CATIA to Solidworks conversion

Has anyone converted files from CATIA to SW2001+ or newer? If yes, how well
did it work? I would like to maintain the assembly data from CATIA to do
exploded views in SW and would appreciate any experiences you all have had.

NC

 

Jamnot,

Ver4 (UNIX) or version 5 ? Helluva big difference.

Version 5 can be read in as a STEP AP214 assembly, If your client has the
STEP tran$$$lator. I have heard that they bundle it with some of their
pricier configs.

The parts will (should) read into an assembly with the correct spatial
relationships, but no mates. They will be dumb solids.

Version 4 doesn't have any translation options (that actually work) for
moder CAD systems. Your best bet here would be a third party translator, or
a service bureau.

Regards

Mark

 

There is a 3rd party translator that I have used successfuly.
Can't rememba what it was called, but it worked well. Gave you dumb solids,
but (4 the models I had) featureworks fixed that.

 

Hi,

Look at the info here;
http://www.theorem.co.uk/docs/Intermediate/catiasolworks.htm

Gunnar

 

software.
bitching at Dassault, then...

no it's definitely not. The 2 software have not much in common (except the
owner), not even the kernel (Parasolid / ACIS)!

What we need is a standard, non-properietary format to represent the
/feature) structure of a design, not its resulting geometry as STEP or IGES.
Join me in the www.cadml.com effort!

Philippe Guglielmetti - www.dynabits.com

 

I can help you. We have the only Gold partner product called FormatWorks

for translation/repair/healing for SolidWorks. With this product gettting

CATIA into SolidWorks is not a problem.



Sincerely,

Lyle Fischer
Technical Marketing Director
Capvidia
www.capvidia.com
507 794-5447
507 794-5446 (fax)
507 276-2379 (Mobile)

 

Cliff,

Here are a few distinctive features of FormatWorks:

1. It is not just a translator. It also provides automatic repair and
healing of up to 50 different problems that can occur in the translation
process. FormatWorks comes with its own IGES translator and does a wonderful
job with CATIA IGES files. We also supply an optional native CATIA
translator that runs inside of FormatWorks.

2. Have you ever used the SolidWorks diagnosis tools to fix faces and close
gaps? FormatWorks also provides additional tools take care of problems that
SolidWorks has trouble with.

3. Gold product - It is completely intergrated with SolidWorks. Very easy to
use.

4. Geometry Check - FormatWorks includes a function to check the quality of
the model you are given. This function can also be used to check the quality
of your own models to ensure the models you export meet the standards of
others. Geometry Check is based on automotive standards for model quality.



Lyle