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1. Example 1 user measured a windshield by sliding the cylinder along the edges of the glass In this case the part is measured from outside Example 2 user measured a window opening by measuring along the window aperture from inside In this case the user must specify inside Surface In the Surface group one must specify the settings for surface selection The entities or layers selected for the surface will be corrected with these settings Specify one of the following corrections Surface a No correction drawing is exact in lt 7 this case no correction whatsoever is applied to the points defining the surface This setting can be used for exact theoretical drawings of the No Correction drawing is exact part Sphere correction 200 mm a Sphere correction in this case the Measured from measurement of the surface is From Top y 0 assumed to be done with a sphere tool The radius of the sphere must be specified in mm When using sphere correction the user must specify whether the surface was measured from above from top or from below from bottom 14 UNFOLD 2 0 USER MANUAL Breakup Lines Curves Breakup Lines Curves Select x Breakup Lines Curves in order to araki Caria breakup any line arc or curve entities into 500 smaller line sections mm The unfold process is based on points defining a contour and a surface therefore it is usually a good idea to break up lines so not o2. Stress options can be changed a Protiner Unfold C Program Files Prodim Proltiner Unfold F File view Actions Settings window Help selecting the item UNFOLD FEM under the group Settings on the menu TTTTTTTTTTTTT 3 Setti ngs a Mesh Unfold FEM Output Generics Material G lass im Color coding Sigma 1 principal s Modulus of Elasticity GPa Shell Thickness 1000 micron Maximum allowable stress 120 MPa Color Legend E Overstress BE Maximum Stress Allowed e No or Low Stress Stress color coding prm v Within this screen stress visualization can also be Kone disabled by selecting NONE from the drop box Sigma gt horizontal Color Coding Sigma YY vertical Sigma XY shear Si 1 principal 27 Settings gt Unfold tab gt Color coding gt None UNFOLD 2 0 USER MANUAL The stress values are dependent on the base of the material composition type and on the technique that will be used for curving the glass sheet You can modify the stresses levels indicating a maximum allowed stress level Any change will update immediately the look of the surface on the screen Output check save 3 Settings TT r Mesh Unfold FEM Output Generics Smoothing Limit Connecting line segments with angles smaller than this limit will be smoothed approximated with arcs
3. es eRom INTERNATIONAL BV USER MANUAL A guide through the functionalities of Prodim s bent glass solution UNFOLD SOFTWARE Version PRODIM INTERNATIONAL BV A user guide through installation and use of Prodim Unfold Software ver 2 0 PRODIM INTERNATIONAL BV Lagedijk 26 5705 BZ Helmond Eindhoven Tel 31 492 579050 Fax 31 492 579059 Copyright All rights reserved Apart from the legally laid down exceptions no part of this publication may be reproduced stored in an automated databank or made public in any shape or form be it electronically mechanically by photocopying filming or in any other manner without prior written permission from Prodim International BV in Helmond NL Disclaimer The quality of the results of the unfolding process is critically dependent on the awareness and experience of the user The software outcomes quality level is obviously directly dependent to the quality of the sources input Helmond Eindhoven The Netherlands August 2007 UNFOLD 2 0 USER MANUAL Contents Chapter 1 Read this First 2 Chapter 2 System Description 3 Overview 3 Purpose 3 Technical Information 4 Chapter 3 System Requirements 5 Notes 5 Hardware Requirements 5 Software Requirements 5 Chapter 4 Get Started Now 6 Check your System Error Bookmark not defined Install it 6 Starting up 7 Chapter 5 How does it work 10 The overall Process 10 PHASE 1 Open Import
4. Angle deg 30 0 DXF Output Number of decimal places 10 Inverted Ares Factory Settings Deformation Grid Modulus of Elasticity GPa Shell Thickness 1000 micron Maximum allowable stress 120 MPa Sex The deformation grid is the set of snapshots points which can be placed automatically on the external contour of the unfolded sheet within the 2D tab on the active drawing s visualization screen With this option is possible to change the size of this grid and therefore the number of snapshots This option can found in the Mesh tab Corners Optimization This function allows the smoothing of corners Increasing the value of the degree the Unfold software will automatically smooth straight line corner made generating approximated arcs 28 UNFOLD 2 0 USER MANUAL The corner of an output file generated with a smoothing limit value of 10 degrees The same corner generated with a smoothing limit value of 100 degrees Lines Optimization Lines as measured in 3D by the Proliner measurement devices are not always 100 perfect In order to ensure the optimal quality of the output the user can set different lines optimization values Increasing the tolerance level will imply an output file with a smaller number of elements and smoothing given by the approximation of lines along a certain direction This option is currently available only in the Import Settings Screen Generics In this tab you
