anyMESH

A Mesh Editor of AnyCasting

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Table of Contents
anyMESH ................................................................................................................................................... 1
1 anyMESH Introduction .......................................................................................................... 4
2 User Interface............................................................................................................................ 4
2.1 Window Layout ........................................................................................................... 4
2.2 Mouse & Keyboard Instruction ........................................................................... 6
2.3 View Control/Adjustment ...................................................................................... 8
2.4 Menu & Toolbar ......................................................................................................... 9
3 Edit Mesh ..................................................................................................................................13
3.1 Move Current Mesh Location ............................................................................13
3.2 Set Paint .......................................................................................................................13
3.3 Change a Mesh ........................................................................................................13
3.4 Simultaneously Change Meshes in a Selected Area ...............................14
3.5 Undo ..............................................................................................................................14
3.6 Lock/Unlock ................................................................................................................15
4 Preference .................................................................................................................................16
4.1 Set Color ......................................................................................................................16
4.2 Set Moving size of layer .......................................................................................18

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anyMESH Introduction

anyMESH is a program of AnyCasting for editing mesh. In the case of a 3D CAD model error, anyMESH
allows users to proceed with calculation by editing the existing mesh without having to revise geometry and
create new mesh. Optimized for OpenGL and Microsoft Windows,anyMESH can quickly process tens of
millions of meshes, as well as conveniently edit meshes using both keyboard and mouse.

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User Interface

2.1 Window Layout

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 Menu & Toolbar

Select Paint: Combo box for displaying/changing current paint
Entity Tree Window: Display all entities in tree structure
Entity Setup Window: Display/change currently selected entity properties
Mode Display: Display cursor coordinate as well as entity properties
Cross Display: Display cursor position

ID: Identification number of entity

Main Type: Main entity type such as CAST, MOLD
Sub Type: Sub entity type such as CAVITY, OVERFLOW of CAST
Color: Display/change color
Lock: Display/change lock status

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2.2 Mouse & Keyboard Instruction

anyMESH allows users to conveniently edit mesh by using mouse and keyboard at the same time by placing
shortcut keys on the left side of keyboard for user convenience.

Mouse Instruction
Pan: Middle button click & drag
Zoom In/Out: Wheel spin
Select: Left mouse button click (to change the current cursor position)
Different cursor shapes according to the mouse mode are as follow:

Standard Mode
Pan
Zoom In/Out
Zoom In Selected Area

Right Mouse Button Menu

Clicking the right mouse button while the cursor is placed on top of an entity will display corresponding entity
menu. Clicking the button while the cursor is on background will display the View menu.

: Selected entity name & property

Invisible/Visible: Show/hide entity
Color: Change color
Lock/Unlock: Enable/disable lock status (read-only)
Set as Paint: Set as paint

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Keyboard Instruction
Move Layer: Press A to move layer in (+) direction and Z key for (-) direction
Edit Mesh: Current cursor on the first location, paint selected area with mouse click while pressing down
Shift
Change User Point: Change user point in six directions (x, y, z) by pressing Alt+1~6
Zoom In Selected Area: Shortcut for View->Zoom Window is C
Return to Previous View: Shortcut for View->Previous View is V
Fit to Screen: Shortcut for View->Fit to Window is F
Paint Current Cursor Location: Change the cell of current cursor location by pressing the spacebar

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2.3 View Control/Adjustment

Basic Functions
- Pan: Middle button click & drag
- Zoom In/Out: Wheel spin
- Move Layer: Press A to move layer in (+) direction and Z key for (-) direction
- Zoom In Selected Area: Select View->Zoom Window or click & drag left mouse button after pressing C key
- Return to Previous View: Select View->Previous View or press V
- Fit to Screen: Select View->Fit to Window or press F

Render Mode
anyMESH supports various render modes, as shown below. Edge displays entity boundaries and Outline
displays cross-section of CAD model.

Face+Edge

Face+Edge All

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Face Only

Edge Only

Face+Outline

Outline Only

2.4 Menu & Toolbar

1) Menu
File

File

Open

Open mesh file (*.mshx, *.msh)

Save

Save current mesh file

Save As

Save current mesh file in different name

Convert

Convert old version file into new version file

Export _Clipboard

Copy current screen

Export_To Image

Save current screen as BMP or JPEG file

Print

Print current screen

Print Preview

Preview current screen print

Print Setup

Setup print

Preference

Preference

Recent File

View recently opened projects

Exit

Exit program

Edit

Edit

Undo

Undo mesh edit (for once only)

Entity

Entity

Unlock All

Unlock all entities

View

View

Render Mode
- Face

Show/hide entity face

- Edge All

Show/hide all entity edges

- Edge

Show/hide entity edge

- Outline

Show/hide outline extracted from CAD

View Point

Set user viewpoint

- West(-x)

Switch screen to -x direction

- East(+x)

Switch screen to +x direction

- South(-y)

Switch screen to -y direction

- North(+y)

Switch screen to +y direction

- Backward(-z)

Switch screen to -z direction

- Forward(+z)

