Hi Jeff,
Thanks for the information. Like I mentioned in my previous message, INV9
imports this as a solid without damaging the model. I was also able to
create some drawing views. However, shelling operation to a thickness of
25-50 inches failed. We will investigate into this.
By "errors in the model", I meant "the translated model does not pass
Inventor quality check" which does not necessarily mean there were errors in
translation because during translation, there is only a certain limit we can
go to automatically heal the data in order to not-damage the original
intention of the data.
-Madhan
"Jeff Howard" wrote in message
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> Madhan Selvaraj wrote ...
>
> > Jeff - IV9 does import the bath001.igs file as a solid.
> > IV8 imports it as a solid too - however, it does not
> > automatically promote due to some errors in
> > the model. Is it what you are seeing in IV6?
>
>
> Hello, Madhan.
>
> IV6's behavior depends on the import options used.
>
> Healer on, Auto stitch and promote on; see attached jpg. This is what I
> tried before posting. If later versions will heal without destroying the
> model, that's progress.
>
> Healer off, Auto stitch and promote on; construction mode analysis
> indicates a closed quilt (all "good" edges) which can then be promoted to
a
> solid. (With the usual "quality" error message. It's been my experience
> that few "foreign" models other than very simple blocky parts will come in
> without generating the message unless healed first.)
>
> Healer off, Auto stitch and promote off; same as above.
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> Re "due to some errors in the model": I'll assume you mean "errors in
> translation", as the model can be imported as a solid unassisted and
> shelled to a thickness of 25 - 50 inches in a couple of other programs I
> tried it in. If that's a "dirty" file it doesn't seem to bother them.
>
> Thanks for taking a look.
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