IGS and STEP export
IGS and STEP export
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I posted a problem before about the external translators not properly exporting assemblies with more than 2 levels. I've been doing some more experimentation and found that if I export an assembly in UG (NX5) using the "Entire Part" option, I get the same result as when I use the external translator (i.e. the assembly exports, but everything beyond the second level is missing and I have tried every combination of loadoptions.def settings with no luck). However, if instead of "Entire Part" I choose "Selected Objects", and then manually select the assembly, everythinjg exports fine. So I just wanted to know what the difference was when exporting Entire Part or Selected Objects, because that might shed some light on the problem. I looks to me that when "Selected Objects" is used, a temporary part file is created and exported.
Thanks.
Thanks.





RE: IGS and STEP export
The external translator uses the defaults that are set in your NX session "load options.def" file, and many times thay are set to "partial loading"
You can go into the settings of the external translator and tweak that. In the IGES translator it is under edit > setings > assembly options
RE: IGS and STEP export
RE: IGS and STEP export
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Hudson
www.jamb.com.au
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RE: IGS and STEP export
The method we use is export step from Entire Part giving us the complete assembly structure with correct names in the resulting stepfile. Load options have to be set to: Load all components and Partial loading 'off' (as default).
This worked fine in NX5/TC2007 Engineering environment.
In the new NX5/TC2007 Unified version it gives the result as described: only export to first level; all 'deeper' parts are empty. The same result from NX as from the UPM.
From native NX it works fine!
No solution yet for this problem....
RE: IGS and STEP export
Best Regards
Hudson
www.jamb.com.au
Nil Desperandum illegitimi non carborundum
RE: IGS and STEP export