Can you Select a Coordinate Sys. when Importing Geometry?
Can you Select a Coordinate Sys. when Importing Geometry?
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Hey All,
I have a part where I created a coordinate system on. I need to import an IGES file of surfaces, these surfaces will be used to make a cut feature.
The problem I am having is that when I go to Import the surface geometry, it locates the geometry on the default coordinate system, not the coordinate system that I created.
I cannot for the life of me find a way where I can SELECT the coordinate system that I created to place the surface geometry >:-<
Is there a way to do this? Or does it always have to sit on the default coordinate system (origin)?
I know in Pro/E it asks you what coord.sys. you want the geometry to be located on, I got to believe that SolidWorts has the same functionality!
Thanks in advance!
-Ash
I have a part where I created a coordinate system on. I need to import an IGES file of surfaces, these surfaces will be used to make a cut feature.
The problem I am having is that when I go to Import the surface geometry, it locates the geometry on the default coordinate system, not the coordinate system that I created.
I cannot for the life of me find a way where I can SELECT the coordinate system that I created to place the surface geometry >:-<
Is there a way to do this? Or does it always have to sit on the default coordinate system (origin)?
I know in Pro/E it asks you what coord.sys. you want the geometry to be located on, I got to believe that SolidWorts has the same functionality!
Thanks in advance!
-Ash






RE: Can you Select a Coordinate Sys. when Importing Geometry?
SW does allow you to specify the CSYS used to export geometry (see options under the Save As dialog). Try importing the geometry, then re-exporting it using a user-specified CSYS to make a scrath file that is oriented the way you like it.
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RE: Can you Select a Coordinate Sys. when Importing Geometry?
I also thought of creating an assembly, and assembling the surface geometry to the coord sys. (I would make the surface geom. a SW part).
Then I can 'modify part in assembly', and create surface knit features referencing the 'surface-part'.
But there are two problems with this:
1. I don't want to have an external reference to an assembly, because this assembly would just be a 'dummy' assembly (client probably wouldnt understand how to modify it if they needed to).
2. If I need to move the geometry, I would have to go back into the assembly to do so.
It just seems a little hokey. All I want to do is drive the location of the imported surfaces via the coord system that I created.
Thanks for the response Trick, I may just do that if I can't find another method.
-Ash