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Is it possible to eliminate perspective distortion from a photo without any measured point?

How DigiCad 3D's Attach Functions from files Work

What is DigiCad 3D Used For?

DigiCad 3D's Dynamic Attachment Feature

How to eliminate perspective distortion from a building photo

• Import a photo
• Set scale and unit of measure
• Set the four origin attach points on the photo. The bottom-left point first, the top-left point second, after the top-right and the bottom-right. The Attach points are represented with red markers on the screen.
• Open the Destination Attach points dialog from the Trasnfrom menu
• Insert the real coordinates correspondent to the Destination Attach points. The reference system isn't important, it's sufficient that all the coordinates are in the same reference system (ex. the left corner of the building and the ground line). The Destination Attach points are represented with blue markers on the screen.
• Select the picture
• Choose Transform Picture from the Transform menu
• Choose resolution, number of colors and Opaque or Transparent option
• Click the Ok button

In the case of a dam, what is the best way to consider the hydraulic pressure on the upstream face?

Do you use a water bed which is above the ground surface (will this then compute the hydraulic load on the upstream face?) or do you use a trapezoidal load to represent the water?

It is possible to use two different methods depending on the result wanted.

First case:

We have a dam with water on one side (let's suppose on the right side). We want to verify the dam from right to left.

The best method is to consider a water stratum. A water stratum has 0 porosity, O cohesion coefficient, 0 Fi and 0 weight.

The water bed is on the top of this stratum.

The slide surfaces must continue inside the "water stratum" until the surface.

In this case Geo-Tec B considers the weight and the pressure of the water bed correctly.

In this case it isn't possible to apply the first method and it's necessary to consider the water as a triangular or trapezzoidal load on the terrain (to consider the effect of the water on the terrain surface) plus the water bed (to consider the effect of the pressure of the water inside the terrain).

There is a special case to simulate a quick emptying of a lake. It's possible to simulate this case deleting the loads on the surfaces and maintaining the water bed on the top level. This because some time is needed for the water inside of the terrain to come out and in the meantime the internal pressure of the water corresponds to the top level of the water bed.

How does Nonio C calculates the terrain model? Nonio C constructs a mathematical surface connecting points with line segments to construct triangles. The generation of triangles is also regulated by the maximum distance for triangulation entered in the Preferences dialog box, which requires the program to search for and construct triangles only among points falling between the set distance. For any number of points, there are several possibile ways in which they may be joined by triangulation. If the general guidelines given above are followed and a reasonable maximum distance for triangulation set, the generated model should represent closely the actual terrain conditions. When there are certain discontinuities in the surface, a more detailed modeling process is required. In these situations, connections can be somewhat ambiguous, even for a simple case involving only four points. If automatic triangulation is used in situations like the one above, it can cause erratic results. Nonio C offers the user the ability to impose breaklines (representing lines of discontinuity, such as ditches, ridges, or streets) from which the triangulation can then be completed automatically. The user can locally correct the automatic triangulation and Nonio C recalculate the modified model immediately and automatically.

How does grahic import work in Nonio C? Nonio C imports graphic images in several formats. The PICT import command uses QuickTime and can import all the graphic formats handled by the installed QuickTime Other methods to import an image in Nonio C are Copy and Past and Drag & Drop.

How does DXF import work in Nonio C? Nonio C imports single points,  polygons (in DXF Polyline), faces, which it inserts as points to eventually be united by breaklines. It does not import other elements, such as lines, text, circles, etc. The primary use of DXF importation in Nonio C is to import contour lines from maps and complete 3D models. If you want to import a drawing for other purposes (such as to serve as the base document for a survey project), it's better to import the document first to another program, for example DigiCad 3D, then to Nonio C using Copy and Paste or Drag and Drop.

How can imported images be used? Imported immages can be used for a number of objectives, among which some are listed below: - Digitalization of a map with contour lines - Superimposing a design on the survey - Superimposing a survey drawing on an aerial photo - Use of a design as a guide for infill or excavation - Comparison of the terrain model with the map - Comparison of the terrain model with map of property lines

Below is one of several possible methods, using the Scissors, a simple but powerful function.  - below is a roof with four walls. Select the Roof/Slab icon and make 3 cuts (shown as red lines. - now modify the color and thickness of the portion destined as a window and reduce the reference height by 5 cm.  This is what it looks like in 3D: - draw 3 more cuts inside the window - and change the internal section into glass - in very little time, we have obtained a skylight Now let's do a dormer window. Begin, as for the skylight, but raise the front end of the window up to form a roof. - build 3 walls around the resulting opening - select Walls and Roof, then execute Generate Garret Walls , to bring the Walls right up to join the dormer window Roof. Finally, how to put several windows into a roof: if you need to make more complex openings in your roof, it is actually easier to create a vertical Wall, insert the windows and then incline the Wall until it becomes a roof. See below: - Create a Wall and insert the Windows - Select it all then use the command from palette no.3, Process menu: Convert to Facets - regroup the facets into one single Object - select the Object and execute ObjRot from the Modules menu as follows: - put the Object on the layer. Here's how it looks in 2D and 3D :

