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Questions:after STEP-conversion (fixing surfaces)

Questions:after STEP-conversion (fixing surfaces)

Questions:after STEP-conversion (fixing surfaces)

(OP)
Hi everyone,

ok i have some questions, i have converted some pro-engineer files in Wildfire 2.0 to Step-format (AP203_IS) ,so i want to import them into Catia V5R16.Problem is that i suspect my parts looses some surfaces and the part does not get solid in Catia.

my questions are:

1. How do i know if the parts are not solid when i have imported them into Catia?

2. How do i mend surfaces in catia to get a solid part? which command should i use?

regards
John

RE: Questions:after STEP-conversion (fixing surfaces)

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1. How do i know if the parts are not solid when i have imported them into Catia?

Did you set the STEP settings to output solids?

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2. How do i mend surfaces in catia to get a solid part? which command should i use?

Depends on what you're using the part for.

What translator did you use to get the STEP file from the Pro/E data?

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RE: Questions:after STEP-conversion (fixing surfaces)

John,
        If the part is a solid it will translate in under the PartBody - (Green Gear) in CATPart. If it is surface data it the surfaces will show up under Geometric sets.
If it was a solid in pro-eng and no longer a solid in Catia - you must have some K.O surfaces - these surface that failed to trim.  You will see a seperate open body for each untrimed surface.  Fix these, the trim curves and surface should both be under that open body.  Use the Join command in GSD to stitch them back together as 1 collective solid.  Use the extract boundary command inside of GSD on the "Joined" surface.  If you get an error, this means that no boundary exists and it is ready to be made into a solid.  If a boundary exists, patch it and add it to your intial join.
Under Part Design use the Close surface command to make that join into a solid.
Not a green button solution, but that is how you do it.

Regards,
Derek

RE: Questions:after STEP-conversion (fixing surfaces)

"IF" you have a Pro/ENGINEER Interface for CATIA II with ATB license, you can export to .model and open in V5.

Works like a charm!

"IF NOT" try changing your accuracy in ProE or try other formats.

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