Export parasolid file with edge curves

[Tim Pruett]

I can't figure out how to export a parasolid file with the edge curves. Is there a way to do this?

 

tia,

 

Tim

[Guest]

IIRC, parasolid format only supports solid data....

 

Might try step

[Tim Pruett]

my step files won't come in as a solid. I can save a file out of spaceclaim as a parasolid and it comes into mastercam with the edgecurves. but mastercam won't export a file with edgecurves as a parsolid?

[jlw™]

You can do this really easy with like three clicks.  Click wireframe tab, click curve all edges, click your solid.  Boom.

 

You can also set mcam to do this on open of a solid but I detest that.  Too much geo, I only create what I need.

[Tim Pruett]

jlw,

 

I'm not wanting to create all of the edge curves.

Let me explain further: I'm designing plastic injection molds using mastercam. I design an ejector cavity, draw the drafting to be engraved on the ejector cavity, break the drafting into lines then export this file out to the cnc guys (which use cimitron) to be machined.

 

What I have to do at this point is,

1. save the file as an iges file(which exports the engraving good but no solid, bunch of surfaces)

2. also save as a parasolid ( which exports a good solid with no engraving)

3. import both files 1 and 2 into spaceclaim

4. copy the good engraving from the iges import to the parasolid import

5. save the new combined file as a parsolid out of spaceclaim WHICH EXPORTS PARASOLIDS WITH GEOMETRY JUST FINE!!!!!!!!!!!!

[crazy^millman]

Try DXF and use the same some function to save out the text to make your life a little easier with Spaceclaim.

[Tim Pruett]

Ron,

 

That helps. Thanks a million

[jlw™]

If all you want is 2d geo I would create it on a separate level the do save some and save it as dxf.

 

I'd also recommend never using iges.  Use step and get solids as well as your geo.

[Tim Pruett]

The geometry doesn't come in clean with the step file. I usually don't have any problems with step but for some reason one of my arcs isn't coming in at all.

[jlw™]

I personally use parasolid and then I just create curve on one edge where I need them.

[jlw™]

But you're exporting to use in Cimatron right?

 

Curious, why not prog in mcam or create geo in cimatron?

[Tim Pruett]

1. It's not an edge curve per say in this case that's giving me the major issue.

2. I'm the mold designer and I use mastercam and spaceclaim to design. The guys making the molds use my files to run off of and they use cimitron.

[Pete Rimkus from CNC Software Inc.]

"...but mastercam won't export a file with edgecurves as a parsolid?..."

 

No, I guess we don't. I don't know how often that comes up, but it makes sense to me that we should be able to.

Let me look into what it would take.

[Thee Rickster ™]

The geometry doesn't come in clean with the step file. I usually don't have any problems with step but for some reason one of my arcs isn't coming in at all.

I use SpaceClaim all the time for all my designs

I gave up on .step, unless i heal them in solidworks first, its a crap shoot.

 

.x_t all the way

[Tim Pruett]

Pete,

 

That would be awesome,

 

Thanks