When I used SolidWorks, I preferred the ACIS sat format to export solids to SmartCAM. If it's still supported in the current version of SolidWorks, export as an ACIS v2.1 .sat file. This option not only allows you to use surface machining in Free Form Machining, but also allows use of the "From Solid" functions in both Free Form and Advanced Milling as well. The "Hole" function in From Solid can find all holes or just those of a specified diameter and create hole elements to the hole depth and create workplanes to index based on the hole axis.
You need a solid to do this. If all you have is a drawing stick with IGES. � ================================================== Fred Lauzus, CAM Programming Coordinator High Steel Structures, Incorporated mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.highsteel.com ================================================== -----Original Message----- From: John Morris [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, October 03, 2003 1:19 PM To: 'Jeremy Noland'; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [mfg-smartcam] IMPORTING SOLIDWORKS DRAWING Gary is right. Use the Smatcam option when exporting (see attachment). Not sure if this will solve the hole/circle problem. John -----Original Message----- From: Jeremy Noland [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, October 03, 2003 9:43 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [mfg-smartcam] IMPORTING SOLIDWORKS DRAWING Group, We recently went to solidworks for our drawing utility and I am having a problem when I import my files. I have been saving the solid part as an Iges file then importing to SC. Everything imports but none of the holes are complete circles so I can't use the circle pick tool to pick up the center. Am I doing something wrong? do I need to save part out a different way? Has anybody else had this problem? I'm sure with the vast array of knowledge in this group I will get my questions answered. Thanks in advance. Jeremy Jeremy Noland CNC Programmer / Prototype 20522 Builders Street Bend, Oregon 97701 (541)330-2149 ====================================================================== To find out more about this mailing list including how to unsubscribe, send the message "info mfg-smartcam" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] ====================================================================== ====================================================================== To find out more about this mailing list including how to unsubscribe, send the message "info mfg-smartcam" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] ======================================================================
