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CADFast 21 User Guide
Contents
1 Welcome to CADFast 3
1.1 Using the Help......................................................................................................................3
1.2 Acknowledgements..............................................................................................................4
2 File Types for Importing 5
3 Importing a CAD File 6

3.1 Options for Importing a CATIA® v4 File ..............................................................................7
3.2 Options for Importing a CATIA® v5 File ..............................................................................9
3.3 Options for Importing an IGES File ....................................................................................11
3.4 Options for Importing a Parasolid® File.............................................................................13
3.5 Options for Importing a Pro/E File......................................................................................14
3.6 Options for Importing a SolidWorks File ............................................................................16
3.7 Options for Importing a STEP File .....................................................................................17
3.8 Options for Importing a UG File .........................................................................................20
3.9 Options for Importing a VDA File .......................................................................................22
4 Index 25
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1 Welcome to CADFast
CADFast is a Metris utility for importing native CAD data to an ACIS® format for use in the Camio
inspection and programming environment.
CADFast provides a simple and quick means of saving CAD files that can then be opened in Camio.
Select the file you wish to import in the Source field. You can use the adjacent (Browse) button
to search for the file. CADFast then completes the Target field with the same filename but in ACIS
(.sab) format, in the same location as the Source file. If the filename already exists, it is shown in red.
Again you can use the (Browse) button to select a different location and to specify a different
filename.
You can use the (Properties) button to display options to choose when importing the source file.
For details of the properties you can select for the different file formats, select an option:
Options for Importing a CATIA® v4 File on page 7
Options for Importing an IGES File on page 11
Options for Importing a Parasolid® File on page 13
Options for Importing a Pro/E File on page 14
Options for Importing a SolidWorks File on page 16
Options for Importing a STEP File on page 17
Options for Importing a UG File on page 20
Options for Importing a VDA File on page 22
The version of ACIS is displayed in the Version button in the Target box (e.g. ) and you can
select a different version to save to by clicking on the Version button.
A log file of the conversion is saved in the folder C:\LK\Appdata\Log.
See Also:
Importing a CAD File on page 5
File Types for Importing on page 4
1.1 Using the Help
Launching Help
Use F1 to launch the Help system.
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Navigating the Help System
The Contents window to the left of the main Help window includes tabs that allow you to easily
navigate or search the Help system.
Contents Tab
The Contents tab displays a hierarchical list of topics in the Help system. To display a topic in the
main window, click the topic title.
Index Tab
The Index tab displays an alphabetical list of the topics in the Help system.
Search Tab
Type in a word or phrase and click List Topics. A list of topic titles containing the word or phrase is
displayed. Click a topic title to display the topic in the main window. To search for hyphenated
words, enclose the words in double quotes. For example, to search for sub-menu type in "sub-menu"
and click List Topics. You can refine your search using the options at the bottom of the Search tab.
Favorites Tab
Add the topics you like to keep to hand to the Favorites tab.
Printing Help Topics
To print out a Help topic, use the Print button at the top of the Help window.
1.2 Acknowledgements
Metris and the Metris logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Metris N.V. in the United States
and other countries.
ACIS® is a registered trademark of Spatial Corp.
PTC, Pro/ENGINEER® and Pro/E® are trademarks or registered trademarks of Parametric
Technology Corporation or its subsidiaries in the U.S. and other countries.
CATIA® is a registered trademark of Dassault Systemes.
Unigraphics and Parasolid are registered marks or trademarks of Siemens Product Lifecycle
Management Software Inc.
SolidWorks® is a registered trademark of SolidWorks Corporation.
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2 File Types for Importing
CADFast 21 can import the following file types:
CAD File Format File Extension Supported File Version Read-Write Properties
ACIS *.sab, *.sat Up to R20 Read and write
CATIA® v4 *.exp, *.model, *.session 4.1.9 to 4.2.4 Read and write
CATIA® v5 *.CATPart, *.CATProduct R2 to R19 Read only
R6 to R20 Write
IGES *.iges, *.igs Up to 5.3 Read and write
Parasolid® *.xmt_txt, *.x_t 10.0 to 21.0 Read and write
12.0 to 21.0 Write
Pro/E *.asm, *.prt 16 to Wildfire4 (1) Read only
SolidWorks *.sldprt, *.sldasm 98 to 2009 Read only
STEP *.step, *.stp AP203 and AP214 Read and write
(geometry only) geometry only
Unigraphics *.prt 11 to 18, NX1 to NX6 Read only
VDA-FS *.vda Up to 2.0 (read) Read and write
Files are imported to the following format:
CAD File Format File Extension Supported File Version