I want to create a hexagonal room. I chose 120 degrees and a wall appeared with 120 degree angle. The next wall that I need to build is at 90 degrees. So if I choose Free Angle, how can I build shapes with precise angles? It's similar to the manual method used on drafting machines. If you set the drafting machine to 120 degrees, you can draw elements with 120 and 120 + or - 90 angles. There are several methods to do what you want. By mouse: Change the drawing angle for each wall By keyboard: Select the Pen and the Walls icon Click where you want to start Click on the Polar input box  In the distance and angle fields, input 300 and 0 then click Continue Continue the drawing with the following data: Distance Angle 300 60 300 120 300 180 300 -120 300 -60 By a 2D hexagon: Double click on the Circle button and set the following parameters: Draw a hexagon Select it. Click on the Wall on polygon generation button (palette #3) This is the result

I have a series of elements which are repeated throughout my drawing, but with different dimensions, so I changed the height of each single element, one by one. Was there a quicker way of doing this? There are several possible procedures. A couple follow below. 1) - Select the elements and group them in an object with the command in the Edit menu. The object is created with a 0 reference height which you can then increase, thus enlarging all the elements inside the object. 2) - Use the offset parameters. In the offset parameters dialog set the z that you want to increase. Enable the offset operations in the Edit menu. Select the elements and execute the Process on Active Layer command (Edit menu).

I want to design a hexagonal apartment starting from its inhabitants and the furniture, then defining the walls. I'd like to do the geometric transformation afterwards. First choose your furniture from DomusCad Folder ->Object Libraries->3D (or 2D) Libraries->Furniture and place it where you wish inside the hexagon. If you want to transform any furniture elements, now is the time to do rotating, re-scaling, deforming, mirroring etc. Next select all the objects and un-group them. Then select everything - walls and objects - and group them in a new object Now you can apply all the geometric transformations to the object

When you modify a design (whose elevation or section is already saved on another layer) do you need to start all over and create a completely new elevation? No, it isn't necessary. Copy the new elevation or section generated to an empty layer and check it against the previous layer.  You can update the differences manually, deleting old parts and transferring parts of new drawing to old. You can also check automatically. Choose the command Generate Demolition/Construction Overlay, from the Process menu. Select the original, new and destination layers. Domus.Cad generates a new drawing in the destination layer where all the unchanged parts are black, the deleted parts are yellow and the new parts are red. Simply select the yellow parts (with Parametric selection) and delete them to make a new elevation or section, without losing your additions or modifications.

Does Domus.Cad have a command line interface ? Domus.Cad doesn't have a command line interface. Usually CADs with a command line user interface derive from old versions or have a compatible Autocad user Interface. In this case the commands follow the form: verb and object :

Example: To change color set the current color and then execute: Change Color - click on the element Changing a fill or rotating an element etc. are done in the same way.

Example: Select an object (the subject) and after execute any command (the verb) like change color, fill, rotate, scale etc.

Does the package allow the insertion of windows and doors accurately using coordinates, as for walls? Yes, there are several methods to accurately insert or modify an opening, window or door, in a wall. Double click on the Windows/Doors icon and look at the Windows or Doors parameters dialog window: You can choose several tracing modes. Example:  I want to insert a door of 150 cm starting 60 cm from the corner of the room. In this case I choose the (b+c) Fixed Width+Dist. option and set the fixed distance = 60 cm and the Fixed length = 150 and press OK. Click inside a wall - the program finds the closest corner or end of the wall and places the opening correctly. (Move the mouse around to find the internal part of the wall, marked with a bullet.) In the same way you can modify the position and length of one or more selected windows/doors. Or, you can insert openings using the polar absolute and relative coordinates of the coordinates palette. The absolute coordinates are referenced to a global or local origin that you can place in any point, so it is a good idea to place elements with progressive distances.

I am trying to change the parameters of a few walls already in the design, and each time I open the "Walls..." dialog box and make some changes, I get an error message. I selected the walls I wanted to alter and then selected "Walls..." from the Parameters menu. Do you have a Window or Door in the wall? In this case you must select the walls on both sides of the Door or Windows. Another problem can happen if you try to insert measures in fractional inches and feet without setting this unit of measure first.

Each new element I draw goes under, instead of over, existing elements and there is no way to move it up. Please help! In Domus.Cad different elements are ordered as followed: - Pictures - Polygons and curves - Slabs and roofs - Stairs - Walls - Objects So a wall will always be on top of a polygon, even if the polygon is inserted after it. The Send backward-forward functions work on elements of the same group. How to change this order? Simply group bottom elements in an object and the new object will be drawn on top of everything.

How can I draw trapezial sun blinds ? If your blinds are vertical, you can use the Slab elements. Simply draw a slab with the section of one element of the blinds. After, duplicate the element with the right offset.