2 Replies Latest reply on Jul 11, 2014 9:47 AM by Andy Sanders

Converting a large assembly to a single solid

Tom Lanz Jul 11, 2014 9:40 AM

Current version is 2014 Premium. I need to export/save/convert a large assembly, it has 300 subassemblies made from 2900 parts. I need the exported model to be just "one" assembly, like a flat file, (single solid) no configurations, as little design information retained as possible. Does SolidWorks do this or is there a 3rd party application for this. The reason I need the format is to import into a factory 3d application and I want to make it efficient and void of as much design information as possible for security concerns.

Re: Converting a large assembly to a single solid

Glenn Schroeder Jul 11, 2014 9:43 AM (in response to Tom Lanz)

Welcome to the forum. You can save an assembly as a part. That may work for what you need.
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- Re: Converting a large assembly to a single solid
  
  Andy Sanders Jul 11, 2014 9:47 AM (in response to Glenn Schroeder)
  
  Along with what Glenn said, when you save as part - try the Exterior Components or Exterior Faces options.
  
  Once you have it saved as part do a save as Parasolid or Step to further streamline.
  
  You may also want to make simplified versions of some of the more security sensitive parts before all this to remove things to make sure.
  
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