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Exporting an ASM

Exporting an ASM

Exporting an ASM

(OP)
I have been asked to send our ASM to another company. Their purposes are external references only and I'm trying to find an easy way to "turn off" or Solidify the whole assy so our internal info isn't shown. Is their an easy way? I know I can hide items and they won't show up but that isn't good enough and shrinkwraping rarely works for me.... I'm on wildfire.

Thanks.....

RE: Exporting an ASM

Create a shrinkwrap then export it to iges or step.  Shrinkwrap was designed for this very reason

Best Regards,

Heckler

Do you trust you intuition or go with the flow?

RE: Exporting an ASM

The problem with a shrinkwrap is that it creates a surface model of the solid bodies.
Export the assembly as a STEP file, then import it back in as a part file. Now send a STEP of this to the other company.

"Wildfires are dangerous, hard to control, and economically catastrophic."
"Fixed in the next release" should replace "Product First" as the PTC slogan.

Ben Loosli
CAD/CAM System Analyst
Ingersoll-Rand

RE: Exporting an ASM

(OP)
I also thought about doing it with a STEP file but when I open it there are parts everywhere. What goes wrong to make the compenent relationships go bad?

RE: Exporting an ASM

Waiwiliki,

Create a simplified representation of you assy (only the external parts) and then export it in STEP file (for an assembly) or IGES solid with flat option (if you want a single part instread of an assembly)


-Hora

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