IGES export settings for third party CAD systems

If you are having troubles importing IGES file into CMM-Manager please try the following:

Turn On Pre-Process option for IGES import as shown below from Preferences or from CAD Import operation:

IGES Import / Pre-Process option

If you continue to experience difficulties with clean or timely import, then you may look at Export settings from the source of CAD data - i.e. Pro-E, Solidworks, CATIA, etc.  See known best export settings below for popular CAD platforms:

CATIA V5

- Curve and surface type: B-Spline

- Representation mode: Surface

CATIA V5 export

AutoCAD / Inventor

- Output as Surfaces

- Surface Type: IGES 144 – Trimmed Surface

AutoCAD / Inventor export

Solidworks

- Trimmed Surface(type 144)

- Surface representation/System preferences: NURBS

Solidworks export

Pro/E Wildfire 4

- Invoke “Option” setting window

- Select “iges_out_all_srfs_as” and set this option to “128”

- Select “iges_out_trm_srfs_as_143” and set this option to “no”

ProE export

When export iges file, the following window will be displayed. Select “Surfaces” only

More ProE export settings

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