Exporting SW files
Exporting SW files
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Hi all!
Is it possible to export from SW files to others (CATIA, Unigraphics, Pro/ENGINEER etc.) not only geometry but features also?
Any additional programms?
Is it possible to export from SW files to others (CATIA, Unigraphics, Pro/ENGINEER etc.) not only geometry but features also?
Any additional programms?






RE: Exporting SW files
Transmagic from www.transmagic.com
or
3D_Evolution from www.coretechnologie.de
I tried Transmagic. It works fine for the standard formats like ACIS, PARASOLID etc. with the ability to repair the geometry. For the features of the construction try 3D_Evolution. They say, that they are able to transform the feaures but I did not try it.
Be careful in believing the software-sellers. Sometimes 3D-models change only to modern-art shapes and not to the expected working-file You need.
Good Luck
Andreas Nehme
mail@waffentechnik.com
RE: Exporting SW files
Does this remind you of the bad old days of IGES........?
So I would say it ain't going to happen.
Also remember, for example, Parasolid does not have features - so how would you tranfer them through Parasolid, etc?
You would pretty much need custom point to point converters. Then the next problem would be they would hardly ever be up to date due to the out-of sync revisions of the source and target systems. Then you can't load your nice new revision of your CAD system until everyone is up to the same level - by which time you are a year behind.... Also they would be expensiiiiive - much development work - small market.
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RE: Exporting SW files
But is it possible to create a part or assy in SW, than translate it so that customer can edit it in CATIA or UG?
RE: Exporting SW files
http://www.elysiuminc.com/
there is an article about the theme You are searching for. Feature translating on CAD-systems is just in prototype-stadium!
Andreas Nehme
mail@waffentechnik.com
RE: Exporting SW files
http://www.datenaustausch.com (German text)
On sublevel "Produkte" you can find a link "Perfrormance Test" showing the horrible results of transferred geometry by different interchange formats.
Andreas Nehme
mail@waffentechnik.com
RE: Exporting SW files
Parasolid does support features in its native mode, just no CAD vendor, even UG who own Parasolid, have implemented Parsolid as a feature modeler. They only use Parasolid to create the basic shape and then do boolean operations to get what you see.
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RE: Exporting SW files
Ref. your first comment, could I gently point out that Pachem was probably merely lumping "...surfaces or curves..." together for brevity. However it is indeed possible to export surface bodies in Parasolid if that's what you start with. Not being critical - just something to be aware of on odd occassions - plenty of scars on my rear end!
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RE: Exporting SW files
a little poke at PTC, perhaps?
RE: Exporting SW files
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