imort solidworks file with level names

[Tim Pruett]

How can I bring in the level names when I import a solidworks assembly file? I'm running X7 and I don't have solidworks on my computer. The files are from our designer.

[John @ High Tech Machine]

Under Settings-Configuration-Converters, select soilds in the solid import section and check the import Solidworks history box.

 

We have both programs loaded here so I am not sure if it affects it to not have Solidworks installed (never bother to import the history myself as I usually have SW open on another screen)

[Guest]

Without Solidworks installed, you cannot import the history.

 

Mastercam needs to connect to the SW database to extract that info, if no SW, there's nothing to extract, bodies only

[Tim Pruett]

Ok thanks, was wondering why I couldn't get the level names. Cimitron brings in the "set" names, but they use assemblies. I thought it was a solidworks assembly file they brought in with the set names but it was a parasolid. Sorry.

[Tim Pruett]

I pulled in the same exact parasolid file they did in cimitron, with the "import solids history" box checked and it still didn't import the file names. It ticks me off when they can do something I can't.

[EX-wccprogrammer]

You might try exporting from Solidworks as a parasolid (x_t) file. Parasolid format retains level information and names.

[Tim Pruett]

EX-wccprogrammer;

 

I'm not sure what software the parasolid file was created from. We got it from a customer. I will see if our designer can do that for me to try Monday. He's not here today. Thanks for the info though.

[Pete Rimkus from CNC Software Inc.]

Are you asking for the assembly component names? If so, that is not yet possible in Mastercam X7 but we hope to add that functionality in a future release. You're not the first to ask for it. It would name both the solids in the Mastercam SolidsMgr and it would name the levels that we place each individual file on.

Import Solids History won't help you in this case I'm afraid.