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Importing a surface |
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To import a surface, use Imported surface... 
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After invoking the command, a standard Select a file to open dialog box appears on the screen.
1.Open the file you need.
•If you have selected a file with sat, igs, jt, stp, or step extension, then all available free surfaces and solid surfaces are inserted into the current model.
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If you try to open an *.igs file saved without the topology, a prompt to knit the surfaces will appear on the screen. If you agree, all imported surfaces suitable for knitting will be merged. |
•If you've selected a datafile, then a faceted surface is plotted in the current model using the coordinates specified in this file. Each face of a surface has triangular shape.
2.Once the import is complete, the Design Tree will contain an icon of the imported surface or several icons of the imported surfaces.
The imported surface(s) use the current coordinate system, absolute or local. More about the Selection of the Current Coordinate System...
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If the imported surface uses the local coordinate system (rather than the absolute coordinate system) then you can change the position of the imported surface in the model by changing the position of the local coordinate system relative to the absolute coordinate system. |
If an assembly model is saved in a file with *.sat, *.igs, *.jt,, *.stp, or *.step extension, then as a result of reading, parts containing imported surfaces are created in the current model. When the model is saved, the files of these parts are written to disk. The are placed into the same folder as the model.
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