IGES export and speration line

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Hello

On SolidWorks 2015.

Starting from a part in STEP format, I want to make a dividing line on several sides to define a transparent area, until the end of the room.

Only when I save this modified pière in IGES format, my separation line that defines the transparent area disappears and this area is therefore modified (either the entire original face is transparent, or some faces are no longer transparent).

How do I keep my dividing line after exporting to IGES?
Is it the fact of working on an "imported" part that is the problem?

Thank you!

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Hello

How do you make your "dividing line"?

I will try to do a 0.1mm removal of material to determine your transparent surface.

See you.

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I use a sketch on a plane that interests me and I make a dividing line projected on the surfaces concerned.
 

The problem is that my surfaces are not flat, the removal of 0.1mm material will not be regular and some areas will not be taken into account.

 

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do a surface shift in surface

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Hello

This certainly comes from the fact that the IGES "sees" that the (over)faces have the same equation and make them of 2 faces cut by the dividing line, a single face.

To remove material, here is a solution (there are certainly others) after making your separation line:

  • Insert/Surface/Offset...
  • Select the faces to be made transparent, offset by 0mm and validate.
  • Insertion/Denting/Thickening
  • Select the previously created surface and extrude by 0.1mm by choosing the appropriate direction, and deselecting "Merge Bodies"
  • Insert/Function/Combine, choose "Subtract" by removing the new body from the base one

Example SW15 attached.

Edit: same idea as @gt22 but too long to describe!


Part4.SLDPRT
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Thank you, it works!!

You just solved a few hours of trouble!! Thank you;)

 

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Or rather than extruding the surface to combine it, you can directly after getting the surface, do Insert/Material Removal/Thicken;

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Hello

I'm coming after the battle, I see... :-)

I have a similar solution, here is the Sldprt, I will detail the method if necessary...

Good night

Edit there is a simpler way: remove the surface created by the dividing line and refill it. (Maybe not 100% reliable, it seemed to me that I tried without success... and there it works)


Part1.SLDPRT
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The @Benoit.LF method works very well, after shifting my surface, I thicken it and subtract it.

I exported a clean IGES.

Thank you for the speed of response!!

 

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