"Export as STEP214 -> Select Objects -> Select All" doesnt give me all the component
"Export as STEP214 -> Select Objects -> Select All" doesnt give me all the component
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Hey guys,
When I do the above method of exporting as a STEP214 file, it doesn't give me (for example) the 15 components of an assembly, and instead gives me fewer components (mine gave me 2 components) with different names when I view the STEP file in Visualization Mockup. This is a problem because I cannot hide certain parts of the assembly.
But when I use the method of Export as STEP214 -> Entire Part (with solids, surfaces and curves selected) I get ALL of the components with their correct names.
Is there a reason why the two methods give different results?
As for now, I'm just using Entire Part. I'd just like to have the option of using Select Objects and getting correct results.
When I do the above method of exporting as a STEP214 file, it doesn't give me (for example) the 15 components of an assembly, and instead gives me fewer components (mine gave me 2 components) with different names when I view the STEP file in Visualization Mockup. This is a problem because I cannot hide certain parts of the assembly.
But when I use the method of Export as STEP214 -> Entire Part (with solids, surfaces and curves selected) I get ALL of the components with their correct names.
Is there a reason why the two methods give different results?
As for now, I'm just using Entire Part. I'd just like to have the option of using Select Objects and getting correct results.
- Kozen





RE: "Export as STEP214 -> Select Objects -> Select All" doesnt give me all the component
RE: "Export as STEP214 -> Select Objects -> Select All" doesnt give me all the component
Alright, so I see I'm not the only one! That's good to know.
I forgot to add that I'm using NX9.
But this has also happened to me before on NX8.
- Kozen
RE: "Export as STEP214 -> Select Objects -> Select All" doesnt give me all the component
always translate.
RE: "Export as STEP214 -> Select Objects -> Select All" doesnt give me all the component
A trick to get the names to show up into Catia is to turn off time stamp in the part navigator and rename the solid body’s. See the attached picture.
RE: "Export as STEP214 -> Select Objects -> Select All" doesnt give me all the component
Regards
Brian Marchand-Die Designer
http://www.armotool.com/
NX 9.0.2.5 / PDW
Dell Precision T7610 w/Xeon ES-2609
16G Ram - Nvidia Quadro K5000
Win 7 Pro x64
RE: "Export as STEP214 -> Select Objects -> Select All" doesnt give me all the component
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RE: "Export as STEP214 -> Select Objects -> Select All" doesnt give me all the component
If you want to maintain the asm structure, you have no choice but to use the Entire Part - also, from the Data To Export tab, select the geometry types as well as Product Data. The reason for this is so that one may translate a single component or the full asm, with or without asm structure maintained. There are times when the receiving end doesn't care about the asm structure, so Selected Objects and Select All will suffice and result in all components being in a single file, without asm structure.
Tim Flater
NX Designer
NX 9.0.2.5 Win7 Pro x64 SP1
Intel Xeon 2.53 GHz 6GB RAM
NVIDIA Quadro 4000 2GB