Five different display states are not going to be reproduced. But we bring over ones that are off, too. We bring over the part files over if it is on in Solidworks, it is on in Solid Edge. Q: Does it handle display states in Solidworks ?Ī: No. Q: Does it place title block info into a background sheet?Ī: No, it places them on the foreground sheet. But we don't get properties in features, such as descriptions in configurations. Q: Are custom file properties translated?Ī: Yes. Both Solidworks and Solid Edge generate log files. A different log file records the assembly details found. The log file also reports number of threads found. Q: Is there a record of constraints in the log files?Ī: Yes, it does. But the job of writing the migration tool is not over, and additional functions are already planned for Solid Edge ST10. If 99% of the data is translated, that's doing good, he figures.īeing able to translate drawings has been the big draw. You can't take apples and change them into oranges," because there are differences in the data structures in the two CAD program. Mr Wathermax recommends starting with converting parts to get used to the process. Migration is not instan t, but can take 3-4 minutes even for small model. Associated drawing files (new to ST9): geometry and text is translated using DXF format drawings are kept associative to the 3D model.Flexible assemblies: alternative position assemblies are migrated as FOA members.Families of assemblies: suppressed parts are migrated as FOA members.Assembly relationships (see figure below).mbd hole database file to the Solid Edge hole table using the SEhholePipeTxtFromSW.exe program. Holes are converted with attributes such as thread data by converting the Solidworks.mtl file using the SWmat2SEmat.exe program. Material definitions are converted from the Solidworks.The translator supports the following features in Solidworks files: Attributes that are extracted are stored in PLMXML files, which is an XML format created by Siemens that references geometry, which is stored in a Parasolid x_t file. The tool can import drawings, parts, and assemblies from Solidworks. You can open the translated drawings in ordered or synchronous environment, but ST is recommended as it can manipulate the body, such as finding holes in bodies. Solidworks must be able to resolve all the links that Solid Edge is requesting as it opens the model file. The newer the release of Solidworks, the better the translation (ie, more types of data are translated). This means that you need to have Solidworks 2012 installed on the same computer as Solid Edge ST9.
Siemens calls the translation process "migration." Solidworks Migration Tool uses the Solidworks automation layer to extract rich data. This makes translation "easier," although as you will see below, there are still lots of special cases that need to be handled carefully. In the case of Solidworks and Solid Edge, users are in luck, because both CAD systems use the same modeling kernel, Parasolid. They all want to attract Solidworks users, and to attract them the MCAD vendors need to be able to move over their files. This makes it a target of competitors like Autodesk, Siemens, and even within Dassault Systems itself. Solidworks has the largest user base in the MCAD industry, with numbers ranging from over a half-million (commercial users) to 2.5 million (commercial + education). Optional-To alter a color associated with a display element in the currently selected color scheme, click the corresponding pulldown and then click a different color.Ĭlick OK to apply the color scheme to the current environment in the active document, for example, the working sheets in a draft document or the graphic screen in a part document.Steve Weathermax, Product Manger 2D-3D Data Translation
For example, the color scheme sets the Background (or Sheet) color, Highlight color, Selected Element color, and Handles color. The selected color scheme sets the individual colors for the elements on the Colors tab. Solid Edge 2000-Available in 3D documents.ĪutoCAD Model-Available in 2D drawings only. Solid Edge Classic-Available in 3D model documents. Solid Edge Default-Available in all documents. Available color schemes depend upon whether you are working in a 3D model document (assembly, part, sheet metal) or a 2D drawing. On the Colors tab, from the Color Scheme pulldown, select a color scheme. On the Options dialog box, click the Colors tab. The preview pane on the Colors tab of the Options dialog box shows you how a selected color scheme will affect visual elements on-screen.Ĭhoose Applications menu→Solid Edge Options.
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