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Opening .STP File - Enable Advance Healing Option

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RockyBrown4134
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Opening .STP File - Enable Advance Healing Option

I tried to open / import a STEP .stp file into Inventor 2012. I selected all of the options to Autostitch and Promote. But I noticed that I could not select Enable Advance Healing.

 

1) Is there a reason I can't?

 

2) is there a better way opening / importing .stp files?

 

All comments and suggestions are welcom.

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Rocky Brown
AutoCAD 2020 / Inventor 2020 / Plant 3D
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JDMather
in reply to: RockyBrown4134

Can you zip and attach the STEP file here?

If it doesn't open cleanly then I prefer to manually repair the geometry.


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STEP file attached

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RockyBrown4134
in reply to: JDMather

Step file Zipped in Comressed file does not want to upload. Approx. 1.260 MB

 

Can I emai it Somewhere?

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JDMather
in reply to: RockyBrown4134

Hmmm, that is small enough that it should attach.

Send it to me directly jmather_at_pct_dot_edu


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Resolved the problem by having my vendor send me another file, in a different format. (Parasolid Text .x_t file, their choice). I got a better model than what they sent the first time.

 

Over the years, I was always told that the rule of thumb was STEP files, SAT files, then IGES files were a preferred order for compatibility. Has that theory changed? Is there a preferred order? Just curious.

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Rocky Brown
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JDMather
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STEP should be best as it is a neutral format (IGES is too, but I would probalby request as last, there is nothing really wrong with IGES, except that users don't know how to save).

 

The other formats are really proprietary (owned by companies like Dassault or other).

I know of no reason not to get Parsasolid binary rather than Parasolid text (the file size would be smaller).

 

Whatever works.  I would wonder why they can't create a valid STEP.


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rdyson
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I've heard rumors of problems with recent step translators, don't know if they are true or not.
Basically i try step first, if there's a problem parasolid is next. Step and parasolid maintain assembly structure and colors better than the other options.


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