Mechanical Desktop Data Migration Start Page dialog box

Assists in importing Mechanical Desktop files into Solid Edge.

Type of Translation

Specifies the type of translation you want for the Mechanical Desktop files you are migrating to Solid Edge.

  • MDT Assisted Translation

  • Drawing Translation Only

  • 2D Translation

  • 3D Translation

  • Both 2D and 3D Translation

Host Name

Specifies the name of the machine where Mechanical Desktop is loaded. You can use the Browse button to locate the host.

MDT Working Folder

Specifies the name of the Mechanical Desktop folder that contains the documents you want to migrate to Solid Edge. The working folder must be shared and must have read and write access for the user that is authenticated through the connection to the host machine. If you selected the MDT Assisted Translation option, the working folder and Mechanical Desktop must be on the same machine. You can use the Browse button to search for a folder.

Solid Edge Folder

Specifies the name of the Solid Edge client folder that stores Solid Edge documents before they are added to the Insight managed library. If you do not add the documents to a library, this is the final storage folder for the Solid Edge documents. You can use the Browse button to search for a folder.

Part Template File

Specifies the part template you want to use for the imported Mechanical Desktop files. You can use the Browse button to search for a template.

Assembly Template File

Specifies the assembly template you want to use for the imported Mechanical Desktop files. You can use the Browse button to search for a template.

Draft Template File

Specifies the draft template you want to use for the imported Mechanical Desktop files. You can use the Browse button to search for a template.

MDT Configuration File

Displays the name of the Mechanical Desktop configuration file that you want to use during translation. This file contains the user-defined settings, such as font and line type mapping. The configuration file used by default is MDT2SE.ini which is located in the Solid Edge/Program folder.

You can click the Browse button to select the configuration file that you want to use.

Log File Location

Specifies the folder path for the log file you want to generate during translation.

Enable Add to Library

Specifies that you want to add the Mechanical Desktop documents to the Solid Edge managed library as managed documents.

Insight Folder

Specifies the name of the Insight root folder that will be the base folder for the Mechanical Desktop data being imported. The folder is specified in URL format. If the folder does not exist, it will be created before the database is imported. This option is enabled only when you select the Enable Add to Library option. You can use the Browse button to search for a folder.

Next

Moves to the next dialog box of the Mechanical Desktop Data Migration Wizard.

Finish

Finishes the wizard.

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