Importing and modifying a .igs file
Importing and modifying a .igs file
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I have imported a .igs file into Pro/E wildfire 4. The part I am working with has a hole in it with a rounded edge. I am trying to fill in the hole. How would I go about doing this?
I tried doing an extrusion to sort of "plug it up", but that doesn't really solve the problem. This way, it is a part with a plug in it. I need the entire part to be solid. Basically, I am trying to "delete" this hole.
Any help would be appreciated.
Thank you.
I tried doing an extrusion to sort of "plug it up", but that doesn't really solve the problem. This way, it is a part with a plug in it. I need the entire part to be solid. Basically, I am trying to "delete" this hole.
Any help would be appreciated.
Thank you.





RE: Importing and modifying a .igs file
You have no 'definition' of the hole so the system has no way to know how to fill it.
There are other software tools that can take the surfaces and move them to fill the hole.
"Wildfires are dangerous, hard to control, and economically catastrophic."
Ben Loosli
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David
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Looslib, what software would you suggest to edit the surfaces? I tired using solidworks first, and it didn't even load the file right. Had lots of errors.
CorBlimeyLimey, no, it does not let me select and delete individual surfaces. I can select a surface or edge, and I can use it as a reference, but it wont let me delete it (or maybe I just am doing it wrong). I tried selecting it, and hitting the delete key. It didn't work. And no contextual menu pops up if I select and right-click.
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"Wildfires are dangerous, hard to control, and economically catastrophic."
Ben Loosli
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which allows you to edit >del the holes surface then geometry>heal geometry>manual
edit boundry>del contour....
a bunch!! of picks mind you...
then edit> feature properties> make solid
I can do this in WF2..just did
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But I couldn't find the heal geometry option. What I did was select the edges of the hole on the outside of the part (after deleting all the surfaces) and use the "remove" option. This fixed the hole on the outside. However, it did not work on the other side of the hole, so that is still open. I am trying different things for that, and am not sure why it is not working on the other side when it worked on the outside.
RE: Importing and modifying a .igs file
I list out as file: edit<where you got the del command> :view :insert: geometry; there you should be able to access Heal geometry> manual> Edit Bndy>sel surface> del contour.. from there you should get the (choose) -accept -next.... ( next till you get what you want).. then accept
at least that's they way it works in WF2....Can't say it's the same in WF4 ..one would think so
RE: Importing and modifying a .igs file
I don't see a "remove" in WF2
RE: Importing and modifying a .igs file