cad

Specify defaults for CAD model import file extensions.

Settings

type
Supported CAD file format.
Default allowed: catia, iges, jt, parasolid, proe, step, ug or hypermesh.
catia
File extension of CATIA children file. You can add many extensions.
extension
CATPart
iges
File extension of IGES children file.
extension
.igs or .iges
jt
File extension of JT children file.
extension
.jt
parasolid
File extension of Parasolid children file.
extension
.x_t, .x_b or .xml_txt
proe
File Extension of Creo children file.
extension
.prt
ug
File extension of UG children file
extension
.prt
step
File extension of STEP children file.
extension
.step or .stp
solidworks
File extension of SolidWorks
extension
.sldprt
hypermeshcad
File extension of HyperMesh children file.
extension
.hm
Import Settings
readMultipleParts
A single CAD file will be the input. Each part inside the file will be physically separated and exported to create part structure.
Default/Allowed: ON or OFF
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readmetadata
Reads metadata from the IGS file and displays information such as PID and Name in the Parts attribute column.
Default/Allowed: ON or OFF
readFileHeader
Reads information stored in the IGS file header and displays the information in the Part attribute column.
Default/Allowed: ON or OFF
readTransformation
Takes care of reading and managing transformation or part position information. It also takes care of the parts position while CAD offset. Parts will not be in the correct position if this option is OFF while executing surface offset.
Default/Allowed: ON or OFF
thickness-update
If this option is ON, the thickness value from the Offset function’s GUI will be used as the standard thickness for all parts during surface offset. This is done to assign clearance between parts while checking Intersection.
Default/Allowed: ON or OFF
splitAssemblyParts
Each component is converted to Part in cases where the Cad Assembly file is selected for the Comparison or Verification.
Default/Allowed : OFF/ON
readMatThkData
If the PDM attribute values are empty, the part attributes values from Metadata will be given preference and displayed in the browser and the report.
Default/Allowed : OFF/ON