From rhino to SW... but en masse!

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Hi all!

Currently on SW2017 sp5.0, I'm looking to convert from Rhino (.3dm) to SW. 

The difficulty, on Rhino, the project of more than 200 pieces is in the same and unique file of ... 2.8 GB !! And of course I want to have an assembly with SW parts in the end.

For the moment, the procedure I have found is:

Under Rhino: I select a part, then File/Exhibiter parts selecter/ Save as (.3dm) or (.step) format.

Under SW: I open the part directly (.3dm) or (.step) and save it in SW (.sldprt). Then I don't see any other way than to redo the assembly manually... For the moment, it doesn't matter to me whether the parts are surface or imported body. If I have to make changes, I will go through Featureworks or at worst I will redo the part.

So my question.... Do you have a better way of doing things and above all.... How to deal with all this en masse?! I have more than 200 pieces (excluding commercial items).

Oh, yes! I only know about the existence of Rhino for a few days, and I don't master macros too much but remain open :p

Thank you in advance for your help!

 

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Hello

It's a shame that the big guys are in WE but it seems to me that you can save in ASM and then by doing part recognition you have all your pieces.

Something is missing in my explanation but the maouss will complete it

Obviously you don't have any constraints anymore, so it seems to me in static that it's okay but if you have articulated parts it sucks.

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See with this

http://www.datakit.com/en/cross_manager.php

@+ ;-)

 

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1200 brouzouffs for the Rhino converter ==> SW it heats up the CB :-)

It's ross to make prices that gives me a good rhino

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maybe try to export rhino files in ACIS .sat

I just checked it's possible

https://www.rhino3d.com/fr/formats/

that you will be able to open the .sat with SW

@+ ;-)

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Thank you for your answers,

So from Rhino,  it is not possible to record directly in ASM. As for SW, when opening a .3dm, it does not differentiate between assembly and part. It opens the file as a piece of paper with   a messy surface and volumetric body. In short, it's unusable.  

For the converter, no need, it gives the same result...

I tested with SAT and.... SW crashes totally => error report -_-

 


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You can post your stp file in .sat

To try

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I have the impression that there are not 36 exportable formats of Rhino compatible  SW: it's step, acis or parasolid.

Maybe rather try on the side of the Rhino community (http://v5.rhino3d.com/group/developers)?

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After several tries, it seems that I can't make a file .3dm an .asm file consisting of .prt directly. The procedure I am doing seems to be the most effective. Thank you all for your help!