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Faces missing in SLDPRT files

Faces missing in SLDPRT files

Faces missing in SLDPRT files

(OP)
I have a question that I wondered if anybody here had some insight into.
 I had to switch to Alibre from Solidworks and am now using 2012 Pro.
 I have a customer who uses Solidworks and would like files sent to him as SLDPRT or SLDASLM files. I can do this with Alibre.  but when I do, he receives them with faces missing on some pieces. Revolved solids and chamfers seem to be the worst offenders.
 
 When I export the same file to him as a STEP 214 file he receives the files with all of the faces intact. But for some reason he would prefer the SLDPRT files
 
 Is there a problem with importing externally generated files into  solidworks or is the customer looking for a convenience I cannot give him?
B.E.

The good engineer does not need to memorize every formula; he just needs to know where he can find them when he needs them.  Old professor

RE: Faces missing in SLDPRT files

He would probably wants native SolidWorks files with a complete feature tree.

The feature tree is not a matter of convenience for him.

I am assuming you and your customer had a discussion up front on what the required deliverables were for the job?

I would say the customer has a requirement that you are not able to deliver.

Cheers,






 

Anna Wood
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RE: Faces missing in SLDPRT files

(OP)
Anna,
I think you are right, the feature tree is what he wants rather than a dumb solid.
 Since I do not have Solidworks loaded any more, if I re-import the SLDPRT file , it comes back into Alibre as a dumb solid so I cannot tell what he is getting.
B.E.

The good engineer does not need to memorize every formula; he just needs to know where he can find them when he needs them.  Old professor

RE: Faces missing in SLDPRT files

(OP)
I am finding that this whole question is far more complex than I first imagined.
 It would appear that a great deal has to do with how the file was created in the first place.
B.E.

The good engineer does not need to memorize every formula; he just needs to know where he can find them when he needs them.  Old professor

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