Import Options for SolidWorks (*.sldprt and *.sldasm) dialog box

Controls how SolidWorks documents are opened in QY CAD. QY CAD supports SolidWorks part files containing the .SLDPRT extension and assembly files containing the .SLDASM extension, which can be either upper or lower case. It does not support SolidWorks draft files, nor does it support SolidWorks library files containing a .LFP or .SLDLFP extension.

This dialog box specifies how you want QY CAD to use imported SolidWorks 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 SolidWorks file you are importing.

Any changes made through the dialog box are updated and stored in the SW2SE.ini file located in the QY CAD 2022\Preferences\Translators folder.

Actions on Import

Specifies how you want to format the imported 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.

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.

Body Check

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

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.

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.

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 folder or create a new output folder for the documents you are importing.  This option is not available if the Output Folder is the Same as the Input Folder option is selected.

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