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Overview
| This HaloPlant work area represents a typical manufacturing area. Machining equipment dominates the picture. Their arrangement and positioning under the consideration of boundary conditions, forms the core of layout planning in the context of manufacturing areas. In this specific case, the focus is on the representation and accuracy of the required equipment. |
In focus
CAD import options: CAD (fine) vs. boxes
CAD (fein)The display quality is high. Details can be perceived. The accuracy of the object is less good, because transparent surfaces increase the space required by the resource. In addition, the resource itself cannot be changed. |
BoxenThe display quality and accuracy depends on the imported files. More detailed and especially rectangular geometries achieve the best results. If the result is not very convincing, the import is fully customizable, e.g. in size, color or label. |
More details can be found in this article: CAD import options