GETTING STARTED

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First steps

What you need to have

1. A CAD model including one, or more parts (parts don’t have to be enclosed volumes, they also can be open shell structures). You save the model as STL (both binary and ASCII accepted), OBJ, or OFF file(s)*. Each part into separate file.**

2. A project file, which includes instructions about model setup and behavior, such as: Part name

1. Part name
2. Part color
3. Displacement vectors
4. Part description

What you can also provide (but not mandatory)

A configuration file, which controls the outlook of the presentation, such as:

1. Color
2. Font style
3. Info box styling
4. Menu settings
5. Additional messages

What you get

A presentation in HTML format, so anyone can see your model without installing CAD programs, or viewers. Everyone has at least one web browser*** installed on his/her machine. The presentation is using WebGL 2.0 technology, which is supported by the modern browsers (Firefox, or any browser with Chromium engine [yes, latest MS Edge too!])

To do

A project file, which includes instructions about model setup and behavior, such as: Part name

1.Click on the “Create project” button in the welcome page. If you already created a project in the past, then those projects can be edited by clicking on the “Projects” button. In the following points we are assuming you clicked on the “Create project”.
2. Choose a name for the new project. If you chose an existing name (from a former project), then you can still use it, if you check the “Override existing project” checkbox.
3. In the “Upload files” page you can upload all your files (the STL files, the project file and optionally the configuration file). The files can be uploaded as they are, or in compressed (zip) format. Restrictions (number of files, total size) may apply depending on your subscription package.
4. Click on the “Next” button.

ALWAYS EASIER WITH AN EXAMPLE

Despite the relative detailed description above, it still might be a bit fuzzy, especially for first time users. This is why we provide an example project (input and output as well). This will be a flat-pack bed assembly the same as you see in the pictures below.

* These files are approximating the original geometry with triangles using a surface tessellation procedure. In this way the shared geometry can’t be reverse engineered by ZATOGE, or the recipient of the presentation.
** Separate files recommended for simplicity. However, if there are multiple parts, which have the same color, name, description and displacement vector, they can be handled together, therefore they can be saved into the same STL file. In the first project make separate files, that will improve traceability.
*** :For the current browser compatibility matrix visit caniuse.com caniuse
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