Can SolidWorks create a JT file?

I would like to know if SolidWorks can produce a JT file. It is tightly
woven with Parasolid so I think it would.

Info on JT is here:
http://www.jtopen.com/technology/

Ken

 

No.

JT is a Unigraphics format, not Parasolid (though owned by UGS).

Use eDrawings instead!!

 

JT is not a Unigraphics format. It is a open, lightweight viewing format
created by UGS that is capable of incorporating Parasolid data for precise
measurement (hence the comment of it being tightly woven with Parasolid
which you mistook for "being" Parasolid). It is used by many vendors
besides UGS, including PTC. I am not interested in E-Drawings as the only
vendor using it is SolidWorks. I want something a bit more universal.

Ken

 

Hi Ken,

Like all proprietary viewing formats, the creator (in this case UGS)
makes the publishing libraries available to other vendors - edrawings
is available for all CAD including UG, as is DWF by Autodesk and 3DXML
by Dassault. It just so happens that JT is prolific in automotive &
aerospace because UGS "own" GM, Pratt & Whitney etc...

Rgds.

 

There are two products available that will convert SolidWorks files to
JTOpen format.

Right Hemisphere Deep Explorer CAD Edition
Theorem JT Cadverter for SolidWorks

Apparently, there are varying "levels" of the JT format. AFAIK, Right
Hemisphere only outputs a lightweight model for visualizatiion, but the
price is reasonable - ~$2500. Theorem's translator may be more robust,
but it also costs a lot more - $~5-8k.

 

It's not a proper comparison to say jt is just UGS's version of eDrawings,
because jt files can be inserted directly into assembly files of NX, I-DEAS
and probably SE too.

Wouldn't it be nice if SWX allowed you to send a highly compressed eDrawings
file o someone else who could then add it into their SWX assembly.....

John H