Importing VRML

[Smiley]

Solidworks 2005 supports VRML importing. However when we tried it, we
get nothing. I was trying this method as a way to get mesh-type
objects into Solidworks.

Any idea what might be wrong?

Joe Dunfee

 

[Corey Scheich]

Can you verify that it was a good VRML file?
Have you tried adjusting the options in the open dialogue?

 

[Smiley]

Just had some limited success. Had to use the options button to tell
it to only import surfaces. The only difficulty I see now is that the
imported item is all one object, and sub-components are no longer
separate items I can select or move. But, this is not needed for most
of my stuff.

 

[Jarocki]

Just had some limited success. Had to use the options button to tell
it to only import surfaces. The only difficulty I see now is that the
imported item is all one object, and sub-components are no longer
separate items I can select or move. But, this is not needed for most
of my stuff.

I don't how i to looks in SW 2005, but for example CATIA v5 (the same
company curently) make possoble only
view of VRML (.WRL) files (V5r9 does ; maybe newr can also modify)...

There is special software which converts VRML to IGES, which is more useful
for CAD, but i don't remember the name of the converter...


Hope it helps !


Best Regards,
J. Jarocki