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Importing from Solidedge

Importing from Solidedge

Importing from Solidedge

(OP)
Another group within our corporation is using Solidedge, in what format should I ask them to export a part so that I can import it into Pro/E?

RE: Importing from Solidedge

I have found that STEP is the best format to use for importing/exporting in Pro/E.  IGES works for the most part, but you have to be careful with small rounds and planar surfaces.  As with any translated file (native CAD to STEP) you lose all parametric association to the features; you're basically left with a solid block.  Solid Edge has a feature recognizer utility that will make an assumption of certain features (holes and rounds particularly) and make them parametric when it imports neutral file formats.

RE: Importing from Solidedge

Solid Edge can save as Iges (*.igs)or Parasolid (*.x_b;*.x_t)files.  I haven't worked on Pro E since V9.  I think Igs is your best bet. I hope this helps.

RE: Importing from Solidedge

I'been working whith Solid Edge & Pro/e and the best results I've obtained were for step. In iges there are lots of surfaces and limits bad translated. My impression is that step is usually more well-used than iges (by cad programs).

RE: Importing from Solidedge

(OP)
Thanks for all the input. I used step files and got good results.

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