Inspire Writer

Supported Entities

Entities supported by the Inspire writer.
  • Model
  • Assembly
  • Part
  • Solid
  • Sheet
  • Curve
  • Point
  • Axis System
  • Facets/Triangles
  • FE Models

Export Option

The Inspire writer uses the inspire_writer.ini file with the following available options:
@AssemblyMode
Value Description
Parts Create part entity hierarchy as assembly and part entity in Inspire.
Assemblies Create assembly and component entity as assembly and part entity in Inspire.
Flatten Write entities in all components into a single Inspire part.
@Export
Value Description
All Export all geometry (default).
Displayed Export displayed geometry only.
@ExportFEModels
Value Description
on Export FE models (default).
off Do not export FE models.
@GeometryMode
Value Description
Standard Write CAD geometry with standard types such as cylinder, cone, circle, and so on (default).
BSpline Convert all surface geometry data into NURBS. This option may increase the output file size and be time consuming depending on the actual geometry.
@NameFromRepresentation
Value Description
on Assign part name in CAD file from the representation file name attached to part entity.

Meaningful only if AssemblyMode = "Parts".
off Assign part name in CAD file from the part entity name in the application.

Meaningful only if AssemblyMode = "Parts".
@OptimizeForCAD
Value Description
on Fix gaps between stitched edges and vertices to make the actual geometry of the surfaces consistent with the model topology before export, and check the topology of the model for gaps that are larger than a given tolerance between shared, non-manifold, or suppressed edges. If the gap is found to be bigger than the tolerance, the surface and edge geometries are morphed parametrically and in 3D, if necessary, to make the gap smaller than the tolerance. In addition, non-essential degenerate edges are removed. This also modifies the geometry within the application (default).
off Do not perform the optimization steps.
@SourceUnits
Value Description
  • MKS (m kg N s)
  • MMKS (mm kg N s)
  • MPA (mm t N s)
  • CGS (cm g dyn s)
  • MMKNMS (mm kg kN ms)
  • MMGNMS (mm g N ms)
  • IPS Std (in pounds lbf s)
  • IPS Grav (in slinch lbf s)
  • FPS Std (ft pounds lbf s)
  • FPS Grav (ft slug lbf s)
 Unit system assigned to the data present in the application during export
@TargetUnits
Value Description
  • MKS (m kg N s)
  • MMKS (mm kg N s)
  • MPA (mm t N s)
  • CGS (cm g dyn s)
  • MMKNMS (mm kg kN ms)
  • MMGNMS (mm g N ms)
  • IPS Std (in pounds lbf s)
  • IPS Grav (in slinch lbf s)
  • FPS Std (ft pounds lbf s)
  • FPS Grav (ft slug lbf s)
 Units system in the Inspire file.
@TopologyMode
Value Description
Solid/Shell Export topology data similar to the application's topology data, keeping the distinction between solids and shells (default).
Surface Export each surface, including solid faces, as a single surface, effectively neglecting connectivity.
@Version
Value Description
string Inspire version to use for export. Valid versions are 2018.1 (default), 2017.1