3 Replies Latest reply on Nov 3, 2010 6:53 PM by Kenneth Barrentine

Importing an IGES drawing

Jodi Renne Nov 3, 2010 6:17 PM

I am having trouble importing an IGES drawing into Solidworks.

When I click on the file to open it I get a warning saying "This file contains free curves/points which are not desired accourding to the import options. Do you wish to import them away?" I click yes, then it brings me to New Solidworks Document and the only option I get is "new part". If I click on "part" it imports in most of the lines.

Please help I am sure I am doing something wrong, I am not used to working with IGES files.

Thanks

Jodi

Re: Importing an IGES drawing

Garrett Klein Nov 3, 2010 6:41 PM (in response to Jodi Renne)

What end result are you looking for? A full feature tree that will be editable? If so you will need to import it as a part and use featureworks to try to get an editable history. I have found the interactive one works pretty well for me after alittle tinkering around. Their are also options for importing IGES files in system options.
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Re: Importing an IGES drawing

Kenneth Barrentine Nov 3, 2010 6:53 PM (in response to Jodi Renne)
in the file> open> dialog box ... select the file, but before you open the file, select the options at bottom right corner of open dialog box.
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Re: Importing an IGES drawing

Lenny Bucholz Nov 3, 2010 7:55 PM (in response to Jodi Renne)

most likely the iges only contains wireframe and no surface data.

so who did you get the file from and what software created the iges?

sometime the person creating the iges needs to flavor it to work in other systems or they need to select what they want included.

I would call them and ask if they could send you other types as well, step, sat, parasolids and se if they work better.
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