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importing-moving default planes, or origin-is it possible

importing-moving default planes, or origin-is it possible

importing-moving default planes, or origin-is it possible

(OP)
When I import from other systems, SW makes up its own origin, and xyz planes with no regard to the geometry. Is there a way to move the planes, origin, or move the imported geometry to the standard planes?

RE: importing-moving default planes, or origin-is it possible

You can't move the SW Origin or the planes and to my knowledge there is no way to move the imported geometry either.

You could have the person who made the file, move the geometry to their XYZ 0,0,0 then export it out to you.

I think SW puts the geometry in the same place that it is located in the other program it was exported from. I have some files that are located on the origin and some that are not. The ones that are not are because of the user that exported from the other CAD system had the geometry away from the origin point.

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Scott Baugh, CSWP
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RE: importing-moving default planes, or origin-is it possible

Workaround:

Once the data is imported, create a coordinate system that maches the way you would like your data to be oriented w.r.t. base datums.  Export the data again (Save As) to a neutral format (parasolid is best).  When you do the export, you can set the coordinate system to use under "Options" in the Save As menu.  Set this to your new coordinte system.  When you reimport your data, it will have a new alignment.

I may make you feel, but I can't make you think.

RE: importing-moving default planes, or origin-is it possible

TheTick,

Man your fast.  That is exactly how we do it here.  Works like a charm.

BBJT CSWP

RE: importing-moving default planes, or origin-is it possible

(OP)
Hey Tick,
Thanks for the "tick tip", and I really liked the title of it, "Workaround".  I prefer that Solidworks has workarounds, rather than the last system that I used which had "take it or leave its".

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