Importing 100Mb step file

I have imported 40 meg STEP files before. It took 20 minutes or so and it was done. I have never attempted a file that big.

Have you tried this in SW2008?

Some possible workarounds:
Can you have the owner of the data break the assembly into smaller subassembly file sets? (This is of course assuming it is an assembly)

Open the file in another CAD system if you have one and see what happens. (It could be a corrupt file.)

From my experience, STEP is the best file format to start with when importing CATIA V5 data. There are services out there that can convert CATIA data to SolidWorks but you have to pay $$$.

are you importing it as a multi-body part or an assembly?
John

I convert large STEP files daily 100+ megSolidworks should makefast work of that one.Try selecting OPTIONS before you load thestep file and un-select perform full entity check & repairerrors and automatically run import diags.

Catia V5 to Parasolid convertors/translators are also available;

http://www.theorem.co.uk/produ...5_parasolid.htm

http://www.ugs.com.cn/products...atia/index.aspx


Parasolid files are usually the most trouble-free when importing to SW.