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June 1, 2010
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CGM files - Need Help

  • June 1, 2010
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Hello all,

I have a customer that needs me to open a .CGM (Computer Graphics Metafile) file in ProE WF 4, make some changes and then exporting it out as a .CGM.

The problem I am having is that ProE does not see the file or does not recognize it.

Does anyone have any experience with this problem?

Many Thanks,

TCW

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    grocha1-Visitor
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    June 1, 2010
    This old format each year has fewer and fewer CAD software supporting it, maybe this can help you:

    <u>http://www.sysdev.com/sdi_cad_translate.html</u>


    There is a trial if this kind of work is not constant.

    Warm Regards

    Guilherme Rocha - Tech Support Consultant

    PLM Solutions do Brasil

    “A goal without a plan is just a wish.”

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    grocha1-Visitor
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    June 1, 2010

    PRO|E has this option when opening a file, you've said that PRO|E was not able to see the file, nowthat's weird, try to check the extension of the file and use the option "All files"in the "Open" dialog box.

    but depending which software generated the CGM it can generate issues regarding different sizes from the original and imported/exported files in/from PRO|E, there is a document from PTC about it:

    <h1>Solution Details - TPI 109316</h1>
    Solution Actions

    Solution109316 TypeTPICreated Date26-Jul-2001Last Updated26-Jul-2001
    TitleCGM Files Exported from Pro/­ENGINEER and Imported Into Other Software Packages Are Not The Correct Size.­DetailsAdditional Information
    Description
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    bfrandsen10-Marble
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    June 2, 2010
    If ProE can not see the file, then my guess is that is has spaces in the
    filename or other special characters. Rename and try again.
    /Bjarne



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    Hello all,
    I have a customer that needs me to open a .CGM (Computer Graphics
    Metafile) file in ProE WF 4, make some changes and then exporting it out
    as a .CGM.
    The problem I am having is that ProE does not see the file or does not
    recognize it.
    Does anyone have any experience with this problem?
    Many Thanks,
    TCW

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    japrenticeuk1-Visitor
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    June 2, 2010
    Greetings



    If ProE can not see the file, then my guess is that is has spaces in the filename or other special characters. Rename and try again.
    /Bjarne

    And in some places (e.g. WF4 Manufacturing Postprocessing) spaces in folder names somewhere up the tree of the working directory cause silent refusal to work. It made me smile (grimace perhaps) when I read the comment, in the thread on Pro|E on Macs, about PTC working so closely with Microsoft. A Vista like file open dialog and a ribbon does not make a Windows application :=)

    John Prentice
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