Switch screen to +z direction

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Rotate Left

Rotate screen by 90 degrees to the left

Rotate Right

Rotate screen by 90 degrees to the right

Zoom In

Zoom in screen

Zoom Out

Zoom out screen

Zoom Window

Zoom in selected area

Fit to Window

Fit screen to window

Previous View

Return to previous view

Full Screen

Display in full screen

Entity

Show/hide entity window

Properties

Show/hide entity setup window

Display

Display

Cross-Hair

Show/hide cross-hair that shows current cursor position

Text

Show/hide description text on the left side of screen

Logo

Show/hide company logo at the lower left corner of screen

Axis

Show/hide axis at the lower right corner of screen

Selection

Selection

Point

Select with point

Rectangle

Select areas with rectangle

Ellipse

Select areas with ellipse

Polygon

Select areas with polygon

Extrude

Select multi-layer areas

Help

Help

Language

Change language

Contents

Display online help contents

About anyMESH

Display anyMESH product name, version and website

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2) Toolbar
Main

Open

Open mesh files (*.mshx, *.msh)

Save

Save current mesh file

Print

Print current screen

Print Preview

Preview the print of current screen

Copy to Clipboard

Copy current screen to clipboard

Save to Image file

Save the current screen as image file (bmp, jpg)

About

Display the product name, version and website

Indicates current layer number.

Move by directly entering number or using the spin button.

Select

Point

Select with point

Rectangle

Select areas with rectangle

Ellipse

Select areas with ellipse

Polygon

Select areas with polygon

Extrude

Select multi-layer areas

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View

Axis

Show/hide axis at the lower right corner of screen

Text

Show/hide description text on the left side of screen

Cross-Hair

Show/hide cross-hair that shows current cursor position

View point

Set user viewpoint (switch to isometric projection)

Rotate Right

Rotate 90 degrees to the right from the normal vector of current

screen

Rotate Left

Rotate 90 degrees to the left from the normal vector of current

screen

Face

Show/hide entity face

Edge All

Show/hide all entity edges

Edge

Show/hide entity edge

Outline

Show/hide outline extracted from CAD

Zoom In

Zoom in screen

Zoom Out

Zoom out screen

Zoom Window

Zoom in selected area

Fit to Window

Zoom in/out to fit current screen

Previous View

Return to previous view

Full Screen

Display to Full Screen, Shortcut for Full Screen is Alt+Enter

Entity

Show/hide entity window

Properties

Show/hide entity setup window

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Edit Mesh

Using the mouse and keyboard simultaneously, a mesh or several meshes within a certain area can be
changed all at once.

3.1 Move Current Mesh Location

Using the arrow keys, it can be moved by each cell. Using the left mouse button, selected a cell to move.
The layer can be changed through the below methods.
- Press A to increase and Z to decrease
- Press the Spin button in the layer toolbar
- After entering a number in the input window of the layer toolbar, press Enter

3.2 Set Paint

Select an entity to use as paint from the combo box at the upper left corner, or click the right mouse button
on top of an entity to use as paint and select the Set as Paint menu.

An entity that is currently selected as paint is displayed in bold letters in the tree list

3.3 Change a Mesh

1. Select a mesh to change by using the arrow keys or clicking the left mouse button.
2. Press the spacebar to change to current paint. Pressing the spacebar once again will return to the previous
state.

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3.4 Simultaneously Change Meshes in a Selected Area

Meshes in the area selected as below can be simultaneously changed all at once.
Selection Point
1. Select the starting point of an area to change by clicking the left mouse button.
2. While pressing Shift, select the end point of the area to finish making changes.

Select the starting point

While pressing Shift, select the end point

Selection Rectangle / Ellipse / Polygon

1. Select the starting point of an area to change by clicking the left mouse button.
2. By dragging mouse to select the area, press the spacebar to finish making changes.
(In case Polygon -> Select the points and click the right mouse button to select the area.
And then press the spacebar to finish making changes.)
Selection Extrude (Select multi-layer areas)
1. By using Rectangle / Ellipse / Polygon, select the area
(Do not press the spacebar)
2. Input the Start/ End layer number at Extrude window and click Ok
button
*Note
The mesh file (*.mshx, *.msh) saved after the change can be imported through the anyPRE->Mesh->Import
Mesh menu to replace existing mesh.

3.5 Undo
To return to previous state, press Ctrl+Z or select the Edit->Undo menu. The Undo function can be performed only once.
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3.6 Lock/Unlock
Locking all entities (read-only) except for an entity to change allows easier editing.
- Select the right mouse Lock menu on an entity to edit
- Select Unlock to cancel Lock
- Select the Entity->Unlock All menu to unlock all locked entities

Default

Locked

Locked entities are displayed in gray, and do not change.

*Note
Each entity must have more than one mesh.

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Preference

4.1 Set Color

Background: Change background color. Default color is white.

Edge Line: Change the color of mesh line & entity edge lines. Default color is black.
Selected Cell: Change the cursor color. Default color is red.
Section: Change the color of outline extracted from CAD. Default color is red.

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The following image illustrates the color settings.

Edge Line
Background

Selected Cell

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4.2 Set Moving size of layer

Step Size : Set the moving size when layer is moved

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Contact Information
B-16F Woolim B/D, 583 Yangcheon-gu, Seoul, Korea 157-779
Tel. : +82-2-3665-2493
E-mail : support@anycasting.com

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