5. teressesesseessesss It is also possible to change the unit from the International metric system to the British American one THE UNFOLD IS SET UP AND READY TO BE USED UNFOLD 2 0 USER MANUAL How does it work The overall Process The Unfold software is not complicated The application allows only a restricted number of actions which makes this tool easy to be used Process flow You will perform usually the same sequence of actions walking on an ideal path of 5 steps phases Opening Importing the measurement of the glass sheet Preparing the glass sheet basically meshing its surface Unfolding the 3D surface into its 2D development Check the outputs its stress its dimensions Saving the outputs within a new digital drawing ai ee ee re Ken Sheck LEGEND E Compulsory B Optional You can always decide to abort the process or to step back to a previous Stage You have to follow all those steps with the exception of 4 check You could actually skip this phase and immediately save the output 10 UNFOLD 2 0 USER MANUAL PHASE 1 Open Import This is the first step to be taken once the application is running Prodim Unfold is able to import CAD drawings from a set of formats The import feature works more or less the same for each of these formats which will be described here Specific issues for each format are described later on in the chapter Open CAD drawing S
6. IGES files could not be supported PRODIM MEASURING DEVICES It is then recommended to use it in combination with Prodim International BV 3D measuring devices and in particular Proliner 6 and 8 serie Q a wa Proliner 8 Proliner 5 7 For information about Prodim measuring devices please visit the website www prodim nl or contact us at info prodim nl and 31 492 579050 LANGUAGES Software and Documentation DEFAULT English AVAILABLE English German Dutch Italian French Spanish Prodim is able to provide additional language packs Please contact Prodim for additional information and pricing UNFOLD 2 0 USER MANUAL System Requirements Notes The optimum software and hardware resources are recommended for efficiency although users can operate with the minimum required resources Hardware Requirements Recommended Hardware Resources Processor Pentium IV RAM 512 MB Video card 64Mb RAM full support to OpenGL Availability on local drive 500 Mb Installed file size 10MB Minimum Hardware Resources Processor Pentium II or above RAM 256 MB or above Video card 16Mb RAM full support to OpenGL Availability on local drive 100 Mb Installed file size 10MB Software Requirements Recommended Software Resources OS MS Windows XP or Vista Drivers Latest video card drivers Minimum Software Resources OS MS Windows 2000 Drivers Functioning video card drivers Copyright Netscape Communicatio
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8. can vary the colours which identify different elements on the visualization screen 2 Settings Bole Mesh Unfold FEM Output Generics Screen Drawing entities Background color Contour points color Mesh 3D color M n E Surface points color Mesh 2D color Nurbs map color N O Contour 3D color N Factory Settings 29 UNFOLD 2 0 USER MANUAL Support Frequently Asked Questions Top Questions I can not see any element in the preview of my Import Screen How can I resolve this problem Please check again the file opening it with your CAD program If you still are sure that the file is integer and correct please contact our customer support via phone or sending an email with the file in attachment I can import my drawing but I get a strange unrealistic graphical representation How can I resolve this problem See previous answer I can import my drawing but I can see only red dots and then the mesh fails How can I resolve this problem You have probably made a mistake in the selection of the elements during the import process Please close this file and open it again paying attention to choose the right elements respectively for the external contour and the surface If every thing was done correctly you should see on the main visualization screen an image having red dots as contour and green dots as surface I can import my drawing but I get a strange mesh How c
