Importing from CAD Problems !

fede_freefly · December 15, 2014, 15:53

Hi guys, I' m having troubles importing to pointwise a model from rhinoceros.
It seems that pointwise doesn't recognize the surfaces I've made, some of them are splitted in more pieces and some other are not even imported.
I' ve created the model as a closed solid, thus there's no error in the CAD, like holes or not connected lines.
The model is in IGES format.

The picture shows the database imported by pointwise.

Hope you can help !

fede_freefly · December 15, 2014, 15:54

I forgot the pic, here it is

dgarlisch · December 16, 2014, 11:54

Are the part's extents < 100? Try reducing the model size to 100.

Extents near 10000? Try increasing the model size to 10000.

Is the part located "near" the origin? If not, in Rhino, move it to the origin before exporting.

If Rhino supports other CAD export formats, try using something other than IGES. PW imports many different CAD formats.

If nothing else works, submit the file to PW support for evaluation.

December 15, 2014, 15:53	Importing from CAD Problems !	#1
fede_freefly New Member Federico Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: Rome Posts: 7 Rep Power: 11	Hi guys, I' m having troubles importing to pointwise a model from rhinoceros. It seems that pointwise doesn't recognize the surfaces I've made, some of them are splitted in more pieces and some other are not even imported. I' ve created the model as a closed solid, thus there's no error in the CAD, like holes or not connected lines. The model is in IGES format. The picture shows the database imported by pointwise. Hope you can help !

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December 16, 2014, 11:54		#3
dgarlisch Senior Member David Garlisch Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Fidelity Pointwise, Cadence Design Systems (Fort Worth, Texas Office) Posts: 307 Rep Power: 14	Are the part's extents < 100? Try reducing the model size to 100. Extents near 10000? Try increasing the model size to 10000. Is the part located "near" the origin? If not, in Rhino, move it to the origin before exporting. If Rhino supports other CAD export formats, try using something other than IGES. PW imports many different CAD formats. If nothing else works, submit the file to PW support for evaluation.