Can someone convert a file for me?

[Thad]

I put 252.MCX in the Files_to_be_converted_from_MC folder on the FTP. Could someone convert it to a UG .prt file for me?

 

Thad

[Steve Biehl - Cimquest Inc]

thad, you can save it as a parasolid(x_t) file and then open that into UG

[neil qwerty]

Hi Thad, what version would you like?

[Thad]

Steve,

 

I had a .prt that needed some holes covered up for machining. I did it in MC since I'm a UG noob. It looks fine in MC, but there are various faces missing and some long extruded cylinders sticking out of it when I exported iges, parasolid, or step. I wanted to see what it looks like if it gets converted back to .prt, so I can then bring it in to program in WorkNC. Are there enough translations for you there?

 

Neil, NX3 please.

 

Thad

[neil qwerty]

Thad, unfortunatly I no longer have NX3 on my machine (I can give you a NX4 or NX5 file). I did bring it into NX4 after converting it into IGS. I put a JPG (252.jpg)of what I get in NX4 in the same folder on the FTP. This file is very dirty, lots of mismatched trims. Try spending some time with the simplify and "Direct Modeling" tools in UG, they are very powerful when you have a model without a history tree. The simplify function should be able to patch those holes without any problem.

 

Neil.

[Steve Biehl - Cimquest Inc]

thad,

I took a look at your mcx file. That surface file can not be converted into a valid solid. You have surface skins over the holes. To have any chance of becoming a solid, you need to remove the holes entirely, not just cover them up.

[Thad]

Thanks for all the help, guys. I've been trying to fill the gap while our 3D programmer is off and I'm a noob at UG and WorkNC. He'll be back tomorrow. Just working with what I've got, trying to make something happen.

 

Thad

[Thee Rickster ™]

Do an edge curve all edges of the surface and then

create flat bnd and get rid of the old one

 

HTH