solid works cnc files

[DAB_Design]

krustykrab, you say that Rhino also failed to bring in the points and partial lines? May I asked how your saved it?

[krustykrab]

The iges export from solidworks was set to include:
Trimmed Surface (type 144)
Parametric splines (type 112)
Surface representation: Nurbs
checked: export 3d curve, export sketch entities, use high trim curve accuracy

The problem was that these sketches were created as part of the assembly rather than part of an actual part. We have since solved this problem by creating our curves and points as part of an actual part and not leaving them as sketch entities in assembly.
Exporting an iges of an assembly does not correctly export the sketch entities as seen in the assembly unless they are actually part of a part.
So it seems anyway. We are still rookies at solidworks.

[cadcam]

Zipdrive, you can still bring in a solid file in a V8 if it is a SW2003 or older file.
If you do not have solids it will come in as Sufaces.

But it is still a cleaner modal then a Iges model.


I noticed there was talk of DXF. Did you know a 3d model made in say autocad will come into MC with the 3d solid? Just a little fun facts.