Extracting Edge Curves from Solids

[Mick]

Apparently this is a known issue at the moment? Is there any workaround?

 

Whenever I extract curves from a solid, not all edges are extracted, which is very frustrating

[Teh Bear without Brains kinda idiot]

Apparently this is a known issue at the moment?

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Never heard of it

[Thad]

If it's a curve that really doesn't mean anything to me, I leave it. I usually find this problem on the top of the part. I'll create a surface(s) on the top, then create edge curves from the surfaces and delete the surface. I only do this on the problem areas since curves from solids are so much cleaner than surfaces. The bug is only with solids.

 

Thad

[Michael Sullivan]

just bring the part in as Surfaces and wireframe and you will have no problem. If you really want the solid you can bring it in again on a different level and just use the wireframe from the surface model.

I don't have solids so I only use surface models out of Inventor and I have had no problems.

[MultiAxGod]

Yes, it is an issue. It should work in X(insert number wanted here!!) LOL!

Like Michael said, easiest way is to bring it in as surfaces or make surfaces and then it tends to work ok.

I usually only get points, no lines or sometimes lines are skewed and non tangent to arcs, etc.

[Mick]

But if I bring it in as surfaces, aren't edge curves brought in on all surface edges, meaning there will be duplicate curves?

 

It really is an issue. It used to work in Ver X and maybe the earlier versions of X2, but in X2 MR2 SP1, it doesn't

[Thad]

There is no question that it's an issue and it was broken in the previous release. I just posted on this last week.

 

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But if I bring it in as surfaces, aren't edge curves brought in on all surface edges, meaning there will be duplicate curves?

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Only if the file originates as surfaces, which I'm going to assume it doesn't (because the bug only exists with solids). When you import a solid and select "edge curves" and "trimmed surfaces" in your import settings, behind the scenes, MC creates edge curves from the solid, then surfaces from the solid. Therefore, you get clean edges off the solid, not the duplicate crap typically extracted from surfaces.

 

Thad

[Mick]

Thanks for the info Thad. I'll give that a try tonight (I took the afternoon off work...yay!)

 

It is certainly a frustrating bug, thats for sure!

[Thad]

It's been fixed for X3.

 

Thad