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Does anyone have experience opening native SolidWorks files directlyinto Wildfire 5.0? If so:
Thank you,
Bob McDonald
Herman Miller Inc.
Does anyone have experience opening native SolidWorks files directlyinto Wildfire 5.0? If so:
- Is the file parametric (can it be modified)?
- Do properites (parameter-esk) come through?
- Can it be save as a normal proe file?
- Is there any special software that needs to be loaded?
Thank you,
Bob McDonald
Herman Miller Inc.
Hi Bob,
Here are some answers to the best of my knowledge:
- Is the file parametric (can it be modified)? - Not parametric,use feature recognition tool to create Pro/E features.
- Do properites (parameter-esk) come through? - Not that I'm aware of.
- Can it be save as a normal proe file? - It will have an Import Feature as its primary feature, similar to what you would find with STEP, Parasolid and IGES.
- Is there any special software that needs to be loaded? - You need a license for Solidworks in order for this to work. There is a "key" you need to get from Solidworks (assuming you are current on their maintenance) and you enter this key usingthe hidden config option: swdocmgr_license_key.
Hope this helps.
Doug
In Reply to Doug Hippe:
Do you know what the name of the license key is to request from SolidWorks?
Thanks,
Brian
In Reply to Bob McDonald:Does anyone have experience opening native SolidWorks files directlyinto Wildfire 5.0? If so:
- Is the file parametric (can it be modified)?
- Do properites (parameter-esk) come through?
- Can it be save as a normal proe file?
- Is there any special software that needs to be loaded?
Thank you,
Bob McDonald
Herman Miller Inc.
Hi Bob,
Here are some answers to the best of my knowledge:
- Is the file parametric (can it be modified)? - Not parametric,use feature recognition tool to create Pro/E features.
- Do properites (parameter-esk) come through? - Not that I'm aware of.
- Can it be save as a normal proe file? - It will have an Import Feature as its primary feature, similar to what you would find with STEP, Parasolid and IGES.
- Is there any special software that needs to be loaded? - You need a license for Solidworks in order for this to work. There is a "key" you need to get from Solidworks (assuming you are current on their maintenance) and you enter this key usingthe hidden config option: swdocmgr_license_key.
Hope this helps.
Doug
Got the needed answers,
Thakns to all,
Brian