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SIMPLIFIEDPRESENTATIONNAME=Name

The name given in the kiss.ini file is also the name of the view.

11.6 3D interface to Solid Edge

Manufacturer: KISSsoft AG

This interface creates the direct integration between the Solid Edge 3D CAD system and KISSsoft.
Use this to start all the KISSsoft calculation modules directly from within Solid Edge. Cylindrical or
bevel gears calculated in KISSsoft can be generated directly in Solid Edge as a 3D part (see chapter
11.2, Generation of 3D gears) with a real tooth form. Shafts calculated with KISSsoft can be
generated as a 3D part comprising cylinder and cone elements (see chapter 11.3, Generating 3D
shafts) directly in Solid Edge. You can start Solid Edge from within KISSsoft at the click of a button.
The system opens a new part, and generates the appropriate part. You can create cylindrical gears
with straight or helical teeth, which are outside or inside, racks with straight or helical teeth, or
straight-toothed bevel gears, as defined in DIN 3971, Figure 1, and shafts.
You can also add a toothing to existing shafts (8953). In addition, gear manufacturing data in the 2D
range (see chapter 11.6.4.2, Adding manufacturing data) can be automatically inserted on the
drawing as a text field, with the interface. The gear manufacturing data is attached to the relevant
cutout (tooth space).

► Note:

The default template file (e.g. metric.prt) is used to generate gears. To use a user-specific template
file, either define a variable called USERPARTTEMPLATE in the [Solid Edge] section, in the kiss.ini
file, or overwrite the default template file and copy it to the user-specific template files folder on the
default path. If a user-specific path has been specified for templates in Solid Edge, this path is used.
Otherwise, the default path for template files is used (e.g. ...\Solid Edge ST9\Template).

11.6.1 Change to the parameter for generation

When copying the tooth space (pattern) in Solid Edge, you can switch between two settings. The
possible modes are: SmartPattern and FastPattern. SmartPattern generates the tooth form more
precisely, but takes a long time and the file with the gear data will be very large. FastPattern uses a
less precise method, but the generation process runs more quickly and the file with the gear data is
smaller. SmartPattern has always been used to generate gears up to now, since otherwise the gears
cannot be created or represented correctly. In the KISS.ini (see chapter 2.6.8, Definitions in
[SOLIDEDGE]) file in the KISSsoft installation folder you can set SMARTPATTERN=0, which copies
the tooth space in FastPattern mode.