Import Options for ACIS (.sat) dialog box

This dialog box allows you to specify how you want QY CAD to use imported ACIS data.  You can specify that it use the data as individual features or as a single body feature.  You can also specify that QY CAD "heal" or clean any inconsistencies in the surfaces or solids contained in the ACIS file you are importing. QY CAD supports files created in any version of ACIS (.SAT).

Options

Specifies options to use during translation.

Generate Log File

Produces a log file that contains warnings and information about the files involved in translation. The name of the file is the <filename>.log and it is located in the same folder as the ACIS file.

Heal and Stitch

Specifies that you want to heal and stitch free surfaces to create a solid body. When given a set of sheet bodies the software cleans the input sheets of self-intersections and loop inconsistencies. It then identifies and removes very small surfaces or sliver sheets from the set of sheets. Edges of adjacent surfaces are then used to fill holes where slivers were removed. Larger holes from missing surfaces are also filled. After the healing process is complete a single stitch operation at 1.0e-5 (meters) is attempted to create a solid body.

Simplify Geometry

Specifies that whenever possible, you want replace the b-spline geometry from the model with simplified analytic geometry. This creates a smaller and more efficient model. This option also merges half cylinders that share a common centerline.

If the system used to the create the original model used a larger tolerance than the standard Parasolid tolerance (1.0e - 8), the translated model often contains a large number of tolerant edges and vertices. This simplification routine recalculates the model and repairs the edges and vertices to Parasolid precision.

Actions on Import

Specifies how you want to format the imported file.

Stitch Surfaces

Specifies that you want all surfaces and sheet bodies to be stitched to a tolerance of 1.0e-5 meters. It may be to your advantage not to stitch the surfaces on import, but to evaluate what needs to be stitched and perform the stitch after you import the file. This option is on by default. If the stitching operation creates a valid volume, the volume is converted to a solid.

Boolean Solids

Specifies that you want to boolean all solid bodies together to form a disjoint solid and inserted into PathFinder as a part copy. This option is on by default. If the option is off, all solid bodies are added as individual part copies to PathFinder.

Group Curves in a Single Part Copy

Specifies that you want to combine all curve data into a single part copy. It may be to your advantage to identify the curves that you do not need and either hide or delete them before importing the file. This option is on by default.

Body Check

Specifies that you want to perform a full body check on the file. This option is off by default.

Solids as design bodies

Specifies that you want to import the solid body as a design body. If you clear this option, all solid bodies contained in the file you are importing are placed in PathFinder as construction solids rather than design bodies.

When multiple bodies are translated into a single part file, you can use the same process in both Ordered and Synchronous to activate the part. For more information on importing multiple bodies into a single part file, see the Import multiple bodies into a single part file help topic.

Scale Override Values

Specifies that you want to apply scale override factor.

Apply Scale

Enables the scale override and applies the override based on the selected scale factor.

Output Folder

Allows you to specify an output folder for the documents you are importing. This is very helpful when you open foreign files with an assembly template. When QY CAD encounters multiple bodies, the documents for each body are created and written to the specified folder with a .PAR extension.  If you open single body foreign documents with a part template, QY CAD does not automatically save the .PAR file to this folder. However if the log file is enabled it is written to this folder.

Output Folder is the Same as the Input Folder

Specifies that you want the output folder to be the same as the input folder for the documents you are importing. If you select this option and import an assembly, the assembly and the individual parts in the assembly are imported to the same folder.

Browse

Displays a dialog box that allows you to specify an existing or create a new output folder for the documents you are importing.  This option is not available if you the Output Folder is the Same as the Input Folder option is selected.

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