ACIS *.sab R4 to R20
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3 Importing a CAD File
1. Browse for the CAD file you wish to import, using the (Browse) button in the Source box.
2. Click (Properties) to display the options for importing the file and change them if necessary.
For details of the options available for the different file types, see:
Options for Importing an IGES File on page 11
Options for Importing a Parasolid® File on page 13
Options for Importing a Pro/E File on page 14
Options for Importing a SolidWorks File on page 16
Options for Importing a STEP File on page 17
Options for Importing a UG File on page 20
Options for Importing a VDA File on page 22

3. Ensure the name and location of the target file (the file you wish to save from the imported CAD
file) are as you require. You can type in a different name and location or use the (Browse)
button to search. By default the version of the target file is the current ACIS version but you can
select an earlier version by clicking the (Version) button.
4. To start the import, click (Go).
A message is displayed telling you whether the import was successful. If not, you can view the
log file to see where errors occurred, then adjust the import options and try again. To view the
log file, click (View report).
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3.1 Options for Importing a CATIA® v4 File
To view and change the CATIA v4 file properties before opening the file, click the (Properties)
button to show the options available for importing a CATIA v4 file.
You can then click on an option to change it:
The translator provides support for conversion of geometrical and topological entities present in .exp
or .model files. A log file of the conversion is saved in the folder C:\LK\Appdata\Log.
CATIA v4 files have the extension .exp, .model or .session. A session file is a collection of CATIA v4
model files. The session file contains reference to the model files in the session. A session file can
be saved from CATIA v4 using four options:
1. Save references only
2. Save copies of modified data
3. Save copies of all data
4. Save reference and update original data.
Saving a session file using options 1 and 4 produces one session file only that has references to the
model files in the session. Options 2 and 3 create some additional session files that are actually
modified model files. A session file that has been saved using option 1 or 4 can be opened by
CADFast. Opening a file that has been saved using option 2 or 3 may not be successful. Model files
that are referred to in a session file must be in the same directory as the session file.
To reset the options to their default values, click .

