Hey Tom, Haven't heard from you in awhile. Hope everything is all well with you. Steve and I are doing fine. Thank you for your help. I am just tired of working with .stl conversions and all the bots they create. Looking for a better way. There is no solidworks to BRL-CAD converter. I know that there is a plug-in converter developed from PROE to .g, but it hasn't been tested much and is not supported. Haven't had much time to delve into that yet. Once again, thanks for your help. I will email you more soon with more info and news.
Thanks again, Kathy Tom Browder wrote: > > On Tue, Apr 26, 2011 at 12:16, Kathy Miller <[email protected]> > wrote: >> I have a solidworks model that I would like to convert into a solid model >> in >> BRL-CAD. Is there a direct conversion from solidworks to BRL-CAD, if not >> what format should I export my Solidworks model to (catia,acis,parasoild, >> iges, etc.). Please tell me which format is best to export to which would >> make these solids (NURBS?) that will contain an editable solid module >> that >> is not a BOT or facetized. > > Hi, Kathy, hope all is well with you (and Steve). My regards to the > gang at Survice-FWB. > > I don't think there is a direct converter, and I can't answer your > question directly, but hopefully Sean or another expert can. All I > can suggest is to > > 1. See what converters are available: > > ls $BRLCAD_ROOT/bin/*-g > > 2. See what formats Solidworks can export to. > > 3. Try the complete conversion process with a simple model with a nurbs > object. > > 4. If possible try a later version of BRL-CAD on Linux. I believe > that there is a limited BOT editing capability now (as of the version > you have). > > Aside from the nurbs concern, some of the formats are not very > friendly for keeping your original object grouping--a big issue for > complex models. > > Best regards, > > -Tom > > Thomas M. Browder, Jr. > Niceville, Florida > USA > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > WhatsUp Gold - Download Free Network Management Software > The most intuitive, comprehensive, and cost-effective network > management toolset available today. Delivers lowest initial > acquisition cost and overall TCO of any competing solution. > http://p.sf.net/sfu/whatsupgold-sd > _______________________________________________ > BRL-CAD Users mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/brlcad-users > > -- View this message in context: http://old.nabble.com/Help-with-solidworks-conversion-tp31480457p31488727.html Sent from the brlcad-users mailing list archive at Nabble.com. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ WhatsUp Gold - Download Free Network Management Software The most intuitive, comprehensive, and cost-effective network management toolset available today. Delivers lowest initial acquisition cost and overall TCO of any competing solution. http://p.sf.net/sfu/whatsupgold-sd _______________________________________________ BRL-CAD Users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/brlcad-users
