x_t question

I was told that if a SWX 2006 file is saved as *.xl or maybe it was
*.xt, it could be opened in SWX 2004 and be able to manipulate
dimensions and features. Is this correct?

Also, I want to reinstall my SWX 2044 in a different computer, is
there a file where all my settings and preferences are saved?

Thank you

 

No.

Parasolid formats are *.x_t and *.x_b. They do not transfer feature
history, parametrics or sketch info. To make the transfer to older
versions of SW, you will need to make sure that the version of the
Parasolid export is set to an appropriate level (under Options in the
export dialog).

There are some things you can do in SW to manipulate a "dumb solid",
which is what you will get.

In SW 04 you should be able at a minimum to use the "Copy Settings
Wizard" which is in the Start menu area for SW. If that doesn't work,
you can copy out the appropriate area of the HKEY Current User section
of the registry. Just as a warning, you shouldn't mess with the
registry unless you have a good idea of what you're doing.

 

An x_t or x_b file is a snapshot in time of a solid. The feature tree's
purpose is to capture the creation of all the stages leading up to that
solid. The geometry could come from SolidWorks, SolidEdge, Pro/E,
Inventor, Unigraphics or any other system that writes parasolids. As
such one can produce seemingly identical solids from each of the above
named systems. Considering only SolidWorks for a moment, the resulting
solid will in all likelyhood be producible from a number of histories.
For a simple example, a rectangular block with through holes can be
made all at once with one sketch or with an extrude and then one or
more extruded cuts or with a hole feature(s). All this is to say that
the history is not captured in a parasolid. However, a history can be
produced using FeatureWorks. Only by chance would this history be the
same as the original history, but it would allow manipulation if
FeatureWorks was able to create all the bodies going into the final
body.

So, if you save a 2006 parasolid, making sure to use a parasolid
version readable by 2004, you can then transfer the final geometry, use
FeatureWorks to recreate A feature tree and then use autorelations and
autodimension to get back to a fully parametric model.