9. highlighted You can make use of the colour based code e Green to be imported e Red highlighted in the menu currently selected Contour Surface Arc Center Entity Selection Select entities to import You have to identify the appropriate element for POLYLINE Surface C LWPOLYLINE Flat contour as surface and as arc center You can select LWPOLYLINE Flat them checking the relative box on their left side or pushing the space bar of your keyboard 12 UNFOLD 2 0 USER MANUAL Import Settings When you click the Import Settings Tab you will see the form below ad Select CAD entities example dxf Contour Surface Arc Center Viewer Import Settings Select entities to import Contour LWPOLYLINE Flat LWPOLYLINE Flat N Correction of measured values for icles DXF Surface a No Correction drawing is exact No Correction drawing is exact Cylinder correction 2 50 mm Sphere correction 2 50 mm v Scanned surface is on Inside v Approximation ai 10 00 mm Measured from Measured from From Outside From Top i Line Simplification Breakup Lines Curves Tolerance Breakup Length 0 20 5 00 mm mm Select All Select by Deselect All Entity ay Preserve Y Symmetry Zax Import Settings Screen Once you have completed the selection of the appropriate elements you can verify that the settings used during the transfor
10. 11 Import Settings 13 PHASE 2 Prepare Meshing 16 PHASE 3 Unfold 18 PHASE 4 Check 21 PHASE 5 Save Export 22 Chapter 6 Application Settings 23 Import 23 Mesh 24 Unfold 25 Output check save 28 Generics 29 Chapter 7 Support 30 Frequently Asked Questions 30 Commercial Support Error Bookmark not defined Technical Support 33 Chapter 8 Icon gramma 34 UNFOLD 2 0 USER MANUAL Read this First About this Manual This manual include all the information you need to know for installing running and using correctly the application How to Use this Manual First of all you have to check that the system is suitable to run the software at least decently see chapter 3 Only once you have ensured those minimum requirements you can proceed Read and follow the Get Started Now chapter which follows This chapter will instruct you to install the software and hardware and then run the program Structure Chapter 2 describes in high level the application adding a short technical insight of its relation with the Prodim Proliner device Chapter 3 clearly points out the system requirements everything you need to have in order to use the application Chapter 4 will guide you through all the needed steps from the moment you received the installation file till the first run on your computer Chapter 5 describes the way the application has to be used providing also a 2 Sample cases Chapter 6 described more in details t
11. C UNFOLD 2 0 USER MANUAL Once you got the license back from Prodim possibly via e mail you have just to install the new key clicking on the Install button and following the simple instructions After the first use You will see the Unfold software appearing on your screen fd Protiner Unfold Joe File View Actions Settings Window Help Main Menu Bar Visualization CGcrean To check the correctness of the local settings click on Settings in the main menu Ed Protiner Unfold C Program Files Prodim Protiner Unfold F File view Actions Settings Window Help Mesh Unfold FEM 2D Output Bo oe Options UNFOLD 2 0 USER MANUAL You can set up personalized settings for e Your preferred language e Units mm or inches e Different colours used to identify the drawing s elements d Proliner Unfold C Program Files Prodim Proliner Unfold Example e Fie view Actions Settings Window Help Mesh Unfold FEM D 2D Output 1H Generics Options gt Units i Hb TE Language wv English German Dutch It is possible to choose between 3 languages English German and Dutch Changes apply after the restart of the application d Proliner Unfold C Program Files Prodim Proliner Unfold Example examp F File view Actions Settings Window Help nm _ Mesh aa EY a Unfold FEM ig J op Output A Generics Options b i Units E y mm millimeters E Language gt Inches
12. act on the Unfold outcomes There are 5 different settings groups one for each process phase Settings Group Phase 1 importing process settings Import 2 mesh settings Mesh 3 Unfold FEM settings Unfold 4 Output Check and Save 5 Generics and Local Options Check The import settings differently from any others are accessible only during import since importing a drawing can not be reversed once the process is completed The other settings are grouped in 4 tabs within a setting window which the user can access clicking on ACTION on the menu fd Protiner Unfold C Program Files Prodim Protiner Unfold F File view Actions Settings Window Help m e pm Mesh lt Unfold FEM 3D 2 ae H Generics Options Import The import settings are already described in details in chapter 5 page 17 If the user notices that an error had occurred he has in fact to close the drawing and repeat everything form the beginning 23 UNFOLD 2 0 USER MANUAL Mesh Nurbs Grid Size The nurbs approximation grid is used to generate the nurbs for meshing the 3D surface It is possible to define the size of the nurb grid choosing between 3 default options or indicating an alternative size This grid shall be changed when the meshing of the surface is obviously incorrect Decreasing the size of the grid the user will increase the accuracy of the meshing process never the less an excessively small grid will highlight possible imp
