Thanks for the help Ted, with it the files are working fine. there were = signs at the end of each line in the file...
Thanks for everybody's help... Jeff StumpPreacherGuitars Ted Visser's information can be valuable to anybody having trouble with IGES files so here it is for the list... .................................................... Ted Visser wrote: If the file is missing any section you will need to get a new IGES file. All sections are required in an IGES file as the format requires it. You can have a look at the file using "vi" in UNIX or "Notepad" in NT. The attached sample is of an IGES file (WinZIP self extractor) with a 2 point line. It can be opened with Notepad (make sure the window is maximized). The format is the (S) Start section, (G) Global section, (D) Directory section, (P) Parameter section - usually the largest due to the fact is has the construction info for the geometry - and finally (T) Terminate section which acts as a double check for the contents of the file. The file is also based on an 80 character line length and the spaces shown are required to maintain the 80 character spacing. This is a throw back to older systems that did not include or did not support end-of-line characters (carriage return or line feed command). If you have a problem reading an IGES file you can try the 'igstat' or 'igspeek' commands to check the contents. There are also 2 utilities for adding & removing end-of-line characters, 'addnl' & 'rmnl'. I know these work on UNIX systems but I am not familiar with the NT version of CAMAND. A question about the file - was it send email? I have experienced corrupt files that were sent by email. That can be fixed by having your source ZIP them first. Finally, try to view the file in an editor application. If it is not the format shown, it is not an IGES file, but you may find info from where the file originated. I hope this helps. Ted Visser Tycos Tool & Die ====================================================================== To find out more about this mailing list including how to unsubscribe, send the message "info mfg-smartcam" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] ======================================================================
