Drafts from imported models

[Putzola]

Hey
I imported a .stl file into ST2 and saved it as .par but if I try and create a draft the views are all blank.
Is it possible to make a draft from a imported file?

 

[bmlkidd]

Is it only surfaces? If so, go to Properties for the drawing view. In the Display tab, right click over the part and click "List All". If you see a Copy_Construction" click and and ensure is is set to Show.

 

[Putzola]

In the display tab it is listed as a solid body with an icon of a box with a red exclamation mark next to it if that helps at all.

 

[bmlkidd]

When you right clicked over the part listed, it didn't list a CopyConstruction? Can you upload the file somewhere?

 

[Putzola]

I didn't see CopyConstruction anywhere. I did get a message that said that the "geometry could not be read" when I clicked on the status of the drawing.

I've uploaded the part that I was trying to make the draft from.
Is there possibly another format I could try?

 

[bmlkidd]

I'm still on V20, so I can't open it. Can you send the native .stl file?

 

[Putzola]

Unfortunately the .stl file is 18mb so I can't upload it.
The model was made in 3D max. Is there another format that I could try to export the model as?

 

[bmlkidd]

I've always had the best luck with ParaSolid (.x_b;.x_t)

 

[Putzola]

I can't export from Max as a parasolid but I'm going to try to get a plugin to import 3DS files into SE and take it from there.
Thanks for the suggestions bmlkidd.

 

[KENAT]

step is next best to parasolid, and iges after that. Not sure what 3D max can do but I'd be a bit surprised if it does stl but not step & iges.

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[SolidMastermind]

Unfortunately since it is an stl import, it is facet data so ther is not much you can do with it in Solid Edge apart from view it. As such it is not going to let you create a drawing view of the part.

My advice would be to use an alternative export (as has already been suggested) from 3DS Max. It supports Iges so I would try that.

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