proE <-> SW data exchange

Discussion in 'Pro/Engineer & Creo Elements/Pro' started by Walther Mathieu, Oct 22, 2008.

  1. Hello,

    is there a way ProE and SolidWorks can exchange data
    without loss of the oh-so-much-beloved 'parametrics'?
    Generate parts'n'assemblies in ProE that can be maintained
    in SolidWorks later on?

    TIA

    Walther
     
    Walther Mathieu, Oct 22, 2008
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  2. Walther Mathieu

    Janes Guest

    Hello,

    is there a way ProE and SolidWorks can exchange data
    without loss of the oh-so-much-beloved 'parametrics'?
    Generate parts'n'assemblies in ProE that can be maintained
    in SolidWorks later on?

    Isn't there a way in SW to do this? They claim to be able to read Pro/e files!?! Pro/e, in my experience, reads a lot of other packages output files. And, yes, I agree, it's a shame that, after all these years and the common dillemma facing all three-d solid modelling packages, that they can't overcome thier insular, provincial interests to find the interest in common [i.e. a common neutral format and translation package] that will lead to all interchanging harmoniously. In the mean time, each sells translations for each of the others, expecting someone to cough up the big bucks, while all remain, actually, in isolation. IOW, no, there is no obvious, common, generic solution to your simple translation problem.

    David Janes
     
    Janes, Oct 23, 2008
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  3. Walther Mathieu

    Aggrevated Guest

    ...translation problem.
    SolidWorks can import Pro/e files.... as long as they aren't very
    complicated. The parts must be really really really basic. So don't
    bother. I dinked around with this for quite a while, and gave up.
    It's easier just to redraw from scratch if you need the tree.
     
    Aggrevated, Oct 31, 2008
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