How do you simplify CAD models for different software and purposes?

Create Multiple LODs: Develop different versions of the model with varying levels of detail. This allows the software to switch between high and low-detail models based on the viewer's distance or the application's requirements. Texture Baking: Transfer high-resolution texture details to a simplified model, preserving visual quality while reducing geometric complexity. Automated Pipelines: Implement automated solutions that can process and simplify multiple models in a batch, saving time and ensuring consistency

CADfix PPS is a solution that can simplify CAD models in an automatic or interactive process, to provide smaller CAD models for use in layouts and to protect IP.

La simplification des modèles CAO est essentielle pour les adapter à différents logiciels et objectifs. Cela implique de comprendre les besoins spécifiques du logiciel cible et l'objectif de l'utilisation du modèle. Les techniques de simplification courantes incluent la suppression des détails inutiles, la réduction du nombre de polygones, la simplification de la géométrie et la création de modèles proxy. Des outils intégrés aux logiciels CAO ou des logiciels dédiés peuvent être utilisés. Il est important d'automatiser les tâches répétitives, de collaborer avec les utilisateurs du modèle, de documenter le processus et de conserver une copie du modèle original.

Simplifying CAD models is essential to adapting them for different software and purposes. This requires understanding the specific needs of the target software and the intended use of the model. Common simplification techniques include removing unnecessary details, reducing the polygon count, simplifying geometry, and creating proxy models. These tasks can be performed using built-in CAD tools or specialized software. To ensure efficiency, it is important to automate repetitive tasks, collaborate with model users, document the process, and retain a copy of the original model.

Overly complex models overload hardware, slow down processing, and complicate sharing. Reducing complexity enhances efficiency while maintaining essential functionality.

CADfix PPS has the ability to bring in multiple native and neutral formats, as well as export to multiple formats. This helps to free up a CAD package and means that you are not limited to whatever format you are sent by the client or supplier.

Use native defeaturing tools to remove unnecessary details, apply Level of Detail (LOD), and convert complex geometries into lighter shapes to ensure better compatibility across software.

For rendering, optimize meshes; for simulation, keep critical surfaces; for manufacturing, preserve key tolerances. Each application requires a specific level of detail to perform efficiently.

Focus on functional elements and eliminate unnecessary components. Maintain precision where needed to ensure the simplified model still meets all technical and design requirements.

Software like Simlab, CAD Exchanger, and MeshLab help convert formats, reduce polygon count, and remove invisible geometries, ensuring lighter files without compromising design integrity.