Reading in IGES files comes in as 1 color.

[mfranco]

When I read in an iges file, the part comes in as one color. This only happens when I am using X3. If I read in the same iges file using X2, the part comes in correctly. All the settings in X3 are the same as X2. I did do a search on this problem but have yet to find a fix.

 

Any ideas ?

 

I am using X3 on windows XP Professiional x64 bit. This also does the same thing in X3 MU1

[mfranco]

I forgot to mention, when I open up an X2 part file, the colors are correct.

[pip]

Look under setting, cad setting, entity attribute manager, settings, and see if your have the include entitys on import set as on.

That is what this sounds like to me.

[mfranco]

Actually, the active box in "Entity Attribute Manager" is unchecked. Should it be active?

[mfranco]

Nevermind, I see what that does. It should not be active and I see how that could create the problem that i am having. Thanks anyways.

[neil qwerty]

Is your geometry being brought in as a group/result color? To check, go to screen, clear colors. I believe there is a setting to disable this action.

 

Neil.

[mfranco]

Thanks, I will check into that when I go back into work Sunday night. I do not believe that I have checked that yet. I will post when I find out.

[Pete Rimkus from CNC Software Inc.]

mfranco,

There may or may not be a good reason for this. I would guess that there are subfigures in the file and since the subfigure entity has a color and the entities that belong to it do too, there's potential for problems.

Feel free to email me a file and I can let you know if we really did regress between X2 & X3 (or if it's now working properly). If it's not working right, I'll look into taking a shot at it for X4.

[mfranco]

Neil Qwerty - I did clear colors and in the Configuration-Colors I have "Use entity colors" selected. By the way, I read in a .step file and it does the same thing.(X2 it reads in correctly and X3 it reads in as one color.)

[mfranco]

Pete Rimkus,

 

Thanks for the offer. My company has a pretty strict policy on sending part files out. I did email my reseller about this issue last friday and they responded back with a request for the file. I am hoping they will be able to figure it out. I did find an .igs file that did open up correctly. I am not sure if this means anything but the files that did not open up correctly used the sending CAD system = I-deas 3D IGES Translator 12 while the .igs file that did open up correctly used the sending CAD system = I-deas 3d IGES Translater 10. Maybe the problem is with the newer translater 12. I will post when this gets figured out and if it doesn't, then I will try getting approval from the powers that be to send you a file to look at.