how to import files of "CATIA"?

July 13, 2005, 05:08

hi,i save catia file to .stl ,but when i import it with prostar or pro-am,software tell me "no file be found". why does it happen?can you tell me?

July 13, 2005, 05:22

hi

you can do surface mesh in CATIA and save it in *.dat fromat. while importing it in proam, use type NASTRAN and MATERIAL best regards

July 13, 2005, 05:27

one more thing that u can do is save the surface as *.igs file and then import it in Pro-surf

July 13, 2005, 06:12

you can follow the sequence

1. cad surface(*.igs) to prosurf 2. save as *.dbs (surface mesh)or in *.cel, *.vrt to proam

July 14, 2005, 20:45

maybe your path to *.stl is not in english.

July 24, 2005, 07:52

Is the *.stl file greater than 2 GB? (For example a very big/complex fine resolved geometriy with maxsag of 0.001 (or about) and STL in ASCII).

If so try using the binary STL format in CATIA. That would reduce the file size dramatically.

July 13, 2005, 05:08	how to import files of "CATIA"?	#1
ATao Guest Posts: n/a	hi,i save catia file to .stl ,but when i import it with prostar or pro-am,software tell me "no file be found". why does it happen?can you tell me?

July 13, 2005, 05:22	Re: how to import files of "CATIA"?	#2
KIO Guest Posts: n/a	hi you can do surface mesh in CATIA and save it in *.dat fromat. while importing it in proam, use type NASTRAN and MATERIAL best regards

July 13, 2005, 05:27	Re: how to import files of "CATIA"?	#3
som Guest Posts: n/a	one more thing that u can do is save the surface as *.igs file and then import it in Pro-surf

July 13, 2005, 06:12	Re: how to import files of "CATIA"?	#4
KIO Guest Posts: n/a	you can follow the sequence 1. cad surface(.igs) to prosurf 2. save as .dbs (surface mesh)or in .cel, .vrt to proam

July 14, 2005, 20:45	Re: how to import files of "CATIA"?	#5
limingtiger Guest Posts: n/a	maybe your path to *.stl is not in english.

July 24, 2005, 07:52	Re: how to import files of "CATIA"?	#6
Hubert Janocha Guest Posts: n/a	Is the *.stl file greater than 2 GB? (For example a very big/complex fine resolved geometriy with maxsag of 0.001 (or about) and STL in ASCII). If so try using the binary STL format in CATIA. That would reduce the file size dramatically.

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