The following options are available:
(Note that 'checked' is shown as True and 'unchecked' is shown as False in the options.)
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ACIS optimisation
Resurface NURBS surfaces - if checked, all spline surfaces in the ACIS® model are checked for any
geometric problems, e.g. self-intersecting surfaces. If any problems are found, the surface is repaired
using ACIS spline resurfacing algorithms. This option can slow down file conversion.
Heal all faces - if checked, heals all free faces (trimmed and untrimmed). This ensures that
face-trimming curves are connected and lie on the surface within ACIS precision.
Additional geometry
No show entities - if checked, allows the import of 'no show' entities.
No pick entities - if checked, allows the import of 'no pick' entities.
Root entities - if checked, only allows the import of root entities. If unchecked, all entities are read.
Extra root entities - if checked, allows the import of extra root entities. These entities are of the type
curve parent and child surface. If a curve is filtered out, its corresponding surface is also filtered out.
If this option is checked, the surface is set as root and imported.
General
Master workspace - if checked, only the master workspace is read. If unchecked, all entities are read.
Attach attributes - if checked, layer, colour and label information is attached to the entities when brought
into ACIS.
Geometry
Free curves - if checked, converts free curves in the CATIA v4 file into corresponding ACIS edge
entities. If the CATIA v4 file contains many lines or curves not required in the inspection process, it
will speed up processing if you uncheck this box.
Free surfaces - if checked, converts free surface data from the CATIA v4 file into the corresponding
ACIS format. Some models may contain surface elements that do not need to be converted to ACIS.
Turning this option off may help to filter out unwanted construction geometry.
Free points - if checked, converts free points into ACIS vertex entities. Usually there are not many free
points, but if there are, it will speed up processing if you uncheck this box.
Solid bodies - if checked, converts solid body data from the CATIA v4 file into the corresponding ACIS
format.
Mockup solids - if checked, converts mockup solid entities from the CATIA v4 file into the corresponding
ACIS format. (Mockup solids are tessellated solids without an exact representation of surfaces.)
Sheet bodies - if checked, converts sheet body data from the CATIA v4 file into the corresponding ACIS
format.
Analytic surface data - if checked, the analytic definition of a surface is used when reading from a CATIA
v4 file. If unchecked, its polynomial surface definition is used.
Space-ditto entities - if checked, converts 'space-ditto' entities from the CATIA v4 file into the
corresponding ACIS format.
Workplanes - if checked, converts workplanes from the CATIA file into the corresponding ACIS format.
Workplanes in CATIA v4 are simple analytical planes which are not by default part of the core
geometry. This option allows you to load them when opening a CATIA file.
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3.2 Options for Importing a CATIA® v5 File
To view and change the CATIA v5 file properties before opening the file, click the (Properties)
button to show the options available for importing a CATIA v5 file.
The translator provides support for conversion of geometrical and topological entities present in
.CATPart or .CATProduct files. A log file of the conversion is saved in the folder C:\LK\Appdata\Log.
CATIA v5 files have the extension .CATPart or .CATProduct.
ACIS optimisation
Heal all faces - if checked, heals all free faces (trimmed surfaces only). This ensures that
Attributes
into ACIS.
Attach edge attributes - if checked, layer, colour and label information is attached to edge entities when
brought into ACIS. In most cases, this information is not meaningful. Transferring edge attributes for
large models can increase load time. For most models, CATIA v5 attributes are attached to the
model faces and processing of edge attributes is superfluous. This option has no impact on free
edges.
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Selection sets - if checked, converts selection sets from the CATIA v5 file into the corresponding ACIS
format. A selection set is a group of geometrical entities with a name specified by the user, e.g. Set
1, Set 2.
Manufacturing information - if checked, Product Manufacturing Information (PMI) and hole feature data
are read from the CATIA v5 file into the corresponding ACIS format. Support is available for reading
data annotations such as text, datum, geometric tolerance and roughness. For hole features, support
includes reading information about physical properties of the hole, such as hole diameter, depth,
chamfer depth and counter bore diameter. Support is only provided for reading manufacturing
information from part (.CATPart) files, not from assembly (.CATProduct) files. This is a licensed option
and is set to a default value for users without the required licence
CATIA v5 name
CATIA name - select the name information to load with the model. A 'publication name' is a means of
referencing an object by a custom name and is normally used in assembly files to identify specific
geometry in each part that makes up the assembly. Therefore if a change is made to an object with a
particular publication name, all objects that have the publication name applied are also changed
automatically.
None (NONE) - no feature or publication names are loaded.
Feature name (ELEMENT_NAME) - feature names only are loaded.
Publication name (PUBLICATION_NAME) - publication names only are loaded.
Feature and publication name (ELEMENT_AND_PUBLICATION_NAME) - loads publication name followed by
feature name.
Geometry
Free curves - if checked, converts free curves from the CATIA v5 file into the corresponding ACIS
format. If the CATIA v5 file contains many lines or curves not required in the inspection process, it
Free points - if checked, converts free point data from the CATIA v5 file into the corresponding ACIS
format.
Hidden entities - if checked, allows the import of entities marked as hidden.
Revolve surfaces as NURBS - if checked, converts revolve surfaces from the CATIA v5 file to NURBS
surfaces in ACIS. If unchecked, they are converted to B-spline surfaces.
Workplanes - if checked, converts workplanes from the CATIA v5 file into the corresponding ACIS
format. Workplanes in CATIA v5 are features of GSMPlane type. This option allows you to load
them when opening a CATIA v5 file.
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3.3 Options for Importing an IGES File
To view and change the IGES file properties before opening the file, click the (Properties) button
to show the options available for importing an IGES file.
The translator provides support for conversion of geometrical and topological entities, healing of
incorrect face geometry while reading IGES files, reading and writing of colour and label information
associated with IGES entities, and reading of level information associated with IGES entities. A log
file of the conversion is saved in the folder C:\LK\Appdata\Log.
IGES files have the extension .iges or .igs.

