Surface accuracy on export
Surface accuracy on export
(OP)
I have to export SW to Pro/E. In Pro/E, I have to run the model through a checking software add-in. After fiddling with the accuracy in Pro/E, I can produce some results.
This leads to my question. Can I increase surface accuracy from SolidWorks before exporting the models? All I seem to see is video accuracy, but nothing to do with surface accuracy, or am I missing it somewhere in the options?
This leads to my question. Can I increase surface accuracy from SolidWorks before exporting the models? All I seem to see is video accuracy, but nothing to do with surface accuracy, or am I missing it somewhere in the options?
Christopher Zona - Senior CAD Designer
Concord, Ontario






RE: Surface accuracy on export
I think what is exported is 100% accurate to the model as-built--so I'm thinking the problem may be in the way the surfaces were constructed and with what options were used along the way (such as face-tangency in sweeps, lofts, etc.--it's an option, not a given).
You can use the Zebra-stripes tool in the viewing toolbar (needs to be custom-added) to check your surfaces for anomalies before exporting--to see if the surface problems are a result of the export or the SolidWorks techniques.
Jeff Mowry
www.industrialdesignhaus.com
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