ug files

[Dmi3U]

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

Thank you,
Dmitry

[hubbardm]

You definitely can not open a UG file. You can open a JT translation of a UG file, but itworkssimilar to a STEP translation.

[BenLoosli]

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.

[hubbardm]

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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[BobSchwerdlin]

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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