ACIS optimisation
Heal all faces - if checked, heals all free faces (trimmed and untrimmed). This ensures that
Attributes
into ACIS.
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Curve trimming
Trim curves
Specifies whether a trim curve is to be read using 2D parametric data or 3D model-specific data.
IGES files specify 2D or 3D for each trim curve. The IGES preferences can be accepted or
overridden here.
Using IGES preference - select this to accept the IGES file preference for specifying trim curves.
Always using 2D - select this to use 2D parametric data.
Always using 3D - select this to use 3D model space data.
Multiple spline curves - if checked, IGES copious data trim curves are imported as multiple spline curves
rather than a single entity. Translation is faster if this option is not checked.
Multiple line curves - if checked, IGES copious data trim curves are imported as multiple line curves
rather than a single entity. Translation is faster if this option is not checked.
Split discontinuous edges - specifies how discontinuities are handled in curves. If checked, curves are
split at G1 discontinuities, with a vertex placed at each split. If unchecked, curves are not split at
discontinuities.
Plane bound - sets a parameter value for a bounded plane from IGES so that it can be interpreted
correctly by ACIS. Set this to a positive value to trim the plane surface. For example, if you set this
value to 1000, the (u, v) range of the surface will be 0 - 1000 in each direction. If this value is zero or
negative, the surface is not trimmed.
Flavour
Flavour - if the IGES file has been saved as a particular 'flavour' from other CAD modelling packages,
select the flavour here, to ensure correct interpretation of the IGES data.
Geometry
Free curves - if checked, converts free curves in the IGES file into corresponding ACIS edge entities. If
the IGES file contains many lines or curves not required in the inspection process, it will speed up
processing if you uncheck this box.
Free points - if checked, converts free points into ACIS vertex entities. Usually there are not many free
points, but if there are, it will speed up processing if you uncheck this box.
Free surfaces - if checked, converts free surface data from the IGES file into the corresponding ACIS
format.
Blanked entities - if checked, allows the import of blanked (independent) IGES entities.
Sub-figure entities - if checked, allows the import of IGES sub-figure instance entities.
Associativity instance entities - if checked, allows the import of entities contained in IGES associativity
entity #402.
Annotations - if checked, allows the import of IGES annotation data as geometrical entities.
Invalid IGES geometry - if checked, allows the import of all curve or surface IGES entities that ACIS has
classified as unacceptable geometry, i.e. possessing certain geometric properties (e.g.
self-intersections, illegal singularities) that are not normally handled by ACIS.
Masking curves
Select curve entities for masking in the IGES file to be opened. If a curve entity is masked here, all
curve entities sharing the same IGES entity ID number will be masked. Masked curve entities will not
appear in the model window. If you wish to recover the masked entities, you must open the IGES file
again with the appropriate masking defined.
Masking surfaces
Select surface types for masking in the IGES file to be opened. If a surface entity is masked here, all
surface entities sharing the same IGES entity ID number will be masked. Masked surface entities will
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not appear in the model window. If you wish to recover the masked entities, you must open the IGES
file again with the appropriate masking defined.
3.4 Options for Importing a Parasolid® File
To view and change the Parasolid file properties before opening the file, click the (Properties)
button to show the options available for importing a Parasolid file.
The translator provides support for conversion of geometrical and topological entities. It provides
ACIS® body healing using tolerant modelling. Assemblies read from Parasolid files are flattened out
in ACIS. A log file of the conversion is saved in the folder C:\LK\Appdata\Log.
Parasolid files have the extension .xmt_txt or .x_t.

ACIS optimisation
Resurface NURBS surfaces - if checked, all spline surfaces in the ACIS model are checked for any
Heal all faces - if checked, if checked, heals all free faces (trimmed and untrimmed). This ensures that
Attributes
Attach attributes - if checked, layer, colour, label, line, thickness, pick and show information is attached
to the entities when brought into ACIS.
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Attach face-ID attributes - if checked, a face index is attached to Parasolid face entities when brought
into ACIS.
File unit
File unit - determines the scale factor between Parasolid units and ACIS units. Parasolid data is in
metres (1000 mm) by default. Do not change this selection unless you must output Parasolid data in
a different system, or you know that a particular Parasolid file is not in metres.
Geometry
Free curves - if checked, converts free curves from the Parasolid file into the corresponding ACIS
format.
Free points - if checked, converts free point data from the Parasolid file into the corresponding ACIS
format.
Free surfaces - if checked, converts free surface data from the Parasolid file into the corresponding
ACIS format.
Make free faces if topology creation fails - if checked, and topology creation fails, the output is generated
face-wise, i.e. for each face of the input body, a separate output body is created. If unchecked, the
individual faces are joined together to create a single body.
3.5 Options for Importing a Pro/E File
To view and change the Pro/E file properties before opening the file, click the (Properties)
button to show the options available for importing a Pro/E file.
The translator provides support for conversion of geometrical and topological entities present in Part
files. Assemblies can be read from Pro/E files, and are flattened out in ACIS®. No support is
provided for conversion of compressed and encrypted Pro/E files. A log file of the conversion is
saved in the folder C:\LK\Appdata\Log.
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Pro/E files have the extension .asm or .prt.

