Trying to convert STP file to Parasolid Text file

[KevinPinks7697]

Hello I am having difficulty converting a STP file (made in SW) to a Parasolid Text file for a customer. I was going to post the model to Customer Files, but for some reason I cannot post on there? Any help would be greatly appreciated. The file size is roughly 21MB

[KevinLi-Autodesk]

Hi KevinPinks7697,

Thanks for your report !

If my understanding is correct, you workflow is open the STP file (generated from Solidworks) in Inventor -> export it to Parasolid Text format.

So what's the problem ? Is parasolid text file not generated ? or it has errors during converting ? or something else ? Please send your model to me via email: Hongyuan.Li@autodesk.com , we will investigate it.

Regards,

Kevin Li

Quality Assurance Team

Autodesk, Inc. 

[mrattray]

Try searching the web for a free program called CAD Exchanger. I find that this sometimes works faster and more reliably than Inventor for file conversions.

[KevinPinks7697]

Hello Kevin, I get an error during the translation. I tried sending the file to you but it is too big in file size (16MB)

[KevinPinks7697]

Tried that, still getting an error in the translation file

[mrattray]

Then that tells us that it's not an Inventor problem, but a problem with the STEP file itself. I'm guessing that there was either something done wrong during the SW > STEP phase, or that the SW file itself is bad, or the two formats just aren't getting along with the geometery. Sometimes certain geometries just don't translate well between certain formats. I suggest you try to get another model from wherever the STEP file originated in the format you require.

[AustinLiu]

Hi,

sorry for the inconvenience to you.

May you please contact me via email? I can create an FTP account for you to upload the file to us for investigation.

Thanks,

-Austin