Controls how SolidWorks documents will be opened in Solid Edge. Solid Edge supports SolidWorks part files containing the .SLDPRT extension and assembly files containing the .SLDASM extension, which can be either upper or lower case. It does not support SolidWorks draft files, nor does it support SolidWorks library files containing a .LFP or .SLDLFP extension.

This dialog box allows you to specify how you want Solid Edge to use imported SolidWorks data. You can specify that it use the data as individual features or as a single body feature. You can also specify that Solid Edge "heal" or clean any inconsistencies in the surfaces or solids contained in the SolidWorks file you are importing.

Any changes made through the dialog box are updated and stored in the SW2SE.ini file located in the Solid Edge Programs folder.

Actions on Import

Specifies how you want to format the imported file.

Heal and Stitch

Specifies that you want to heal and stitch free surfaces to create a solid body. When given a set of sheet bodies the software cleans the input sheets of self intersections and loop inconsistencies. It then identifies and removes very small surfaces or sliver sheets from the set of sheets. Edges of adjacent surfaces are then used to fill holes where slivers were removed. Larger holes from missing surfaces are also filled. After the healing process is complete a single stitch operation at 1.0e-5 (meters) is attempted to create a solid body.

Stitch Surfaces

Specifies that you want all surfaces and sheet bodies to be stitched to a tolerance of 1.0e-5 meters. It may be to your advantage not to stitch the surfaces on import, but to evaluate what needs to be stitched and perform the stitch after you import the file. This option is on by default. If the stitching operation creates a valid volume, the volume is converted to a solid.

Boolean Solids

Specifies that you want to boolean all solid bodies together to form a disjoint solid and inserted into PathFinder as a part copy. This option is on by default.  If the option is off, all solid bodies are added as individual part copies to PathFinder.

Body Check

Specifies that you want to perform a full body check on the file. This option is off by default.

Group Curves in a Single Part Copy

Specifies that you want to combine all curve data into a single part copy. It may be to your advantage to identify the curves that you do not need and either hide or delete them before importing the file. This option is on by default.

Make Base Feature

Specifies that you want to make the imported solid body the base feature for the Solid Edge model. If there is more than one solid body in the Parasolid (.X_T) file, no base feature is created. In this case you can use the Make Base Feature command to select a solid to use as the base feature or construct a new base feature for the model.

If you clear this option, all solid bodies contained in the SolidWorks file you are importing are placed in PathFinder as a part copy rather than a body feature. Inserting bodies as a part copy requires you to select or create a base feature.

Output Folder

Allows you to specify an output folder for the documents you are importing. This is very helpful when you open foreign files with an assembly template. When Solid Edge encounters multiple bodies, the documents for each body are created and written to the specified folder with a .PAR extension.  If you open single body foreign documents with a part template, Solid Edge does not automatically save the .PAR file to this folder. However if the log file is enabled it is written to this folder.

Output Folder is the Same as the Input Folder

Specifies that you want the output folder to be the same as the input folder for the documents you are importing. If you select this option and import an assembly, the assembly and the individual parts in the assembly are imported to the same folder.

Browse

Displays a dialog box that allows you to specify an existing folder or create a new output folder for the documents you are importing.  This option is not available if the Output Folder is the Same as the Input Folder option is selected.