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Anonymous
November 14, 2010
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Why can't CoCreate (Creo Elements/Direct) properly translate a Pro/E STEP file?

  • November 14, 2010
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EVERY Pro/E STEP file that I have tried to open with CoCreate 3 this past week, reports all kinds of topolgy errors.

I can open the very same STEP file in various other systems with no problem.

Why can't CoCreate handle data from a sister system from the same company?

This lack of attention to details like this is utterly frustrating.


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Anonymous
November 19, 2010

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rswartz1-Visitor
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December 1, 2010

There could be many reasons you see errors when you load the file. Without seeing your actual file(s), it is hard to diagnose the problem.

Creo Elements/Direct performs a body check when a STEP file is loaded and reports the errors up front. Other CAD systems do not do this.

Try loading your STEP file back into Creo Elements/Pro. Select Info-->Geometry Checks and see if errors show up there as well.

I suggest you open a Support Call.

Anonymous
December 1, 2010

There are plenty of other systems performing a topology check on the import.

These STEP files comes directly from Pro-E.

Every other system I have tried opens the files with no problem.

VISI from Vero International

SPACECLAIM

SolidWorks

Mastercam

Rhino

In fact, VISI opened the files faster than any of the other applciations.

I'll submit a good sampling of files as there's clearly an issue with STEP translation in CoCreate.

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