3 Replies Latest reply on Apr 11, 2013 7:14 AM by JOHN GEORGE

export SW file to parasolid

Vinoth Kumar Gnanasekar Apr 11, 2013 5:08 AM

Hi all,

I am using Solidworks 2011, i am converting solidworks assembly file to parasolid format. The conversion has completed successfully,but the problem is parasolid file size is 2 times greaterr than the SW original file size.

Kindly give some suggestion!

Regards,

Vinoth

Re: export SW file to parasolid

Deepak Gupta Apr 11, 2013 5:46 AM (in response to Vinoth Kumar Gnanasekar)

Depending on the type of details you need in the exported file, the size will vary. Did you tried saving as STEP or IGES and check the sizes. BTW what is the constraint in a bigger file size.
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- Re: export SW file to parasolid
  
  Vinoth Kumar Gnanasekar Apr 11, 2013 7:01 AM (in response to Deepak Gupta)
  
  Hi deepak,
  
  i have tried with those format(STEP,IGES) also. but the file size drastically varied after conversion.
  
  please see the attachment of file size B/W parasolid and SW asm file
  
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    JOHN GEORGE Apr 11, 2013 7:14 AM (in response to Vinoth Kumar Gnanasekar)
    
    Vinoth,
    Your SW assembly file contains different part files.
    Don't look at the size of just assembly file
    When you export into different formats, it converts main assembly and all part files within that assembly.
    You are getting the add up size of all these
    
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