4 Replies Latest reply on Dec 7, 2018 1:12 PM by Lance B.

Import XYZ points to 3D sketch?

Lance B. Dec 6, 2018 3:49 PM

Hello,

I have many text files, each containing XYZ points. I need help creating a script that imports each text file as a 3D sketch with lines connecting the points.

I was able to use the code from this thread to import the points as curves, but based on the way I need to generate lofted surfaces, I need to import each text file as a 3D sketch. I was able to find this thread, with code that lets you convert cell values from Excel to a 3D sketch, but I need to be able to do this without going through Excel and instead, with a text file.

If not, would anyone know how to convert every imported curve into individual 3D sketches (one for each curve?) I would prefer not to do it this way as it means another step to get the sketches.

Thanks in advance for the help!

Re: Import XYZ points to 3D sketch?

Danniel Sims Dec 6, 2018 7:13 PM (in response to Lance B.)

You can read text files or excel files. It's just a matter of whether you are reading one by or orlooping through everything in a folder. Google is your friend on this one. There are many examples. I believe you will need to reference Microsoft Scripting Runtime in your project. Below is just a single text file example, but you could write a loop to cycle through all text files in a folder.

Dim strFilename As String: strFilename = "C:\temp\yourfile.txt" Dim strFileContent As String Dim iFile As Integer: iFile = FreeFile Open strFilename For Input As #iFile strFileContent = Input(LOF(iFile), iFile)
'do SW work here. Close #iFile
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Re: Import XYZ points to 3D sketch?

Artem Taturevych Dec 6, 2018 9:38 PM (in response to Lance B.)

Check this: Import Points Cloud From CSV File Into Sketch
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  Lance B. Dec 7, 2018 1:12 PM (in response to Artem Taturevych)
  
  Thanks for the reply. I also found this script as well, though I need the points to be connected so I can loft the sketches together.
  
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Re: Import XYZ points to 3D sketch?

Nilesh Patel Dec 6, 2018 11:30 PM (in response to Lance B.)

You could also look at the following thread: How to create a reference plane perpendicular to a line?
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