any thoughts
any thoughts
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i have files that i get from vendors and when i load them in solid works, i get these huge files that all it has is surfaces. once i load them into my assy model then the drawing is to big to do anything with, slows performance way down, any thoughts






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Dan
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What file formats are you importing? If possible, when downloading files from vendors, opt for Parasolid or STEP formats.
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Sometimes it's sometimes actually better to import as un-knitted surfaces and then let SW diagnostics make the solid. If you have an imported body that just doesn't knit or trim correctly right off, sometimes this helps. Check the options that are available when you open a non-SW file.
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Have you received any training? Also, depending on your relationship with the VAR this could be something to ask them for assistance. Then document this procedure for future usage by others. Welcome aboard
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Intel Xeon CPU 3.20 GHz
3.19 GHz, 2.00 GB of RAM
ATI FireGL V7200
SolidWorks 2007
AutoCad 2008
Windows XP
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Dan
www.eltronresearch.com
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Intel Xeon CPU 3.20 GHz
3.19 GHz, 2.00 GB of RAM
ATI FireGL V7200
SolidWorks 2007
AutoCad 2008
Windows XP
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Surfacing is complex feature of SW, and newbies should not be trying to learn surfacing if they don't understand the software. But I understand sometimes the company requires it.
First you have to understand what surfaces are and how to make a solid.
I always use a very basic idea is a 6-sided box. If you extrude a box and delete just the surface (see surface toolbar for that selection, or RMB menu). After you remove a surface you get a 5- sided box of just surfaces. That is not a water tight model and cannot be made into a solid. You will have to make a surface where you removed the surface at. Once you have figured out how to add the surface, then Knit the surfaces together and try to form a solid.
Another exercise I like for users to try is to make a 6-sided box with just surfaces.
Remember surfaces need sketches to be made, but sometimes it can use the edges of other surfaces.
If you need to trim surfaces then you have to use another surface. Its not like a solid where you can cut a body with a feature. You have think about each of your moves to complete the model.
Doing basic techniques and reading through the help of each feature is the only thing that is going to help you. Your VAR will not make the model for you. You will have to learn this process.
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