5 Replies Latest reply on Mar 7, 2018 6:28 PM by Paul Salvador

Import Diagnostics tool missing when opening a STP file

Jacob Murray Mar 7, 2018 2:50 AM

I have just received a very large STP file (100Mb) from a client and can open it in Inventor without any issues, but Solidworks is reporting surface errors when I open it. I have searched for how to fix this and often the answer I get is "use Import Diagnostics". The problem is, this option is not available anywhere. I have saved the entire assembly as a parasolid and tried opening the parasolid but I still don't get the option. Has anyone had this happen and know what I can do?

I don't understand why I have to go through this drama everytime I open STEP files in Solidworks when other programs can open them just fine.

Re: Import Diagnostics tool missing when opening a STP file

JOHN GEORGE Mar 7, 2018 5:18 AM (in response to Jacob Murray)

Jacob,
Have you tried different import option when you open the step file
Sometimes the part geometry contains very bad data structure
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Re: Import Diagnostics tool missing when opening a STP file

Solid Air Mar 7, 2018 6:12 AM (in response to Jacob Murray)

To access import diagnostic, right click on imported feature in tree. You cannot add any features to tree for option to be available.
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Re: Import Diagnostics tool missing when opening a STP file

J. Mather Mar 7, 2018 6:35 AM (in response to Jacob Murray)

Can you Attach one of the *.sldprt files here that exhibits this behavior of no Import Diagnostics available via right click?

In Inventor - did you run Quality Check on each *.ipt file?

Have you set to translate the geometry, or to reference the geometry?
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Re: Import Diagnostics tool missing when opening a STP file

Jacob Murray Mar 7, 2018 6:13 PM (in response to Jacob Murray)

Sorry guys, I'm not able to share the file due to NDA issues.

John when you mention import options, I have never actually done an 'import' as such. I simply open a file from Solidworks. In this case I just opened the STP file. Is there another way of 'importing'?

What I have found is that many of the surfaces with errors will fix themselves if I suppress and then suppress them. If I then save it as a STEP214 file and reopen, it has many more errors.
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- Re: Import Diagnostics tool missing when opening a STP file
  
  Paul Salvador Mar 7, 2018 6:28 PM (in response to Jacob Murray)
  
  Jacob,..Tools > Options > Import or... here is a link for help on import options..
  2017 SOLIDWORKS Help - General Import Options
  
  ..and, a forum link to a similar question..
  What to do when no import diagnostic on imported file?
  
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