13. an I resolve this problem You can change the size of the nurbs approximation grid to best fit the specific shape of your drawing s curve In order to do this select SETTINGS onto the menu and then MESH Modify the Nurbs Approximation Grid size 30 UNFOLD 2 0 USER MANUAL Using Unfold e How do I enter my Unfold license number Once received a license from Prodim select HELP menu drop and then LICENSE then follow the given instructions inserting the code in the indicated box Confirm and your Unfold copy will be registered e How do I customize my Unfold Select SETTINGS menu drop and then OPTIONS to localize your application and GENERICS to customize its appearances See page 14 of this manual for more detailed information e How can I change the language of my Unfold How to change it Then select it under Settings gt Options gt Language and restart the service to apply the changes How to add a new pack The language pack must be installed into the folder where also Unfold exe is located Just add the language file tr_ lt language gt xt to the folder e Why is Unfold slow when meshing some files The speed of the mesh transformation depends on the specified size of its generative grid Please consider increasing the Mesh Grid s size In order to do this select SETTINGS onto the menu and then MESH Take note that extremely large mesh grid size could possibly have small implications on the accura
14. cy of the final output e Why is Unfold slow when unfolding some files The speed of the unfold transformation depends on a great deal of computational power from your PC s CPU as well as from the specified size of its related mesh grid Please next time consider to generate the 3D mesh with an increased grid size In order to do this select SETTINGS onto the menu and then MESH modify the Mesh Grid size Take not that extremely large mesh grid size could possibly have small implications on the accuracy of the final output 31 UNFOLD 2 0 USER MANUAL How do I change the stress value for a unfolded development Visit SETTINGS on the menu then Unfold FEM The user can here disable the stress or change its type Stress values depend also on the material elasticity thickness and obviously on the maximum stress value allowed The user shall set properly all those values too How can I check the dimension of the Unfold output Once the drawing is successfully flattened the user can select the tab named 2D on the main visualization screen Basic measurements will be given For detailed review of the drawing the user has to rely on its own CAD software after the output is exported into DXF Can I export the unfolded file in another format different from DXF At the moment it is not possible to export the output in different formats than DXF Never the less we plan to implement different exportable extension in the near f
15. d on 2D page H The figure can be rotated and zoomed in and out in the same way as explained for the 3D view Once the Unfold surface is created you can also choose to visualize both the 3D and 2D surfaces and contours at the same time 19 UNFOLD 2 0 USER MANUAL td Proltiner Unfold C Program Files Prodim Protiner Unfold Example example dxf Joe oi 0 X F File view Actions Settings Window Help Se Z2ean 9 Pad a ze i 2 ED Image i Drawing of 2D contour created on 2D page To enable or disable the visibility of the 2D or 3D objects or to visualize only the contours or only the surfaces you can click on the appropriate icons on the Side Tool bar 20 UNFOLD 2 0 USER MANUAL PHASE 4 Check Once you have unfolded the glass into a sheet the next possible step is to get a first acknowledgment of basic result s dimensions This is possible switching tab from the current 3D tab to the 2D labelled tab on the active drawing visualization screen Proliner Unfold C Program Files Prodim Protiner Unfold F File view Actions Settings Window Help TTT The 2D tab will give a top view of the unfolded sheet with basic dimensions length and width as shown in the following figure i Protiner Unfold C Program Files Prodim Protiner Unfold Example example dxf F File wiew Actions Settings Window Help ry Sea Zen 9 3p 2D Demm 0 S Dyin IS C Deformation Grid Gridp
