I'm having trouble with mate,
I use the 3d interconnect so that i do not need to convert igs to solidworks native files, when i use mate it won't allow me to select the second face is it a bug or not im using solidworks 2018 sp3
I'm having trouble with mate,
I use the 3d interconnect so that i do not need to convert igs to solidworks native files, when i use mate it won't allow me to select the second face is it a bug or not im using solidworks 2018 sp3
Xy,
I don't think your parts you are trying to mate have any planar faces or edges. If you look at the example below the only option I get for the two edges is tangent, indicating one of them is a curve. I also get the same option if I select two faces. If I select two vertices I get the option of coincident mate.
The mate you did manage to add was using the plane of one of the parts.
If you don`t want to recognize geometry to make it precise, you can use vertex to surface or vertex to edge matings.
Recently, I had similar problem - I was not able to select planar faces from imported *STEP. Solution was to turn 3DInterconnect off.
Xy,,, This is an interesting dilemma. Certainly is not the intended behavior for 3d Interconnect. I can't be sure if this has been an issue in previous service packs or is something that SP3 broke. I can't remember having the problem with earlier service packs but unfortunately don't have one to test it with. Perhaps someone can do this for us.
I did find that if you dissolve the parts in the assembly then open them you cannot put a sketch or plane on any surface. BTW the parts become virtual in the assembly and still appear to be linked to the original iges. In order to make the surfaces "usable" I deleted a face on each part (with the "Fill" option). After that all the faces become usable for sketching, mating, or whatever.
There is definitely something going on and I'm guessing it is with the SP.
I did check in with the good folks at GoEngineer (my VAR) and brought this to their attention. Like all of us they were taken aback with this behavior. They were very grateful to you for bringing this to their attention.
Until this gets resolved I suppose you can come up with a workaround of your own or use some helpful hint from others.
Or...... Just don't use 3d interconnect.
Hi Dennis,
I brought this to the attention of my SOLIDWORKS team here at GoEngineer and we deemed this a high level issue with 3D Interconnect. I have submitted Service Request# 1-17987293571.
Hello All,
I believe I have a fix for this. I was having the same issue where an IGES file would not allow me to add mates within the assembly.
Browse to open your file within Solid works. Click it once ( do not open) and select "Options". Change the top drop down menu from *IGES to "General".
This will allow you to add mates like a normal assembly file.
Cheers!
Xy,,, This is an interesting dilemma. Certainly is not the intended behavior for 3d Interconnect. I can't be sure if this has been an issue in previous service packs or is something that SP3 broke. I can't remember having the problem with earlier service packs but unfortunately don't have one to test it with. Perhaps someone can do this for us.
I did find that if you dissolve the parts in the assembly then open them you cannot put a sketch or plane on any surface. BTW the parts become virtual in the assembly and still appear to be linked to the original iges. In order to make the surfaces "usable" I deleted a face on each part (with the "Fill" option). After that all the faces become usable for sketching, mating, or whatever.
There is definitely something going on and I'm guessing it is with the SP.
I did check in with the good folks at GoEngineer (my VAR) and brought this to their attention. Like all of us they were taken aback with this behavior. They were very grateful to you for bringing this to their attention.
Until this gets resolved I suppose you can come up with a workaround of your own or use some helpful hint from others.
Or...... Just don't use 3d interconnect.
Hi Dennis,
I brought this to the attention of my SOLIDWORKS team here at GoEngineer and we deemed this a high level issue with 3D Interconnect. I have submitted Service Request# 1-17987293571.