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    Create surface from 3D solid profile

    Thank you dgallup, yes the .dxf option might be one answer. I've used your second suggestion in other FEA packages and it has worked, but unfortunately does not in ANSYS (unless someone else can prove me otherwise). Ideally I'd like to have the geometry update with changes from design revisions...
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    Create surface from 3D solid profile

    I am running Pro/E W5 and am wondering if it's possible to create a surface out of a solid face of a component. I'm trying to create geometry for a 2D axisymetric simulation through ANSYS via the Pro/E interface for ANSYS. One way I've read to do this is create a sketch of the desired profile...

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