16. dard method Atleast 2 8 MB of free disk space is required Start gt Settings gt Control Panel gt Add Remove Software Screenshot of installer wizard UNFOLD 2 0 USER MANUAL Starting up To start up the application you simply have to click on either the Start Menu shortcut created during the installation process Start gt Programs gt Prodim gt Proliner Unfold gt Proliner Unfold or on the shortcut on your desktop Faima niata First Start Up At the first start up the application will ask whether you intend to register your copy or to run it in demo mode In this last case the application will stop working after 15 days from the moment it was installed In order to work further with the application you have to register it obtaining a license key from Prodim International BV You can do this at the first start up or clicking on License under Help in the menu A Proliner Unfold C D ts and Settings Luca Mijn documenten Proliner File view Actions Settings Window Help B Documentation A License F About And then copy the Machine ID as give by the pop up window Send this ID to info prodim nl indicating that your are requiring a license for the Unfold software Unfold License Key EJ License OK permanent license To obtain a license key you can send an email to info prodim nl do not forget to specify the machine id below Machine Id 45301 7809C9DA78
17. elect File gt Open from the menu or click the Open CAD file icon on the taskbar Next a file open dialog is displayed Open CAD file Onlangs geopend Foolad boven dxf 3 Foolad onder dxf Bureaublad ee segm Ipaly dxf i ez segment2 dxf Mijn documenten Deze computer z Min Bestandstypen CAD files nuleren netwerklocaties Open CAD file dialog A specific selection can be made by clicking the Filetypes dropdown box and selecting one of the specific formats fter a selection is made click on the Open button to start the import Import CAD drawing After clicking the Open button a new dialog is opened displaying the CAD drawing named Select CAD entities 11 UNFOLD 2 0 USER MANUAL Select CAD entities example dxf Contour Surface Arc Center Select entities to import P v POLYLINE Contout POLYLINE Surface C LWPROLYLINE Flat _ LWPOLYLINE Flat L Select by cy T Select CAD entities dialog The title bar shows the filename and the window s Viewer shows a preview of the CAD drawing In the left pane a list of entities is shown under 3 tabs Contour Surface and Arc Center After a selection is made click on the OK button to import the drawing into Unfold or click the Cance button to cancel Viewer The view support you showing the entities previews and indicating you which element is currently being selected or
18. have to do is simply clicking on the 3D mesh icon A or selecting Create a 3D mesh under Actions in the main menu i Proti 21 Unfold C Program Files Prodim Proliner Unfold ia File View Actions Settings Window Help Create 3D Mesh Si Unfold F A ETER Once you have done it you will see a green surface appearing and covering the imported object along and within its contour 16 UNFOLD 2 0 USER MANUAL It s possible to change the look of the surface highlighting the underlying structure of the mesh gan ao La Protiner Unfold C Program Files Prodim Proliner Unfold Example example dxf F File view Actions Settings Window Help SHazs a9 3D 2D Mesh area 1 0343 m2 To do this you have to switch the surface look selecting the appropriate icon on the side tool bar fa Protiner Unfold C Program Files Prodim Protiner Unfold Example examp dxf ole F File View Actions Settings Window Help E x SH 2ea a 9J o p Create 3D Mesh a r Ga Mesh area 1 0343 m2 17 UNFOLD 2 0 USER MANUAL PHASE 3 Unfold At this point you should have already a 3D meshed surface available The object you see on your screen is a digital representation of the object you are willing to realize at the end of your production process In order to do it you need to know the aspect and dimension of the flatten representat
19. he complete set of functionalities and options Chapter 7 addresses eventual doubts problems and concerns providing a list of answers to frequently asked questions F A Q but also the contacts for receiving live Support both commercial and technical THIS MANUAL REFERS TO VERSION 2 0 If you wish to get a different User Manual version please contact Prodim International BV at info prodim nl or call 31 0 492 579050 UNFOLD 2 0 USER MANUAL System Description Overview The Unfold software is an application developed specifically for the glass industry and ideally used in combination with Prodim s devices series Proliner Purpose The main goal of the software is to unfold curved sheets of glass Proliner Unfold is designed to find the theoretical flat surface required to mould certain kind of doubly curved 3D surface Both its input and output are digital drawings It imports the 3D measurement of the glass sheet and it produces its development on a 2D plane The process used is to start with the 3D Surface either measured or extracted from a CAD drawing and then unfold the surface using a mathematical process in order to create a 2D surface APPLICATION OUTPUT Glass Sheet UNFOLD N Glass Sheef l l 2D ath MEASUREMENT DEVELOPMENT l Important Note The application does not simply project 3D shapes into a 2D plane The Unfold software does actually flatten the 3D sharpened c
