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CONVERT A PART CREATED USING PRO-E TO CATIAV5

CONVERT A PART CREATED USING PRO-E TO CATIAV5

CONVERT A PART CREATED USING PRO-E TO CATIAV5

(OP)
CAN SOMEONE HELP ME AS HOW TO CONVERT A PART CREATED USING PRO-E TO CATIAV5.THE RESULTING CATPART SHOULD HAVE SAME AXIS AND SAME ORIENTATIoN AS IT WAS HAVING IN PRO-E.I have already tried it by converting it step and iges, but the problem is the default axis is getting changed and as a result am getting the model in catia with different orientation. i.e Y axis in pro-e is getting converted to Z- axis in catia,therefore I tried by creating a new coordinate system in pro-e  and selecting the created coordinate system while converting it to *step* format. But still i am not getting the same orientation.I think The axis system which i am creating i pro-e is not the right one. Can someone help me in this issue!
Please elaborate the steps you have followed.

This thread has also rised in catia forum also!

RE: CONVERT A PART CREATED USING PRO-E TO CATIAV5

Double-posting a topic is a no-no.

I'm not familiar with CATIA, but when I run into the same situation with Pro/E, I usually need to make a new coordinate system in the recipient part.

Again I don't know how it works with CATIA, but try to make a new coordinate system in that model and reference it when you do the step import.

RE: CONVERT A PART CREATED USING PRO-E TO CATIAV5

Create a ne CSYS in top level with a differnt axis orientation and when you export as STEP then select this CSYS.

-Hora

RE: CONVERT A PART CREATED USING PRO-E TO CATIAV5

(OP)
Thank you very much for your reply,

but i am just confused of creating the new coordinate system in pro-e so that it is exported ssame as in proe.

If you try for a small example , you will get a very clear idea

RE: CONVERT A PART CREATED USING PRO-E TO CATIAV5

For your csys to use to export create one by doing a copy-paste special selecting apply move/rotate using the DEF_CSYS
Axis   Value
X-Axis -90 and
Y-Axis -90

This will create a CSYS with the
X pointing Down and Left     /          
Y pointing Down and Right and    \
Z pointing Up when shown isometrically |
  z
  |
 / \
x   y

ProE, UG, & Catia,  each have different default Coordinate Systems and Isometric orientations as shown below. Opening files and exporting them for 3D Adobe presents similar issues.



Michael

wavey3

RE: CONVERT A PART CREATED USING PRO-E TO CATIAV5

In yor top level assy, create a CSYS using an existent CSYS (Offset and rotate axes) or using the 3 default datum planes and put the z axis as you want to appear in CATIA. Then select this CSYS when you export the assembly.

Please nothe than ProE and CATIA have y and z axex switched.

-Hora

RE: CONVERT A PART CREATED USING PRO-E TO CATIAV5

(OP)
Hora and mjcole,thank you very much for your solution, i think i have solved this problem, by your help.

I think you have saved lot of time.

thanks again

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