Trouble exporting geometry into IGES

[mizzjoey]

Dear forum members,

I'm trying to export some parts - an assembly - into IGES, to use in Abaqus CAE. I have selected the parts I wish to export, and the log files tell me that the IGES file has been successfully created. Yet when I import the IGES sketch into Abaqus, only 1 part is there. This has never happened before.

Can anyone tell me what might went wrong? Any help is much appreciated.

thanks,
jo

 

[looslib]

How are you doing the export?
Interactive will only export the assembly file, with no components.
Use the standalone IGES program. That will export the assembly and all components.


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[mizzjoey]

Thanks looslib for your reply.

What is a standalone IGES program? How do I use it?

Currently I go to File --> Export --> IGES
I click on Class Selection and then merrily choose the geoms I wish to export, only it doesn't work so merrily well this time.

Managed to export the geom I wanted yesterday, but I'd appreciate your explanation on the standalone IGES, if possible.

thanks
jo

 

[looslib]

Start Meneu - Programs - UGS/NX - Translators - IGES
Something like that depending on how it was loaded.

The alternative for File - Export is to use the file from disk, instead of memory.


"Wildfires are dangerous, hard to control, and economically catastrophic."

Ben Loosli
Sr IS Technologist
L-3 Communications

 

[mizzjoey]

Found it! I'll have to experiment with this one. Thank you so much

jo

 

[brep]

It would be better to use a SAT (ACIS) or Parasolid export format to go to Abaqus/CAE. It is almost aways more reliable than "I guess", I mean iges.

 

[vriyg]

I agree with brep, I try to stay away as much as I can from IGES.

 

[mizzjoey]

Thanks brep and vriyg for your reply.

I'm afraid I can't do much in choosing the file format - my company's FEA procedure is to use IGES. Your feedback has given me a thought though... I should ask my seniors why we opt for IGES instead of the other formats.

thanks,
jo