Assembly of all 11 parts (maybe more, for other cases) will be a nontrivial effort. If we do not anticipate making any change to this input gear assembly, this imported assembly is satisfactory, except it does not have any assembly mates. Again, there is no solid feature converted in any of the parts. By expanding any of the parts listed in the browser, such as the gear ( wheel_gbox_pinion_1s), we see an imported feature listed, as depicted in Figure 6.17(c). In fact, the assembly and all 11 parts seem to be correctly imported, as shown in Figure 6.17(c). The option of importing geometry is also more straightforward for assembly. A nontrivial effort will have to be devoted to reconstructing the solid features (therefore, solid models) as well as the final assembly. However, the Mates branch in the browser is completely empty, implying that no assembly mates have been imported.Īpparently, this translation is not satisfactory. The remaining entities are mostly sketches. In fact, there are only two extrude features successfully imported. Major solid features are missing, such as pinion 1 ( wheel_gbox_pinion_1s), where most solid features are not imported. Using the option of importing solid features, parts are not completely imported, as shown in Figure 6.17(b). (a) Input gear assembly in Pro/ENGINEER, (b) the translated assembly in SolidWorks using option of importing solid features, and (c) the translated assembly in SolidWorks using option of importing geometry.
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Assembly import from Pro/ENGINEER to SolidWorks. 6.5.2.2 Importing Pro/ENGINEER Assembly to SolidWorksįigure 6.17. If we do not anticipate making any change to the gear housing, this imported part is satisfactory. This translation is considered successful. All the geometric features in Pro/ENGINEER were included in this imported feature. However, the geometry imported seems to be accurate. As mentioned earlier, there is no parametric solid feature with dimensions and sketch imported. The model is imported as a single entity Imported1 a dumb geometry appeared in the browser (see Figure 6.16(c)). Importing parts using the option of importing geometry is more straightforward, which has a higher successful probability than that of importing solid features. However, when you translate an assembly with many parts, the repairing effort could be substantial. In many cases, it may take a lesser effort to repair or recreate wrongly translated or unrecognized solid features. Unfortunately, this translation represents a typical situation you will encounter for a large majority of the parts. A (−) symbol is placed in front of the sketch, indicating that the sketch is not fully defined.Īpparently, this translation is not satisfactory. If we take a closer look at any of the solid features translated, such as Extrude3, the sketches (e.g., Sketch3 of Extrude3) of the solid features do not have complete dimensions.
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In general, SolidWorks is capable of importing some parts correctly and completely, especially when the solid features are relatively simple (but apparently not this gear housing part). In addition, the back plate ( Extrude1 in the browser) is translated incorrectly.
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As shown in Figure 6.16(b), there is one dangling sketch, Sketch8, representing the unrecognizable solid feature in addition to the chamfer feature. The converted model and features listed in the browser are shown in Figure 6.16(b). Using the option of importing solid features, SolidWorks translates 12 out of 14 features. (a) Gear housing part in Pro/ENGINEER, (b) the translated solid model and features in SolidWorks using option of importing solid features, and (c) the translated solid model in SolidWorks using option of importing geometry. Part import from Pro/ENGINEER to SolidWorks.