How to import geomtry into ICEM?

kingjewel1 · December 3, 2009, 16:17

Please help

I'm constantly getting geomtry errors every time I try to import any geomtry file into ICEM, whether it be IGES, Design modeler, STEP etc.

In essence I'm told to look back at the geomtry even though it might just be a cube. what is the correct prcedure to import say from design modeler?

I think i sorted it by saving the DM file as .tin

PSYMN · April 21, 2010, 16:39

It should just be File => Import Geometry => Step/Iges or whatever... For Workbench Formats like DM, it is File => Import Geometry => Workbench Readers...

These work well for thousands of customers, so maybe you could be more specific about what the software is saying to you... Is it a license error? Perhaps it is missing files (install problem)?

rwryne · April 22, 2010, 08:30

I do not know what version of ICEM you are using, but back when I used 11 I had a problem with importing geometry: I would have to ensure a project was started (File->New Project) before it would let me import any geometry. It gave me some strange error if I had not started a project.

PSYMN · April 22, 2010, 10:26

Thanks Ryne,

Oh yea, I forgot about that... We fixed that problem for 11.0.1...

Now it asks the user to create the project if they try to import geometry without one...

ImportGeomWithoutProject111.jpg

However, even when I said "no" it still imported the geometry correctly.

Simon

December 3, 2009, 16:17	How to import geomtry into ICEM?	#1
kingjewel1 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 260 Rep Power: 17	Please help I'm constantly getting geomtry errors every time I try to import any geomtry file into ICEM, whether it be IGES, Design modeler, STEP etc. In essence I'm told to look back at the geomtry even though it might just be a cube. what is the correct prcedure to import say from design modeler? I think i sorted it by saving the DM file as .tin Last edited by kingjewel1; December 3, 2009 at 17:02. Reason: Sorted

April 21, 2010, 16:39	Import Geometry	#2
PSYMN Senior Member Simon Pereira Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Ann Arbor, MI Posts: 2,663 Blog Entries: 1 Rep Power: 47	It should just be File => Import Geometry => Step/Iges or whatever... For Workbench Formats like DM, it is File => Import Geometry => Workbench Readers... These work well for thousands of customers, so maybe you could be more specific about what the software is saying to you... Is it a license error? Perhaps it is missing files (install problem)?

April 22, 2010, 10:26	Forgot about that...	#4
PSYMN Senior Member Simon Pereira Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Ann Arbor, MI Posts: 2,663 Blog Entries: 1 Rep Power: 47	Thanks Ryne, Oh yea, I forgot about that... We fixed that problem for 11.0.1... Now it asks the user to create the project if they try to import geometry without one... ImportGeomWithoutProject111.jpg However, even when I said "no" it still imported the geometry correctly. Simon

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April 22, 2010, 08:30		#3
rwryne Senior Member Ryne Whitehill Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 312 Rep Power: 18	I do not know what version of ICEM you are using, but back when I used 11 I had a problem with importing geometry: I would have to ensure a project was started (File->New Project) before it would let me import any geometry. It gave me some strange error if I had not started a project.