When you import the model into ideaMaker, the information of the model will be displayed in the lower right corner of ideaMaker, including model name, bounding box size, triangles, edges etc.
Figure 1 Model Information
Figure 2 Bounding Box
Note:
1) Local Transform refers to zoom scale based on model’s coordinate axis.
Figure 3 „Local Bounding Box”
2) Triangles refers to the number of triangles in the model. Model faces are subdivided into triangles. A model with a higher number of triangles will usually have a smoother surface effect, but will lead to system overloading.
Figure 4 Triangles
3) Edges refers to the number of edges in the model.
Figure 5 The number of edges.
4) Non-Manifold Edges refers to the number of non-manifold edges in the model. Generally, there are two types of non-manifold errors, one is an open object which means the model has holes or loose edges, another one is extra faces such as internal faces, overlapping faces etc.
Figure 6 Non-manifold edges
5) Error Orientation Faces refers to the number of error orientation faces in the model. In geometry, the orientation of an object (such as a line, a plane or a rigid body) is used to describe how it is placed in the space in which it is located. If the model is displayed in green, you’ll need to flip mesh orientation.
Figure 7 Model has an error
Note: You can select „Repair“> „Flip Mesh Orientation“ on the Menu Bar to flip the orientation of the model.
Figure 8 Flip Mesh Orientation
Figure 9 Model Error Message
Figure 10 ideaMaker will automatically repair the errors
Figure 11 „Repair” menu
