Hello,
I need to export multy-body part as neutral format(preferably step format) where some bodys are shown and some are hidden. But, for bodys that are hidden in SW file to remain hidden in neutral format after export.
Is it possible to do this in SolidWorks?
Regards,
Ivan
Jerry,
This is very nice typ, I didn't know this, but not what I wanted to achieve. I need to export all bodys into neutral format, but bodys that are hidden in SW stay hidden in neutral format, and for bodys that are shown in SW to stay shown in neutral format.
I've tried all options from your suggestion and every time i got export where all bodys are shown. Any other suggestion pls?
Regards,
Ivan
The visual propertys in a solidworks file do not transfer with an export to .step files or any other extension as far as i know.
You could open the step file, hide the body's and save again.
Hello,
I agree with you Martijn, that seems reasonable.
Jerry gave me idea that couls solve my problem via EPDM task. I need help to edit convert to STEP file code, in task "Advance scripting options". This macro basicly open SolidWorks and save part as STEP. Can anyone modify this code to add few rows that will tell SolidWorks to select one body in tree(I don't know how, maby to select body with specific word ie. name of body contains word "split") and whan this dialog appers on save to check option "Save only selected body".
I've attached PrintSc and code from EPDM 2013 SP5.
Hello to all,
I just want to add some of comments:
We would like to save SolidWorks Assembly to .step file with all of Sub references (Sub-assemblies and Parts files).
But some parts has more then one bodies where one is in shown state and one is in hidden state.
We do not want to export those hidden bodies. Is this possible?
Thank you in ahead,
Goran
Here is an idea that works for me.
Break your assembly into display states with the parts shown you want to export.
Then save as a step file, it will pront you to export hidden or supressed parts.
Select no and it should on save the shown parts.
Hi Kevin,
thank you for answer.
Yes we know for this option, but we need an option not to export the hidden BODIES of parts.
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We would like to save SolidWorks Assembly to .step file with all of Sub references (Sub-assemblies and Parts files).
But some parts has more then one bodies where one is in shown state and one is in hidden state.
We do not want to export those hidden bodies. Is this possible?
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Regards,
Goran
In order to solve this issue we found this way:
Regards,
Goran
Ivan,
In theory, you can just select the bodies that you want to export, then click on the option to export only the selected bodies.
Because I had some problems using that method many years ago, I got into the habit of deleting the bodies that I didn't want to export. It's easy to delete the Delete Bodies feature when you are done with the exporting.
Jerry S.