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Disappearance of materials when importing Solid Edge file

inigo_g2 — Tue, 07 Dec 2021 10:26:44 GMT

[ FlexSim 22.0.0 ]

I am trying different software to create simulations of production lines and with FlexSim when importing the models, the materials are not imported and the models are displayed with only one colour. The file type in which the models are exported is .stl from Solid Edge.

Re: Disappearance of materials when importing Solid Edge file

philboboADSK — Tue, 07 Dec 2021 15:08:20 GMT

The stl format doesn't contain material information. Try exporting to a 3D format that includes material information, such as jt.

Re: Disappearance of materials when importing Solid Edge file

gologur_tree — Tue, 07 Dec 2021 16:27:06 GMT

I had the same problem with different file formats. Now I use the software AC3D to colorize and edit the files in before loading in FlexSim. Perfect tool. There you can export the file as .ac format. FlexSim can handle .ac perfectly. Highly recommed using AC3D.

https://docs.flexsim.com/en/19.0/Using3DObjects/CreatingCustomObjectsAnimations/CreatingCustomObjects/

https://www.inivis.com/

Re: Disappearance of materials when importing Solid Edge file

connor_a — Fri, 10 Dec 2021 19:36:30 GMT

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Re: Disappearance of materials when importing Solid Edge file

inigo_g2 — Fri, 17 Dec 2021 06:57:33 GMT

Thanks!! I will try it.

Re: Disappearance of materials when importing Solid Edge file

inigo_g2 — Fri, 17 Dec 2021 06:59:05 GMT

I tried it but the file was not visible.

jt file.PNG

Re: Disappearance of materials when importing Solid Edge file

philboboADSK — Fri, 17 Dec 2021 15:58:16 GMT

From that image, it looks like the importer at least read the size of the shape properly. We might be able to figure out whether the issue is on the export side or the import side if you attach the jt file itself.

Try changing different settings in the Solid Edge to JT Translation Options window in Solid Edge.

We can't tell what you are doing or what's wrong unless you provide more information.

You may need to use a 3rd party converter such as PolyTrans if none of Solid Edge's export options create files with the data you want.