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Anyone know about importing .ckd files?

Anyone know about importing .ckd files?

Anyone know about importing .ckd files?

(OP)
I was sent one from a client: 35mb in size! Tried opening in SW but it unpacked into about 3500 separate files... I opened a couple of the unpacked files and they seemed to be individual surfaces with no obvious assembly or usable part. I tried opening in Inventor thinking if it worked better I might be able to export as STEP but Inventor wouldn't even start opening it. I also downloaded the free viewer from the Kubotek website and the model opens and actually looks quite good.

Any ideas for getting it into SW?

RE: Anyone know about importing .ckd files?

(OP)
Hmm... Noticed a bit of dodgey geometry in one area of the model: LOADS of surfaces where I think there should be a knurled pattern, which I don't think is helping things. Still open to suggestions, however.

RE: Anyone know about importing .ckd files?

Per the Help files http://help.solidworks.com/2013/English/solidworks...

Quote:

The CADKEY translator supports import of surface or solid entities from CADKEY version 19 part or assembly files (*.prt) and version 21 multibody part files (*.ckd), including all later versions.

So it sounds like your client has sent you a surfaces only model. Ask them to send the full solid model or an alternative format (parasolid, step, iges).

RE: Anyone know about importing .ckd files?

(OP)
Ahhhhh! I have to admit I didn't go back and look for a free trial version after I downloaded viewer. Schoolboy error... Thanks for the pointer; I'll grab it now.

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