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October 26, 2010
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ug files

  • October 26, 2010
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Hi All!
Please, confirm if proe wf4 + can open and save as native UG file type.

Thank you,
Dmitry

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    hubbardm1-Visitor
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    November 11, 2010
    You definitely can not open a UG file. You can open a JT translation of a UG file, but itworkssimilar to a STEP translation.
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    BenLoosli23-Emerald III
    23-Emerald III
    November 11, 2010
    You can open a native NX file in Wildfire, with the right tools.

    It requires a seat of NX on the same computer as Wildfire and a custom translation module from PTC.
    NX .prt files will then show as an option in the file type selection dialog of file open.
    It isn't a cheap module and in actual results is just a glorified STEP translator.


    Thank you,

    Ben H. Loosli
    USEC, INC.
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    hubbardm1-Visitor
    1-Visitor
    November 11, 2010
    Gentlemen, wasn't the question about WF4? If there is a way to pull up
    native NX(UG) in Wildfire 4, I would REALLY like to know.





    "Bryan Bruder" <bbruder@dover-pidg.com>
    11/11/2010 09:38 AM

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    BobSchwerdlin1-Visitor
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    November 11, 2010
    We go down this road almost daily at my workplace. Here's how we handle it.

    Autodesk Inventor and SolidWorks both read native NX files and either one costs significantly less than a seat of NX. We use both programs here in different departments. Actually, Inventor does a better job of reading the files in. Then we export the file as an Inventor (.ipt) part file or a Granite (.g) file or a STEP file and then bring it into Pro/E. WildFire 5.0 will read an .ipt file directly if you have inventor already installed locally on the same machine.

    SolidWorks actually has better tools to repair any screwed-up surfaces, but it you can live with a surface file import into Pro/E and not a solid, you will be off and running quickly. Sometimes the files translate as solid right away. Not only does this work for import of NX files, we can also read-in CATIA files with ease. Again, Inventor seems to work the best at this task. Actually, Inventor imports IGES and STEP files better than Pro/E does. We've seen it time and time again.

    Regards,

    Bob Schwerdlin
    Design Engineer,
    Dukane Corp.
    2900 Dukane Dr.
    St. Charles, IL 60174
    630-797-4974 direct
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