Our company designs in Solidwroks and we have a new job for GM. They require design in UG (whether that means from ground up design or translated job is yet unknown) how well does a solidworks assembly model and drawings tranlate over to UG? Does UG use a 3 file format like solidwrks does, sldprt, sldasm & slddrw? Can solidworks save directly to UG or do I need to save to a neutral format?
Parasolid is the best neutral format between UG and SW, as it is the kernel for both (for now).
We do the same thing and what I do is insert a coordinate system and export based on that as the UG file opens 90° out.
And the kernal for both programs is parasolid so that's probably the best.
WT
We would have to supply the detail (.slddrw) files also, how should I translate over?
UG and Team Center Used the .JT file.
We have customers that use UG and they are always requesting step files rather than parasolids files. When they import a step file it comes into UG as individual part models like SW does. If they use parasolids files the assembly comes in as one file with multiple bodies and is harder for them to work with.
Thanks for the replies on the solid modeling, I've seen the same thing as John between prarsolid and step. I'm still unsure on the detailed drawings end of it, i don't see where I can save to a .jt file. How do you transfer over your .slddrw files for the ug users?
Bump for the detailed drawings question.
Drawings will not come over. You will have to re-create. This is typical for any 3D cad. Solid models can be translated but not the drawings.
Create PDF's or dwg/dxf's of all your drawings and archive those for future use.
Cheers,
Anna
thanks anna
Parasolid is the best neutral format between UG and SW, as it is the kernel for both (for now).