20. ion of such a curved surface F Proliner Unfold C Program Files Prodim Proliner Unfold F File View Actions Settings Window Help ja I 7 A rt L s iS Seececcscesecceeseed In the tool bar click on Unfold icon i i or select Unfold from Action in the main menu id C Program Files Prodim Proltiner Unfold F File view Achions Settings Window Help a my Create 3D Mesh A 7 ae Unfold F ix 2D WO h The unfolded surface can be viewed then without showing stress and it will appear as in the following figure The 2D surface has a violet colour in opposition to the green colour used for the 3D surface 18 UNFOLD 2 0 USER MANUAL Protiner Unfold C Program Files Prod fa File view Actions Settings Window Help Drawing of 2D contour created on 2D page ie The unfolded 2D surface can be showed in the form of a grid made by small triangles This is again the underlying mesh structure used here also for rebuilding the surface once unfolded pi fd Protiner Unfold C Program Files Prodim Protiner Unfold Example example dxf f maxX Fie view Actions Settings Window Help 8 X SWHazs A 0l 2 2D Image A f a Mi ey aM at Ne abe AS a ca an 5 Fi 74 oi i A A Y X X i A A X X ERS aes rhe Se TS Poe ee TION eee Pm ee a a a eae er eee re a
21. mation of the drawing as occur in the software Prodim strongly recommend to verify the import settings every time a new drawing is opened This settings are particularly important when the imported drawing is produced with Prodim measurement devices Please check them every time you import a file because they influence the accuracy of the Unfold software results When the break up lines curves and Line Simplification values are altered consider to check again the selection of your elements Contour In the Contour group one must specify the settings for contour selection The entities or layers selected for the contour will be corrected with these settings 13 UNFOLD 2 0 USER MANUAL Specify one of the following corrections a No correction drawing is exact In this case no correction whatsoever is applied to the points defining the contour This setting can be used for exact theoretical drawings of the part a Cylinder correction In this case the measurement of the contour is assumed to be done with the cylinder tool The cylinder tool has a specific radius which must be specified in mm When using cylinder correction the user must specify whether the contour was measured from outside or from inside Contour LN No Correction drawing is exact Cylinder correction 2 50 mm Measured from From Outside v NE Scanned surface is on Inside v Approximation radius 10 00 mm
22. nal contour of the bent 3D glass sheet visualize the grid surface of the bent 3D glass sheet visualize the full surface of the bent 3D glass sheet visualize the nurb points cloud used to generate the meshed surface 35 UNFOLD 2 0 IMPORT SETTINGS pEr TN Contour Contour IN Contour OUT Surface Surface IN Surface OUT Surface TOP Surface BOTTOM USER MANUAL Indicates a contour Indicated that the glass sheet s external contour was measured with Proliner s measuring pen inside example in case of a frame Indicated that the glass sheet s external contour was measured with Proliner s measuring pen outside example a Sample bent glass sheet Indicated a surface Indicated that the glass sheet s surface was measured with Proliner s measuring pen inside example a sample bent glass sheet Indicated that the glass sheet s surface was measured with Proliner s measuring pen outside example in case of a frame Indicated that the glass sheet s surface was measured with Proliner s measuring pen on the top of the curve Indicated that the glass sheet s surface was measured with Proliner s measuring pen on the bottom of the curve 36
23. nly the line endpoints but also intermediate points are used in the unfold process Preserve Y Symmetry Select x Preserve Y Symmetry if a drawing is symmetrical on the Y axis and you want to preserve this symmetry throughout the unfold process Important The symmetry plane in the drawing must be the XZ plane Currently Unfold does not support any other configurations Once you have completed the selection of the elements to be imported and pressed OK you will see the drawing appearing as shown in following figure Ed Protiner Unfold C Program Files Prodim Protiner Unfold Example example dxf Joe F Fie view Actions Settings Window Help Xx lan an fd 23D 12D 2D Image mn G Mesh area 1 0343 m2 Original drawing The read lines indicates the external contour while the green dots lines represents the set of elements to be used as surface You can visualize better the image on the screen using the following viewing options e Rotation pressing the left mouse button and moving the mouse e Zooming pressing the right mouse button and moving the mouse 15 UNFOLD 2 0 USER MANUAL PHASE 2 Prepare Meshing Once you check that everything looks fine you can proceed to the next step creating a 3D mesh i Proliner Unfold C Program Files Prodim Proliner Unfold Fd File view Actions Settings Window Help To create a 3D mesh is extremely easy with the Unfold What you
