topic Re: How to open sat file from measuring report in Inventor Forum

How to open sat file from measuring report

przemyslaw.galczynski — Thu, 25 Aug 2022 12:10:34 GMT

Hi,

I get sat files from a cooperator, from a measuring machine.

I have trouble opening those files in Inventor.

I'm attaching an example file.

Can anyone tell me, how to open those files?

Re: How to open sat file from measuring report

NigelHay — Thu, 25 Aug 2022 12:36:22 GMT

Are you sure they are being exported correctly? When I open those 2 files there seems to be no model data in them.

Re: How to open sat file from measuring report

przemyslaw.galczynski — Thu, 25 Aug 2022 14:54:49 GMT

There is no model inside.

Those files contain only points from the measuring machine.

Re: How to open sat file from measuring report

CGBenner — Thu, 25 Aug 2022 15:04:22 GMT

@przemyslaw.galczynski
Are you trying to view the point data? A .sat file is essentially a text file and can be viewed with any standard text editor. I was able to view the contents of one of these with Notepad.

Re: How to open sat file from measuring report

JDMather — Thu, 25 Aug 2022 15:37:11 GMT

@przemyslaw.galczynski wrote:

I get sat files from a cooperator...

@przemyslaw.galczynski

Opening with Notepad reveals that the files were created using ACIS v24.

Since lawsuit between Spatial and Autodesk - Autodesk products only open ACIS v7 or earlier.

Have the source set their software to ACIS v7. (Better yet - get in STEP or IGES format.)