Import Interfaces - SpaceClaim - Options

This interface allows you to load SpaceClaim parts and assemblies.

The part file has a *.scdoc extension and is a zip file containing the solids in ACIS SAB format.

Import options Dialog Box for SpaceClaim

For SpaceClaim, the import procedure allows you to manage the content of the imported file using the configuration options in the SpaceClaim import options dialog:

Top Toolbar

These two icons at the top of the dialog box allow you to Apply the current values or to Cancel the current function.

Restore system defaults

Clicking this icon restores the system default settings.

Any other settings are lost.

Restore defaults

Clicking this icon allows you to restore the user default settings previously saved by using the Save defaults icon.

Save defaults

Clicking this icon allows you to save the current settings as user default settings.

Load parameters from file

Clicking this icon allows you to load the required settings from a *.snp file previously saved by using the Save parameters to file icon.

Save parameters to file

Clicking this icon allows you to save the current settings into a *.snp file. This option is very useful when you need to define multiple settings for regular use according to your needs.

General

Prevalent face colour as solid colour: When selected, the system associates the colour common to the majority of its faces with the solid body. For example, if, in the native software, two faces are red and five are blue, the imported solid will be blue.

Hidden entities: When selected, the system imports the entities which have an associated invisible attribute.

Healing: The default healing workflow performs multiple checks and, based on the results, activates specific procedures in order to fix the detected errors.

This could result in re-surfacing of faces, faces being split, bodies being split etc.

The Healing option performs the following operations when activated:

  • Produces valid edges by applying a tolerance to the edges and vertices of the incoming body.
  • Produces valid edges by attempting surface-surface intersection to create edge geometry.
  • Removes surface self-intersecting which is outside of the face span.
  • Fixes self-intersecting surfaces which are inside as well as outside the face span
  • Splits faces at non-g1 edges.
  • Removes self-intersecting face errors.
  • Fixes bad loop errors, face-face inconsistency or bad face-face errors.

Fix intersection in faces: Fixes self-intersecting surfaces.

Sew faces: Activate this option to sew all faces to be imported. Otherwise, the model is imported with single faces.

Note:

This option is usually activated for stitching trimmed faces (trim route).

Simplify bodies: Activate this option to attempt to simplify bodies by:

  • Removing redundant edges.
  • Converting the surfaces underlying each face of the solid and the edges of that face into an analytic form.

Assembly

This section allows you to handle the assemblies imported from SpaceClaim by defining how to manage the different entities.

Preserve body name: Maintains the name of the imported body.

Body name as name of destination layer: By activating this option, the layer where the imported body is placed inherits the name of the body in the native system.

Further information on Import