ICAM Virtual Machine V19 - Kxcad.net

Creating Virtual Machine Models with Quest
Creating a Virtual Machine Model
Grid visibility can be controlled either from the
buttons shown circled on the VM Grid toolbar at
left, or from the Simulation»Show menu-bar.
Grids can be shown for the XY, YZ and ZX
planes, with respect to the base frame of the model, but this can be changed by selecting a
different frame of interest from the drop-down list on the VM Grid toolbar.
The origin of the grid is the point around which the camera will rotate by default, unless another
object is selected as the camera pivot point using Simulation»Camera»Pivot (Ctrl P shortcut)
from the menu bar. The grid origin does not have to be below the machine. It is perfectly valid to
set up a grid origin at the stock mount point of the machine. This is strictly a matter of personal
preference.
Grid settings are stored with the model in the database.
You should next reset the default lighting to respect the new grid size. Select Simulation»Lights
(Ctrl Alt L shortcut) from the menu bar to bring up the Lighting dialog. See “Adjusting Lighting”
on page 17 for details on how to adjust the lighting.
Select the Reset button to setup a default lighting scheme to match the grid size. You should wait
until your machine begins taking shape before further adjusting the lighting.
Light settings are stored with the model in the database. When the Reset button is used in QUEST,
the lighting resets to the default 3-light configuration shown below. When the Reset button is
used in CERUN and GENER, the lighting will reset to the settings stored with the model.
ICAM Technologies Corporation – Proprietary 41