24. ns Corporation Copyright Microsoft Internet Explorer Corporation Copyright 2000 Adobe Systems Incorporated UNFOLD 2 0 USER MANUAL Get Started Now Once you have obtained a copy of the Unfold there are a few simple steps you have to take in order to be able to use it Install it If you determined that your system is eligible for running the Unfold software you can now proceed at its installation The Unfold is distributed as a single installation file The Installation Process Proliner Unfold comes with an easy installer file Just double click the executable file called InstallUnfold exe and the Prodim Unfold will be installed on your system Satan Rennes ln Follow the wizard to install Proliner rey ha galas Unfold 4 simple steps You will This will install Proliner Unfold v1 4 2 on your computer h ave to a aaa aaa 1 agree the terms A ee 2 choose the destination folder B 3 choose the address for the shortcut on the start menu C 4 confirm the choices and trim the installation D Sample screenshot of installer wizard AE mm The installation will create a shortcut Select Destination Location Where should Proliner Unfold be installed amp n yo u r Sta rt M e n u a S wel as O n yo u r ad Setup will install Proliner Unfold into the following folder d e S kto p n C Program Files Prodim Proliner Unfold U n i n sta l l P ro ce S S You can always uninstall later through the stan
25. oint 1 Deformaton exaggerated by factor 10 889 70 mm Filename example dxf 1396 13 mm Scale 1 10 Proliner ied ahaidi Unfold v2 0 0 Drawing of 2D contour created on 2D page 21 UNFOLD 2 0 USER MANUAL PHASE 5 Save Export Finally the last step saving the outcomes of the unfolding process The unfold software can save the flattened surface within a DXF CAD file This file extension is compatible with the most common CAD software applications In order to store your data you simply have to click on the Save icon on the main menu tool bar or select Save under File in the main menu A save dialog box will appear on the screen choose the file destination and click ok ad Protiner Unfold C Program Files Prodim Protiner Unfold F File view Actions Settings Window Help Ad 2s a 4 0 20 ETTTITTTTTTTTTTTTT Note Prodim International BV recommend to check your Output settings before proceeding with the saving exporting The correct use of this settings can have a critical impact on the quality of your results THE PROCESS IS NOW COMPLETE YOU HAVE SUCCESSFULLY UNFOLDED YOUR GLASS SHEET DRAWING The outcomes of the Unfold are saved and ready to be used by you 22 UNFOLD 2 0 USER MANUAL Application Settings This chapter discusses more deeply the possible changes in the application settings the user is allowed to operate The user can change few settings which have imp
26. recision of the measurement Mesh Grid This options are to be used to increase decrease the size of the triangles which the meshed surface is split into it Smaller mesh size will decrease the size of the triangles and it will increase the accuracy of the meshing Never less decreasing the size of the mesh can have a serious impact on the performances of the meshing and even more of the unfolding processes You can choose among 3 predefined sizes small medium and large or indicate a custom size The medium size grid is default 3 Settings mA Mesh Unfold Z FEM Output Generics x Nurbs Approximation Mesh Size Grid x Size Grid Y Size Small v x Medium Oversize Large A 10 S Custom Deformation Grid 2D Cellx Size mm Cell Y Size mm Grid Size Grid Y Size 5 E 5 E Exaggeration 10 times aE Factory Settings 24 UNFOLD 2 0 USER MANUAL Unfold You can also change settings related to the unfolding process giving more information on the material type and characteristics The maximum allowed stress and the material thickness are independent from the material selection 3 Settings Mesh Unfold FEM Qutput Generics Material Glass Stresses Color coding Sigma 1 principal i cles Modulus of Elasticity 7 GPa Shell Thickness 1000 micron Maximum allowable stress 120 MPa Color Legend 4 Overs
