solid tree or history

[Quickmike]

When reading in customer files what converters or translators support the solids tree or history?

[Zero]

I don't think there are any translators that will bring in a history tree for a solid.....yet

[d0gFartz]

v9 you can go into Solids menu and use Find Feature to build a history of holes and fillets

[Guest CNC Apps Guy 1]

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v9 you can go into Solids menu and use Find Feature to build a history of holes and fillets.

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Yes, but it's not 100% It depends mostly on the quality of the model.

 

As was stated earlier, currently there is no converter than will retain the Solid's history tree.

[Garen Cakmak/CAP Tech.]

Hi Quickmike

 

The Solid history tree,isn't yet available yet,but i beleive it is in plans to be developped for the futur,i think STEP will be the format that will support the History tree information.

[kwolf]

And maybe when there's only one CAD package , like UG.

[Charles Davis]

Is there a business reason the CAD company's won't write out the history tree info for 3rd party products to read?

[Guest CNC Apps Guy 1]

Charles,

 

Yes there is a business reason. It goes along with the "Mine is better than yours". That is the reason that CATIA and Pro/E have theor own Solids Engine.

 

Also, STEP is supposed "step" up to the plate and offer true interoperability between systems. We'll see. So was IGES...

 

JM2C

[kwolf]

BTW , what's the best bidirectional translator between Pro/E,Catia and Parasolid?

We need to buy a translator in near future.

 

Although it's not bi-directional, but can we use mc's (v9) pro/e translator to convert complex parts from pro/e to mc?

We've been told about CIMSOFTEK and CADFIX. Has anyone used their products?

 

Also I think a VX Vision translator to parasolid is necessary.What do you recommend?

 

Thanks in advance , Sorry for long post.

[Charles Davis]

I'm not sure how transferring the history tree would hurt the CAD company. (If anything, it would remove obstacles to the sale.)

 

People would still buy whatever CAD met their performance/ease of use/price/etc goals.

 

It seems everyone understands that "open" systems are good for the customer; good for our industry. Dumping out a dumb solid is not open, it's half open.

[McRae]

Oh yes IGES - Is this a shortform for "I Generally Export Sh!t??"

[Charles Davis]

It used to be jokingly referred to as "I GuESS". I don't have much problem with IGES anymore, other than dimensions.