Controls how STEP documents will be opened in Solid Edge. STEP is an international standard which defines a neutral file format for representation of geometric, topological and annotation data. Solid Edge supports the STEP standards AP203 class II - class VI entities, AP214 class II - class VI entities, and assemblies.
This dialog box allows you to specify how you want Solid Edge to use imported STEP 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 STEP file you are importing.
Options
Specifies options for generating log files during translation.
Generate Log File
Produces a log file that contains warnings and information about the files involved in translation. The name of the file is the <filename>.log and it is located in the same folder as the STEP file.
Simplify Geometry
Specifies that whenever possible, you want replace the b-spline geometry from the model with simplified analytic geometry. This creates a smaller and more efficient model. This option also merges half cylinders that share a common centerline.
If the system used to the create the original model used a larger tolerance than the standard Parasolid tolerance (1.0e - 8), the translated model often contains a large number of tolerant edges and vertices. This simplification routine recalculates the model and repairs the edges and vertices to Parasolid precision.
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.
Actions on Import
Specifies how you want to format the imported file.
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.
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.
Body Check
Specifies that you want to perform a full body check on the file. This option is off 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 file, no base feature is created. In this case you need to create the base feature.
If you are in the Synchronous environment:
Select the body to which you want to add features.
Click the right mouse button and select Toggle Design/Construction Body.
Click the right mouse button and select Activate Body.
If you are in the Ordered environment:
Select the body to which you want to add features.
Click the right mouse button and select Make Base Feature.
If you clear this option, all solid bodies contained in the 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 or create a new output folder for the documents you are importing. This option is not available if you the Output Folder is the Same as the Input Folder option is selected.