27. tress DE Maximum Stress Allowed Pe No or Low Stress Factory Settings MATERIAL PROPERTIES You can select a certain material from the list of predefined proposals glass metal etc or you can add a custom material yourself When a new material is added to the list you need simply to define a new name and its elasticity Material Glass x 25 Modulus of Elasticity GPa Shell Thickness 1000 micron Maximum allowable stress 120 MPa UNFOLD 2 0 USER MANUAL STRESS What you will see on your screen is visualized in the following figure The unfolded surface is shown making use a different colours Those are used to highlight the different stresses as they will occur on the glass sheet once it will be curved d Proliner Unfold C Program Files Prodim Proliner Unfold Example example dxf MAX F File view Actions Settings Window Help oO x Se flenm 9 2D Drawing of 2D contour created on 2D page The colours are used to indicate 3 main level of Color Legend stress none acceptable and overstress GR Overstress E Maximum Stress Allowed No or Low Stress on the main menu tool bar or navigating on the It is possible to disable the main menu view of stresses clicking on the stress button i Proliner Unfold C Program Files Prodim Proliner Unfold F Fie view Actions Settings Window Help 2 a 9 H ETIT Stress 26 UNFOLD 2 0 USER MANUAL
28. ues please contact us at info prodim nl or calling the 31 0 492579050 33 UNFOLD 2 0 USER MANUAL Icons legenda TOOL BAR my la Open Open a new drawing to be flattened Save Save the output of the unfold process Mesh 3D Create a mesh 3D over the original measurement Unfold Flatten the meshed 3D surface Add Remove the visualization of the Stress stress values as calculated to be during the bending process About Gives information about Unfold and its producer Prodim International BV Recover the last position on the Previous visualization screen of the glass sheet as it is oriented in space Decrease the size of unfolded result the i KN Zoom Out 2D view f Increase the size of unfolded result the ae Zoom In a 2D view 34 UNFOLD 2 0 2D VIEW TAB Deformation Grid SIDE BAR hy Fa Fa kA Fi i Fea Fa a tk S Fa 2D Contour 2D grid surface 2D full surface Original measurement 3D contour 3D grid surface 3D full surface Nurb USER MANUAL Add the deformation grid onto the unfolded glass of sheet in the 2D tab of the visualization screen if active visualize the external contour of the 2D flattened glass visualize the grid surface of the 2D flattened glass visualize the full surface of the 2D flattened glass visualize the points generated by the Unfold software based on the original measurement drawing visualize the exter
29. urve glass producing a digital CAD drawing A Flat Sheet What For The so produced file can be read by CAD software s and in some cases directly by CAM packaging s You can decide double check it or simply export it in a different file format Ultimately the Unfold outcomes can be used for the cutting of an appropriate flat glass sheet This last could be curved in a second Stage in order to obtain with a certain precision the same shape standing in the original 3D CAD file UNFOLD 2 0 USER MANUAL Technical Information The Unfold software is a simple but efficient tool There are never less few technical aspects to be considered before even installing it FILE FORMAT The Unfold can import the following types of CAD files e PRL This is a special format file created by Prodim International BV and used to store the results of measurement performed with the Proliner 5 7 series e DXF DXF stands for Drawing Interchange Format or Drawing Exchange Format is a CAD data file format developed by Autodesk as their solution for enabling data interoperability between CAD programs The DXF import process has being perfected accordingly to the DXF files produces by the Prodim s devices the Proliner 6 and 8 series Never less the application will read most of the generic DXF files too e IGES This is another CAD file format widely used in the automotive industry The Unfold can import most of the IGES version 43 and 44 Other
30. uture Downloading and Licensing Every time I start up the application I get a notice asking me to renew the license Your application is still running in Trial mode Get your activation code and register it before the demo expiration date After this time the application will not run anymore If I start up the application nothing happens What to do Contact our customer support centre at 31 0 492579050 What is the easiest way to order Unfold You can order the Unfold via phone calling our customer Support centre at 31 0 492 579050 I have lost my registration number How do I get it You can obtain it selecting Help on the menu and then License For help call our customer support centre at 31 0 492 579050 32 UNFOLD 2 0 USER MANUAL How do I upgrade to the latest version Our customer support centre will send you a notification as soon as there is a new update If you are entitled and interested you can confirm it and it will be sent to you via email or onto a CD via post in form of an installer file e I have problem installing downloading it What can be done Call our customer support centre at 31 0 492 579050 Note For further information you can contact one of the software development engineers Luca O Gasparini via phone at 31 0 492 579056 via email at gasparini prodim nl Technical and Commercial Support If you have need of discuss technical problems or commercial and legal iss
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