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Jul 2, 2026 1:34 PM UTC
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IMPORT ASSEMBLY MAINTAINING REFERENCES

during the import of a STEP file. After opening the STEP file and confirming the import as an assembly, some of the imported components is not correctly recognized: the square icon, which indicates that the component's constraints or degrees of freedom have been correctly identified, does not appear in the Component Tree. By opening the Edit Constraint Definition dialog and simply clicking OK, without making any changes, the system immediately updates the component status and the square icon appears in the Component Tree. This behavior demonstrates that the recognition of constraints (or degrees of freedom) is not performed automatically during the import process, but only after a manual user action. We therefore request that, once a STEP file import is completed, the software automatically recognize and update the constraints for all imported components, eliminating the need to manually confirm each individual component.

    kdirth
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    21-Topaz I
    Jul 2, 2026 3:01 PM UTC

    The square icon typically means the part is under constrained.  By editing definition and accepting it with no constraints, you have left the part packaged. Imported STEP assemblies have the parts all placed in the original position with an assumed fixed constraint.

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    DavidBigelow18-Opal
    18-Opal
    Jul 2, 2026 2:03 PM UTC

    I don’t think (by definition) a step file carries the constraints with it.  So there is likely some black-box magic being inferred after import inconsistently.

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    21-Topaz I
    Jul 2, 2026 3:01 PM UTC

    The square icon typically means the part is under constrained.  By editing definition and accepting it with no constraints, you have left the part packaged. Imported STEP assemblies have the parts all placed in the original position with an assumed fixed constraint.

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