Import Options for NX (.prt) dialog box

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.

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.

Note:

This option is not available when inserting files with CAD Direct.

Create Internal Components

Imports the non-QY CAD file to QY CAD as an internal component when you open the file as an assembly. No files are created on disk and the components are embedded within the file.

Note:

This option is not available when inserting files with CAD Direct.

Allows you to specify an output folder for the documents you are importing.

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 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.