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May 23, 2013
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importing *.pts files into Creo 1.0

  • May 23, 2013
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This seems like it should be fairly simple - go to "open" and bring in a *.pts file. But when I go to bring in a file, Creo doesn't even see the files, regardless of whether I tell it to look for all or just "*.pts". I've seen the actual physical data in the file and I can access it both in notepad and excel - in both cases, the coordinates are separated by spaces and not tabs. I've included sample data from the file and I'm not sure why I can't pull it into Creo. I'm also uncertain what that first line actually is (I think it's a count of the total number of points) and I'm wondering if just deleting that will solve my problem.

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2.3026 1.4849 -0.1258 -955

2.3131 1.4998 -0.1283 -1116

2.3155 1.4994 -0.1284 -1084

2.3175 1.4988 -0.1285 -987

2.3236 1.5006 -0.1288 -795

2.3249 1.4993 -0.1288 -666

2.3205 1.5066 -0.1305 -1164

2.3291 1.5102 -0.1310 -987

2.3284 1.5078 -0.1309 -907

2.3294 1.5064 -0.1309 -730

2.3332 1.5068 -0.1311 -345

2.3285 1.5016 -0.1307 -441

2.3266 1.5105 -0.1326 -1132

2.3281 1.5095 -0.1327 -891

2.3309 1.5094 -0.1328 -779

2.3311 1.5075 -0.1327 -538

2.3339 1.5073 -0.1329 -56

2.3308 1.5031 -0.1326 -313

2.3301 1.5128 -0.1346 -1084

2.3278 1.5093 -0.1344 -843

2.3324 1.5103 -0.1346 -762

2.3316 1.5078 -0.1345 -457

2.3339 1.5073 -0.1346 88

I've compressed and attached the entire file (it's currently a .txt), if anyone has any clue how to get this into Creo I'd be very appreciative.

Best answer by TomD.inPDX

Oh, and Creo reports the point limit at 30117 for the import.

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TomD.inPDX17-Peridot
17-Peridot
May 23, 2013

Select the Datum Point > Offset Coordinate System. Select the CS and then "import" at the bottom of the dialog.

When I imported your list verbatim, this is what it returned: -note the 1st value was ignored.

!

! DATUM POINT ARRAY DATA FILE

!

! Comment lines should begin with an exclamation mark (!).

! You may have as many comment lines as you wish.

! There must be at least one space between values.

!

! Enter values with respect to datum arrays' coordinate system:

!

!CARTESIAN coordinates:

! X Y Z

!

1.4849 -0.1258 -955.0000

1.4998 -0.1283 -1116.0000

1.4994 -0.1284 -1084.0000

1.4988 -0.1285 -987.0000

1.5006 -0.1288 -795.0000

1.4993 -0.1288 -666.0000

1.5066 -0.1305 -1164.0000

1.5102 -0.1310 -987.0000

1.5078 -0.1309 -907.0000

1.5064 -0.1309 -730.0000

1.5068 -0.1311 -345.0000

1.5016 -0.1307 -441.0000

1.5105 -0.1326 -1132.0000

1.5095 -0.1327 -891.0000

1.5094 -0.1328 -779.0000

1.5075 -0.1327 -538.0000

1.5073 -0.1329 -56.0000

1.5031 -0.1326 -313.0000

1.5128 -0.1346 -1084.0000

1.5093 -0.1344 -843.0000

1.5103 -0.1346 -762.0000

1.5078 -0.1345 -457.0000

1.5073 -0.1346 88.0000

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ptc-42843821-VisitorAuthor
1-Visitor
May 24, 2013

That makes sense...unfortunately, my software isn't seeing either of the *.pts or *.txt files, and I'm at a loss as to why.

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Beyond that, the other thing that frightens me is that the third column being returned there is not a coordinate point. I would assume that it is actually something like a refraction index because when I saw the images directly off the camera and while they're black and white, they look like panoramic fish eye photos...and that number is telling you how light or dark the image is.

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TomD.inPDX17-Peridot
17-Peridot
May 24, 2013

Remove the spaces from your file names.

Yep, you do have to format the data. Bring it into Excel and create the PTS file from there.

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