ACIS optimisation
Attributes
Attach attributes - if checked, colour and label information is attached to the entities when brought into
ACIS.
Manufacturing information - if checked, Product Manufacturing Information (PMI) and hole feature data
are read from the Pro/E file into the corresponding ACIS format. Support is available for reading data
annotations such as text, datum, geometric tolerance and roughness. For hole features, support
includes reading information about physical properties of the hole, such as hole diameter, depth,
chamfer depth and counter bore diameter. Support is only provided for reading manufacturing
information from part (.prt) files, not from assembly (.asm) files. This is a licensed option and is set to
a default value for users without the required licence.
Geometry
Free curves - if checked, converts free curves from the Pro/E file into the corresponding ACIS format.
Free points - if checked, converts free point data from the Pro/E file into the corresponding ACIS format.
Free surfaces - if checked, converts free surface data from the Pro/E file into the corresponding ACIS
format.
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3.6 Options for Importing a SolidWorks File
To view and change the SolidWorks file properties before opening the file, click the (Properties)
button to show the options available for importing a SolidWorks file.
The translator provides support for conversion of geometrical and topological entities present in .sldprt
or .sldasm files. A log file of the conversion is saved in the folder C:\LK\Appdata\Log.
SolidWorks files have the extension .sldprt or .sldasm.

ACIS optimisation
Attributes
into ACIS.
Geometry
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Free curves - if checked, converts free curves in the SolidWorks file into corresponding ACIS edge
entities. If the SolidWorks file contains many lines or curves not required in the inspection process, it
Free points - if checked, converts free point data from the SolidWorks file into the corresponding ACIS
format.
Hidden entities - if checked, allows the import of entities marked as hidden.
Suppressed entities - if checked, allows the import of suppressed entities from SolidWorks assembly or
part files.
3.7 Options for Importing a STEP File
To view and change the STEP file properties before opening the file, click the (Properties)
button to show the options available for importing a STEP file.
The translator provides support for conversion of geometrical, topological and assembly entities. It
provides ACIS® body healing using tolerant modelling. Assemblies read from STEP files are
flattened out in ACIS. A log file of the conversion is saved in the folder C:\LK\Appdata\Log.
STEP files have the extension . step or .stp.
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ACIS optimisation
Attributes
Attach attributes - if checked, colour, label, and product ID (only with bodies) information is attached to
the entities when brought into ACIS.
Selection sets - if checked, converts selection sets from the STEP file into the corresponding ACIS
format. A selection set is a group of geometrical entities with a name specified by the user, e.g. Set
1, Set 2.
Geometry
Free points - if checked, converts free point data from the STEP file into the corresponding ACIS
format.
Product definition entities - in most STEP files, all the bodies and assemblies in a model are related to
some product and product definition. But in some STEP files, extra bodies and assemblies are
written that are not related to any product. This option allows you to specify whether or not to read
these entities. If checked, only those entities related to a product are converted into the
corresponding ACIS format. If unchecked, all bodies and assemblies in the STEP file are converted.
Class 1 bodies - if checked, class 1 surface bodies are imported when the file is opened.
Class 4 bodies - if checked, class 4 surface bodies are imported.
Class 4 bodies as trim faces - if checked, class 4 surface bodies are imported as trim faces. If not
checked, all faces are treated as a single body, which reduces load time and ACIS output size.
Class 6 solids - if checked, class 6 solids (manifolds) are imported.
Class 5 faceted solids - if checked, class 5 faceted BREP solid data is imported.
Class 3 wires - if checked, class 3 wireframe bodies are imported.
Class 2 wires - if checked, class 2 wireframe bodies and assemblies are imported.
Class 2 wires as separate wire bodies - if checked, class 2 wireframe bodies and assemblies are imported
as separate wire bodies.
Class 2 faces - if checked, class 2 faces are imported.
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3.8 Options for Importing a UG File
To view and change the UG file properties before opening the file, click the (Properties) button
to show the options available for importing a UG file.
The translator provides support for conversion of geometrical and topological entities. It provides
ACIS® body healing using tolerant modelling. No support is provided for conversion of UG assembly
files and compressed UG16 files. All Parasolid® data types present in the UG part files are
supported. As UG is based on the Parasolid kernel, the UG part file retains its 3D geometry in
Parasolid format. All other information, including attributes, associativity, history, etc., is in native
format. The UG translator extracts Parasolid geometry information from the UG part file. A log file of
the conversion is saved in the folder C:\LK\Appdata\Log.
The following errors may be displayed when opening a UG file:
Error Number Description
0 No error (success)
1 Starting engine failed
2 Engine not running
3 Invalid file name
4 Unable to open file for reading
5 Unable to get temporary directory
6 Unable to get temporary filename
7 Unable to open temporary file for writing
Parasolid data
8 Unable to read part file
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9 Parasolid header not found
10 Incorrect file header
11 Unable to set position in part file
12 Incorrect data size requested for read value
13 Unable to locate part information section
14 Unable to locate part information
15 Library expired
16 Not a Unigraphics file
17 Unsupported file version
18 No part selected for restoration
19 No part information present in file
20 Unknown error
21 Invalid scan output file
UG files have the extension .prt.

