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Replacing Missing Surfaces
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jeff4136
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Can you post the neutral translation that went into the Import Feature? If it was an IGES I suspect there may be some clues in it that don't show up in the picture (maybe not even in the Pro/E import). At any rate, the missing faces were most likely larger swept or revolved 'slab' faces trimmed to intersections which were then rounded. Although trying to create new faces from the existing boundaries may somehow work I doubt it will ever be a winning proposition.
Do people a favor and state the Pro/E version being used.
-Jeff Howard (wf2)
Sure it's true. I saw it on the internet.
Do people a favor and state the Pro/E version being used.
-Jeff Howard (wf2)
Sure it's true. I saw it on the internet.
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jeff4136
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> I am reluctant to post the actual file
> because of customer confidentiality
I'd work with the source, then, and resolve the export / import problems. Ten years ago this type problem was common. It's the exception to the rule today and can usually be resolved, often by correcting modeling problems in the native source file or trying different export options or a different neutral translation protocol.
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You could export and post relevent bounding surfaces, presumably, without giving up 'IP'. Having some specific geometry to examine might reveal a simple (i.e. sweeping in a new surface using one bounding curve as section, extending a bounding curve and creating a swept blend, etc.) fix.
As a matter of curiosity; your import log will contain a list of goemetry entities read and, possibly, errors encountered. Can you post the pertinent sections of that?
Have you tried importing with a different program? Look the same as the Pro/E read?
-Jeff Howard (wf2)
Sure it's true. I saw it on the internet.
> because of customer confidentiality
I'd work with the source, then, and resolve the export / import problems. Ten years ago this type problem was common. It's the exception to the rule today and can usually be resolved, often by correcting modeling problems in the native source file or trying different export options or a different neutral translation protocol.
...
You could export and post relevent bounding surfaces, presumably, without giving up 'IP'. Having some specific geometry to examine might reveal a simple (i.e. sweeping in a new surface using one bounding curve as section, extending a bounding curve and creating a swept blend, etc.) fix.
As a matter of curiosity; your import log will contain a list of goemetry entities read and, possibly, errors encountered. Can you post the pertinent sections of that?
Have you tried importing with a different program? Look the same as the Pro/E read?
-Jeff Howard (wf2)
Sure it's true. I saw it on the internet.
jeff4136
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- Dec 5, 2002
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> I'd work with the source, then, and resolve ...
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You might try a 'shotgun' approach: get them to send you several export variations; i.e. IGES as surfaces and solid b-reps, etc., any variation they can export. One or the other may get you a good import or the 'missing' faces may show up in one or the other and can be copied into your working model.
What is the source system?
-Jeff Howard (wf2)
Sure it's true. I saw it on the internet.
To add to ...
You might try a 'shotgun' approach: get them to send you several export variations; i.e. IGES as surfaces and solid b-reps, etc., any variation they can export. One or the other may get you a good import or the 'missing' faces may show up in one or the other and can be copied into your working model.
What is the source system?
-Jeff Howard (wf2)
Sure it's true. I saw it on the internet.
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