How to edit an imported solid

When importing a solid such as parasolid, iges, or step the history
that was used to make the part is no longer available. I have a
situation with a mold cavity that I have imported that has over 800
bosses protruding from the floor that I need to get rid of to make a
model for machining. I assume that some sort of array command was used
to make them originally and that would have been part of the feature
history when it was made in SolidWorks and could just be deleted to
get rid of all the bosses. I can import it into GibbsCAM and pick
individual faces of each boss, separate them from the solid and then
delete them one by one but it is very slow. How does one effect
editing an imported solid like this in an efficient way when the
feature history is missing?

Rocky

 

Without seeing it it's going to be a total shot in the dark... so,
I'll simplify the answer (cuz it's probably more complicated?)
But, the most likely answer for you to NOT concentrate on the 800
bosses.
Concentrate on the surfaces which the 800 bosses are connected too or,
the main body or cavity where they attach.
Copy (offset zero) those faces which will envelope the 800 (or
whatever you can do) and untrim the holes which remain.. that is,
click on the whole body, not each hole, to untrim.
Then you have a surface boundary to cut away all or most of the bosses
all at on time.

...

 

There often is no good answer. This is an area where KeyCreator or
SpaceClaim might offer a better solution. You might want to consider
trying SpaceClaim (a free trial download is available) and seeing if
it has to tools to make a job like this faster. I have not had the
time to try it myself to see how good the tools are for working with
non-native / dumb solids.

Jon Banquer
San Diego, CA

 

Of course dumass cant keep it on topic he has to find some way to change
the subject. SW has tools to edit imported parts/. Tell us what they are
, jon? What are the tools in SW that can edit impoirted parts?

How about theses: move face, deform, flex, delete face, freeform.

Dumass doesnt even know how to use these, not even his favorites, deform
and flex. Oh, and multiple context./

Daisy.

 

There often is no good answer. This is an area where KeyCreator or

You might want to view this video to see some of the tools that
KeyCreator has for working with dumb solids that SolidWorks doesn't
have.

http://www.kubotekusa.com/swf/dimension-driven.zip

Jon Banquer
San Diego, CA

 

Yawn. You gotta get out more. SolidWorks can edit imported parts like
that. Better go watch some more videos, asshole.

Daisy.

 

SolidWorks can edit imported parts like that.

SolidWorks cannot edit dumb solids like KeyCreator can using direct
dimension editing. In addition, KeyCreator can now rotate faces when
using direct dimension editing.

Jon Banquer
San Diego, CA

 

SolidWorks can make all of the edits that KeyCreator made using direct
editing tools. Whether it uses exactly the same steps to do it is
immaterial. SW has been able to do this for years. Including the rorated
faces.

Get a grip clueless. I mean on something other than your jonson.

Daisy.

 

Cut extrude up to surface, and select the face the bosses are attached to?

 

The floor is not planar. It is concave and has variable radii in all
directions. The floor is comprised of numerous faces but not as
numerous as the bosses. It is a mold cavity. The bosses all pinch off
against the core side of mold. I don't need to make the cavity but
instead need to make a nest to hold the finished molded part. Hence
the reason I don't need the bosses. I just need the floor surface of
the cavity. Apparently in SolidWorks it isn't a one click operation:-/

Just a side note. The option of contacting the design engineer for
said cavity is not possible. The company that had the mold designed
outsourced it to China. That designer/engineer is unreachable and
unaccountable. Seems to be the trend these days. We have to beat back
the high cost of American engineers.

 

Seems to be the trend these days.

Pardon my saying so but, for the most part, this
discussion is a testiment to the need for increased
globalization. Paul (zxys) gave you the answer you
should be trying to develop upon. You want the surfs
all these bosses intersect sans boss interface trim
boundaries. If you don't know which programs can
efficiently handle the problem contract it out to
someone in India.

 

The floor is not planar. It is concave and has variable radii in all

http://www.kubotekusa.com/technology/real_geometry.html

Jon Banquer
San Diego, CA

 

Like two-(or more)-faced-banquers?

Why not learn to use SW or ANYTHING?
I'd wager that the parent un-trimed surfaces are
still there (even if in hiding) in whatever CAM system
he's using.
You don't know anything about any of this, eh?

 

The answer is an ad, right? For something else you have
no clues about, don't have & cannot use.

" ... Jon is not affiliated with HSMWorks ApS in any way and that we cannot
control .. "
"Anybody can get evaluation licenses of HSMWorks and test it themselves."

 

Jon,

I have been lurking in here for years and I always ignore any and all
threads that you jump into.

Here is a thought... This is a Solidworks newsgroup... for people that
use solidworks on a daily basis. It is a tool that they and their
employers have invested in. These users come here for advice so they
can get their job done.

In this particular thread Rocky was searching for a way to get his job
done with the tools that he already has. He got an excellent response
from zxys. Something I quickly tried and actually learned something
new about surfaces and untrim. You on the other hand told Rocky to go
out and try and use some other software..

What the hell kind of advice is that? Do you actually think that that
is the solution to the obstacle and that your advice will help Rocky
get his job done ... today?

None of your posts actually help anyone. In fact they bring out those
who dispize you and then the thread gets hijacked into a slam fest.
How is this productive? If you do not have any good advice on how to
tackle the problem with the tools tht are available in Solidworks ...
then DON'T JUMP IN. We do not learn anything from you...EVER.

Happy Holidays and Thankyou to all of the contributors in this
Newsgroup who have actually ADD useful information, tips and tricks.
Even if they fall into the category of "work arounds" at least I can
honestly say that I have gained some insight from these contributors
and have been able to get my jobs' done.

 

I can see why you changed from posting as George Reilly to "Pats Fan".
When you're as dumb as you are and somehow think you speak for
everyone, changing your posting name to "Pats Fan" turns out to be a
very good move.

When you have one hammer in your toolbox everything looks like a
nail.

There is a reason the co-founder of SolidWorks started SpaceClaim.

There is a reason that the tools in KeyCreator have advantages over
SolidWorks. I'm sure the same can be said for SpaceClaim's tool set.

"Rocky" can try both products for free to see if he can get the job
done with better tools than what exist in SolidWorks for working with
non-native solid data.

Now lets deal with your football obsession, George. In regards to the
cheating that Bill Belichick and the Patriots did they should have an
asterisk placed after their record if they go undefeated so as not to
tarnish what Don Shula and the Miami Dolphins did without cheating.

No reply or a thank you need, George. Just take your only tool (a
hammer) and hit yourself in the head. Since it's filled with rocks I
doubt you will cause any damage. Swing hard!

Jon Banquer
San Diego, CA

 

[
How to start a fight

I rear-ended a car this morning.

So there we are alongside the road and slowly the driver get out of the car and
you know how when you get so stressed and life stuff seems to get funny?

Yeah, well, I could NOT believe it ... he was a DWARF! He storms over to my car,
looks up at me and says, "I AM NOT HAPPY!"

So, I look down at him and say, "OK... well, which one are you then?"

.... and that's when the fight started .......
]

 

Yeah....it's easy to be cocky when You're twice as big....just hope he
beat the shit out of You

// Krister

 

Jon - I "Replied to author" instead of just selecting "Reply" so it
looks like it went to your yahoo email address... feel free to post
my reply for everyone to see.

~George Reilly* - and yes (I am a New England Patriots Fan)

 

Variations of that stupid "story" have been floating around for quite a
while.