Hello
A customer sent us the file in PTC CREO 2.0 format from a machine to be modified. The study will have to be carried out under SW2013.
The problem: I tried to import it into SW2014 but SW crashed: "maximum number of files opened simultaneously reached".
Roughly speaking, the folder has about 2000 files.
Do you see a way to get around/change this limit?
If I manage to do a STEP export from CREO, will it use fewer resources?
Hello
Got Creo? Otherwise I can watch (Friday) to convert the whole thing to STEP from Creo.
To open an assembly in Large Design Management mode, click Open (standard toolbar) or File > Open . In the dialog box, select the assembly you want to open, and then, in Mode, select Manage Large Designs. "
I don't know if it works with CREO files
Here is what I read via this link
http://fr.ptc.com/product/creo-elements-direct/interface-for-solidworks
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A YouTube video Import Creo on Solidworks
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H537w3jnCp4
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if the assembly is too large
as said @ Lucas
The files should already be converted........................ Parts/ Parts at first
SW 2013 import direct creo 2.0
It's a shame to go through WWTP
https://forum.solidworks.com/message/375424
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Hello
2000 files is very far from being too big.
What opening options did you choose when you opened your ensemble?
I would be you, I would open the parts without trying to read the tree and I would not try to retrieve the assembly constraints either so "Body BREP" mode for the parts and not check import the constraints.
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Thank you all for these first answers.
For now, I just tried with the basic options (didn't have time to go into it), I'll continue on Monday.
Brep import, that's what I took, the function recognition being too random given the volume to be processed.
@Tomalam
Thank you for the offer, I found a colleague who has it.
Your remarks confirm me in the conclusion I came to.
Since I'll be able to access Creo, I'll try:
1 - if possible, export from Creo in SW format. According to the GT22 link, I have a good chance.
2 - try to import subset by subset (which I could have identified, which is not the case today the 2k files are in bulk in a single directory, otherwise it wouldn't have been funny).
3 - finally export in STEP and import in SW.
Well, finally the export in SW format of Creo is a "pipe".
Unless I made a configuration that escaped me, Creo never offered me anything other than stp, neu and a 3rd one that I don't remember.
On the other hand, the import was done without problems in SW, which recognized that it was a big asm and therefore put all the components and S/E in the deleted state.