section an imported igs part
- Thread starter DHudson
- Start date
Re:
No- it is a proprietary part - but thanks. Can you send me more info on your company?
my email is: dhudson2@rochester.rr.com
jemmej said:
No- it is a proprietary part - but thanks. Can you send me more info on your company?
my email is: dhudson2@rochester.rr.com
Once a 3D file is imported into alibre there should be no difference in how it is treated compared to solid that was generated in alibre - except that there is no feature history. The import is one complex feature.
You can still cut bits off, add bits on, create a drawing with a section view etc.
Did you save the file after you imported it? I am not trying to be smart, just that that is sometimes a simple thing to forget. It is important to save the file after you import it before trying to work on it. I have imported and changed IGES with no problem. Did you do a check part on the import to see if there were errors? I have seen IGES import better than STEP on some parts and STEP import better than IGES on others. I don't know the reasons.
If there is truely a restriction that prevents you doing operations on an IGES (or any other) import then you could also try creating a dependent boolien solid in a new Alibre part file. Maybe you can then work on that.
Also you should be able to export it from Alibre as a step (or sat) and import it again to produce a solid you can work on.
I import all kinds of IGS and STPS and I have certainly bumbed into parts that "work" and parts that don't :?
Define "work or not work"?
:arrow: Sectioning
:arrow: Scketch and extrude (boss or cut) on the part
:arrow: Use features of the imported part to constrain other parts in an assembly (align, mate, etc)
:arrow: Remove faces
What is the cause of imported parts "working" or not ? I don't know.
I've noticed that when an IGS file does not import right (transparent faces), it helps to use the "stand alone faces" option when importing.
A lot of parts work when imported, but in the cases in which they don't and I really need a them to "work", I usually ask for the native and subcontract a "translation to Alibre editable solid". What the guy does is black magic to my eyes.
Re:
Bruce - I really don't know - it was imported into Alibre with the import file options set to: stitch to solid". When I had the file resent as a STEP file it allowed me to do the section. I have had problems with IGES before, so it is not a big surprise that it did not work. Since Alibre is based on STEP technology, that may be the best import option to use.
blaplant1 said:
Bruce - I really don't know - it was imported into Alibre with the import file options set to: stitch to solid". When I had the file resent as a STEP file it allowed me to do the section. I have had problems with IGES before, so it is not a big surprise that it did not work. Since Alibre is based on STEP technology, that may be the best import option to use.