to do. I am trying to do the same thing. It sounds a LOT easier than it is in actuality. I am 95% sure it CAN be done - but the huge question is HOW. Some folks will tell you that you can probe the surface - and you can. You end up with point ...

I don't use Aspire, but a quick Google search turns up this: https://gadgets.vectric.com/V11/regular_grid_importer It should be relatively easy using search and replace in a text editor to convert the Centroid .DIG files into the format the gadget requires. Been there already. The file formats that...

T It is different from point cloud date in more than that it has a G1 in front of every line. Each coordinate X, Y, and Z is also in there. Pure point cloud data is ONLY the numbers - no G1 or G0 or X, Y, or Z. Yes I could strip out the coordinates, I do know how to do that. It's ok either way. I st...

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Thank you.

That file is all G-Code, not really what I was expecting as point cloud data, which is a comma delaminated format.

BUT - I think I need to maybe reevaluate my expectations. Maybe it is easier to get a surface with that DIG file.

Leo

Ahhhhh - I think I have something. There IS a gadget in Aspire to take point cloud data and convert to a surface. Whereas I no not yet have Centriod I cannot test the gadget. Would it be too much to ask if anyone has a point cloud file that I could test with? I don't need anything fancy or proprieta...

Leo - yes, a point cloud is just a collection of points in space with x, y, and Z coordinates. Here's an interesting paper describing the problem: FROM POINT CLOUD TO SURFACE; THE MODELING AND VISUALIZATION PROBLEM.pdf Tom, That's a fair bit of technical reading there. I need to be in a more comfor...

I can "smooth" it out in Aspire once it is a model component.

I will look into what Paul Rountree made for a gadget.

Tom,

I really like your byline

What are cloud points? Are they X-Y Z coordinate positions?

Hi, I know this thread is a bit older but it is right up my alley. This is my first post. I am NOT new to CNC. I currently have a Mach3 control but SERIOSLY considering upgrading to Centroid Acorn. I use Vectric Aspire. I am learning about Centroid and wondering about "possibilities". So -...