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Convert LWO or IGES into a 'nice' SW surface

Question asked by Samuel Schweighart on Sep 14, 2009
Latest reply on Sep 14, 2009 by Samuel Schweighart
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Hello,

I'm importing a Lightwave file, as an IGES, and the resulting surface is a series of polygons.  Is there any trick/plugin or good way to convert that into a nice solidworks surface.  The only ideas I have are fitting curves to the new surface and lofting/boundary surface. 

 

Just curoius if anyone else has tried this.

 

Thanks

Sam

Charles Culp
Charles Culp Sep 14, 2009 10:08 AM
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That's the million dollar question. I'm afraid hard work + patience is the only way to get a good solid model from mesh imports. Use the original model as reference points, then create nice smooth curves around them.
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