Bringing in Iges file, need to 'Stitch' surfaces
Bringing in Iges file, need to 'Stitch' surfaces
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Hi,
I have a customer that had his Solidworks file altered in another software (Surfcam). When he brings the file into Solidworks now, imported iges, all he gets is surfaces. He is asking me to help him and the Surfcam guys said that all I have to do is "bring the IGES into Solidworks and then stitch all the surfaces together to create a solid".
Is he just talking about the import diagnostics area? or is there really a stitch command. I searched the Solidworks help for stitch and didn't find anything.
Also, the search on this site doesn't seem to be working for me either. I tested it by searching for a word that I KNOW is there and it still says nothing found.
Thanks for any help you can give me.
I have a customer that had his Solidworks file altered in another software (Surfcam). When he brings the file into Solidworks now, imported iges, all he gets is surfaces. He is asking me to help him and the Surfcam guys said that all I have to do is "bring the IGES into Solidworks and then stitch all the surfaces together to create a solid".
Is he just talking about the import diagnostics area? or is there really a stitch command. I searched the Solidworks help for stitch and didn't find anything.
Also, the search on this site doesn't seem to be working for me either. I tested it by searching for a word that I KNOW is there and it still says nothing found.
Thanks for any help you can give me.






RE: Bringing in Iges file, need to 'Stitch' surfaces
CJ Goodrich
Product Design Engineer
Leatherman Tool Group
Portland, Oregon
RE: Bringing in Iges file, need to 'Stitch' surfaces
Regards,
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RE: Bringing in Iges file, need to 'Stitch' surfaces
The diagnostics left some bad faces still so I will try the knit command and see where that takes me.
RE: Bringing in Iges file, need to 'Stitch' surfaces
This can be quite laborious, depending on the complexity of the surface and how "bad" it is when you import it.
Jeff Mowry
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RE: Bringing in Iges file, need to 'Stitch' surfaces
Scott Baugh, CSWP![[pc2] pc2](https://www.tipmaster.com/images/pc2.gif)
www.scottjbaugh.com
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RE: Bringing in Iges file, need to 'Stitch' surfaces
http://www.EsoxRepublic.com-SolidWorks API VB programming help
RE: Bringing in Iges file, need to 'Stitch' surfaces
RE: Bringing in Iges file, need to 'Stitch' surfaces
Try a STEP translation.