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reducing File-Size after converting from 3DS to IPN ? Please help.

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larry-leisure
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reducing File-Size after converting from 3DS to IPN ? Please help.

Hi,


My intention was to convert a 3DS-File into an IPN-File, to use it in Inventor.

 

As I did not managed to do this in Inventor, I importet the 3DS-File in CATIA V5 and convertet it into a CATIA-CatPart and from there in an IGES.

 

Then I was able to open it in Inventor and made a IPN out of it.

 

The PROBLEM: The orginal 3DS-File had 700 kilobyte but the actual IPN 54 MegaByte !

 

Can anybody help me to reduce it to a minimum ?

 

File attached to this message

 

Thanks in advance

 

Larry-Leisure

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JDMather
in reply to: larry-leisure


@larry-leisure wrote:


My intention was to convert a 3DS-File into an IPN-File,  

 


IPN?  or do you really mean an IPT file?


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larry-leisure
in reply to: JDMather

SORRY !

 

YES an IPT !!!!!

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Nobody here who want to help me ? Smiley Sad

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Still nobody here who want to help me ? Smiley Sad

 

Please !

Message 6 of 11
vmichl_cs
in reply to: larry-leisure

Why not go the AutoCAD way? 3DSIN+SAVEAS

 

Please note that 3DS is a mesh (facetted) format so your IPT 3D model will become quite large. See also:

http://www.cadforum.cz/cadforum_en/convert-surface-mesh-model-to-3d-solid-body-tip8183

 

Vladimir Michl, www.cadstudio.cz

 

Message 7 of 11
larry-leisure
in reply to: vmichl_cs

Hi Vmichl,

 

Thanks for your answer.

 

As I am an absoloute beginner, my intention was that someone from the discussion group helps me to convert it.

My second whish was, that I receive a smallest possible file out of the original one, which can be opended with Inventor. No details necessary.

 

Is that possible ? Would you help me ?

 

That would be very kind of you

 

Best regards

 

Larry-Leisure

Message 8 of 11
JDMather
in reply to: larry-leisure


@larry-leisure wrote:

 

As I am an absoloute beginner, my intention was that someone from the discussion group helps me to convert it.


3ds is not a very useful filetype.  I recommend you start over from scratch.


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larry-leisure
in reply to: JDMather

Hi JDMather,

 

What do you mean with your sentence >I recommend you start over from scratch<  ? 

 

Larry-leisure

Message 10 of 11
JDMather
in reply to: larry-leisure

File>New

start sketching....

...in otherwords, start over in Inventor.

 

You might import the faceted geometry for reference, but only for reference.  Then delete it once you have enough critical information.


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larry-leisure
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Hi,

 

Sorry to disturb you again,  but my computer seems to be not strong enough -> hang-up at every try.

Is it not possible that somebody from this group converts me the file to a reduced one?

 

Thanks in advance

 

Larryleisure

 

 

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