ACIS optimisation
Attributes
into ACIS®.
Manufacturing information - if checked, Product Manufacturing Information (PMI) is read from the
Unigraphics file into the corresponding ACIS format. Support is available for reading data annotations
such as text, datum, geometric tolerance and roughness. Support is only provided for reading
manufacturing information from part (.prt) files, not from assembly (.asm) files. This is a licensed
option and is set to a default value for users without the required licence. It is not available for all UG
versions.
Geometry
Free curves - if checked, converts free curves in the UG file into corresponding ACIS edge entities. If
the UG file contains many lines or curves not required in the inspection process, it will speed up
Free points - if checked, converts free point data from the UG file into the corresponding ACIS format.
Free surfaces - if checked, converts free surface data from the UG file into the corresponding ACIS
format.
Non blanked entities - if checked, allows the import of non blanked UG entities only.
Multiple bodies as single body - if checked, a UG file with multiple bodies is converted to a single body
when brought into ACIS.
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Entities from visible layers only - if checked, only entities from visible layers are restored from the UG file.
3.9 Options for Importing a VDA File
To view and change the VDA file properties before opening the file, click the (Properties) button
to show the options available for importing a VDA file.
The translator provides support for conversion of geometrical entities, as well as the healing of
incorrect face geometry while reading VDA-FS files. A log file of the conversion is saved in the folder
C:\LK\Appdata\Log.
VDA files have the extension .vda.

ACIS optimisation
Attributes
Attach attributes - if checked, layer information is attached to the entities when brought into ACIS.
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Geometry
Free curves - if checked, converts free curve data from the VDA file into the corresponding ACIS format.
If the VDA file contains many lines or curves not required in the inspection process, it will speed up
Free points - if checked, converts free point data from the VDA file into the corresponding ACIS format.
Free surfaces - if checked, converts free surface data from the VDA file into the corresponding ACIS
format.
Trimmed surfaces - if checked, converts trimmed face data from the VDA file into the corresponding
ACIS format.
TOP element data - if checked, converts the top element data from the VDA file into the corresponding
ACIS format.
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4 Index
A
Acknowledgements • 4
F
File Types for Importing • 5
I
Importing a CAD File • 6
O
Options for Importing a CATIA® v4 File • 7
Options for Importing a CATIA® v5 File • 9
Options for Importing a Parasolid® File • 13
Options for Importing a Pro/E File • 14
Options for Importing a SolidWorks File • 16
Options for Importing a STEP File • 17
Options for Importing a UG File • 20
Options for Importing a VDA File • 22
Options for Importing an IGES File • 11
U
Using the Help • 3
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2 File Types for Importing 5

3 Importing a CAD File 6

1.1 Using the Help

Files are imported to the following format:

CAD File Format File Extension Supported File Version

Options for Importing a CATIA® v5 File on page 9

Options for Importing an IGES File on page 11

Options for Importing a Parasolid® File on page 13

Options for Importing a Pro/E File on page 14

Options for Importing a SolidWorks File on page 16

Options for Importing a STEP File on page 17

Options for Importing a UG File on page 20

Options for Importing a VDA File on page 22

4. To start the import, click (Go).

log file, click (View report).

You can then click on an option to change it:

To reset the options to their default values, click .

You can then click on an option to change it:

You can then click on an option to change it:

To reset the options to their default values, click .

3.4 Options for Importing a Parasolid® File

You can then click on an option to change it:

To reset the options to their default values, click .

3.5 Options for Importing a Pro/E File

You can then click on an option to change it:

To reset the options to their default values, click .

You can then click on an option to change it:

To reset the options to their default values, click .

3.7 Options for Importing a STEP File

You can then click on an option to change it:

To reset the options to their default values, click .

You can then click on an option to change it:

To reset the options to their default values, click .

3.9 Options for Importing a VDA File

You can then click on an option to change it:

To reset the options to their default values, click .

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