Does anyone have advice on how to convert SolidWorks files to Pro/E with modeltree?

Does anyone have advice on how to convert SolidWorks files to Pro/E
with modeltree?

 

Good idea. I tend to rebuild everything. I used to redefine the part,
fill or the gaps, make it to solid, may cost some time. If there are
too many broken surfaces, I will redraw the part according to the
existent surface. Practice more will lead to understand Pro/E well,
accelerate the rebuild speed.

 

I always use Pro/E for tooling design, but most of my clients have no
interesting to offer taper in the parts before they send out IGS for
me. I used to fill all the gaps and make it to solid then "replace"
the round, so I could add taper to the ribs or something like that,
well, if I could not "replace" it, I will tend to "protrusion" and
recover it, just do whatever to remove the R. It mostly cost me more
time.

So, if you guys have experience in it? If there is any good way that I
can remove the R in IGS surface and fill the gap (Original redefine
the import feature)? Any hint?

Thanks in advance.

 

I always use Pro/E for tooling design, but most of my clients have no
interesting to offer taper in the parts before they send out IGS for
me. I used to fill all the gaps and make it to solid then "replace"
the round, so I could add taper to the ribs or something like that,
well, if I could not "replace" it, I will tend to "protrusion" and
recover it, just do whatever to remove the R. It mostly cost me more
time.

So, if you guys have experience in it? If there is any good way that I
can remove the R in IGS surface and fill the gap (Original redefine
the import feature)? Any hint?

Thanks in advance.

Sounds like you're looking for something easier, more direct than what you're doing now. Yes, you can work with the import geometry. Mostly, though, it's a lot more work than most people have patience for. While you could remove the rounds surface and extend the tangencies to meet at a sharp corner, merge, solidify then add draft, it's not easier than what you're doing. It also means you have to get the original files as iges surface model which often need a lot of work anyway. Why buy trouble. Better to see if you could get them to suppress the rounds before they make the iges.

David Janes

 

One quick way to remove bunch radii (provided that import geometry is
already solidified) is:
Copy - Cut - Replace

e.g: to remove bottom radius on a bunch of ribs
1 - copy the bottom surface
2 - cut out bottom of ribs pass tangent of to be removed radius
3 - replace newly cut bottom surface with one copy in step 1

Just one of the trick. Hope it helps

C.Pham

 

David:

Thanks for your kindly suggestion, Oh, so sorry, I just forgot this
post.

I have try many ways, but it seems that "replace" or "protrusion" are
the fastest way, untill I can not do that in these way, I will go back
to "redefine" to deal with IGS file, sometimes settle down a tiny IGS
surface waste quite a lot of time, yet don't know Wildfire got any
improve in this function? I am an old fashion guy, just stick with Pro/
e 2001, yet not change to Wildfire, the reason is only that it change
the mouse operation method I just could not familiar with it, *-*.

If there is a function that I can "create" a new surface in IGS
redefine mold, many thing could be easy settle down.

Good idea. But for me, it seems unpossible in most case, unless it is
me who draw the part, sometimes it relate to "business secret",
sometimes I got the part from customer, customer got it from
customer's customer, maybe the part have travel around the world then
finally to my side ^-^, when the new file travel one more time, I
think I have finish the part with excellent taper. So, I never ask for
original part, and also, suppress the round sometimes lead to some
problem unexpected, it something else relative to it, may need more
time. But anyway, the original part is good for mold design and CNC
tool path, when I think it possible, I will require...

 

Aha, good idea, thanks.

I think I have deal with this problem at least five years, there are
many tricks, everytime I know that I can solve it finally, but if
there is any a little more efficient way, will help things more.
Replace is the most efficent way as I know. I like pro/e so much, but
it seems Solidwork users more than Pro/e, a little curiouse, why you
choose pro/e? I choose it because it is the only available software in
company, when I found its functions are enough/efficentcy, I don't
like to change my choice anymore.

 

Good literature, looks like a poem, *-*, of course you right, everyone
got his tricks, we be here to exchange idea/technical, so we got a
better improve. When I have some my own trick, I'd like to share with
everyone here, hope everyone too.

 

To do me a favor, forgive my poor English skill, you may not use many
words contain diffrent meaning, so I counld understand it correctly,
"it hasn't had for quite a while"? I have know it many years,? "rev",
version? Proe2001.
For how to use "replace", I make a lttle sample and you may review it
step by step, since I do not know where to upload, I have sent you in
mail.You could share it if you know somewhere to upload. Notice the
last "cut" is something similar as CPham's methods, efficiency way.

 

To do me a favor, forgive my poor English skill, you may not use many
words contain diffrent meaning, so I counld understand it correctly,
"it hasn't had for quite a while"? I have know it many years,? "rev",
version? Proe2001.

Wildfire changed the names of many feature creation methods and it combined many into a few 'Edit' functions like Offset, Solidify, Thicken and Trim. Last week, for example, I did a shell using many offset surfaces, merging them, then using the quilt to 'Edit>Solidify' and remove the material as you would have done with a 'Cut>Use Quilt' in earlier versions. So, the Tweak functionality is still in WF, it's just called something else. I'll have to check the Menu Mapper to find where they moved it.

For how to use "replace", I make a lttle sample and you may review it
step by step, since I do not know where to upload, I have sent you in
mail.You could share it if you know somewhere to upload. Notice the
last "cut" is something similar as CPham's methods, efficiency way.

Thanks, I look forward to reviewing your model, but it hasn't arrived yet. You must remove the munging (the last nonsense word) from the end of the email address.

David Janes

 

To do me a favor, forgive my poor English skill, you may not use many
words contain diffrent meaning, so I counld understand it correctly,
"it hasn't had for quite a while"? I have know it many years,? "rev",
version? Proe2001.
For how to use "replace", I make a lttle sample and you may review it
step by step, since I do not know where to upload, I have sent you in
mail.You could share it if you know somewhere to upload. Notice the
last "cut" is something similar as CPham's methods, efficiency way.

I reviewed your model and understand now how you use replace to create sharp edge. I thought of another technique that might be simpler and more efficient a bunch of replace features. Sweep a triangle around the top using the tangent edges at the base of the fillet for the trajectory. An added benefit of this method is that it's a single feature.

David Janes

 

You method is good for this case, but some times the part are
complicated, and sweep are not always avaluable, the most comment way
still be replace. Anyway, many methods could lead to the same result,
efficiency is my favour, which depend on different structure. Do you
know anywhere could upload the part so some newbie could get something
a hint from it?

 

Of course, I don't think many of us have the privilege to choose what
software we'd like to work with, unless you're working for yourself.
But then, the software of choice has to be learnt from somewhere,
right? So, would you turn down an offer which is lots better than your
current job just because they don't have your software of choice?
<grin>

I'm using Pro/E because it's the primary CAD in the company, even
though they have S/W and few others as well, also when it comes to
handling import geometry, finetuning, S/W still have lots to be
desired.

C.Pham

 

I think I know somewhere to upload,

http://www.mcadcentral.com/proe/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=33851&PN=1

Good place to learn and share too.