question about exporting a model

[PWATSON]

Hi All,

I searched around the forum thinking i had read something about this topic but couldn't find one. 

I have a model of an assembly which I would like to send to a customer for reference. I want to send this model as a dumb block.

I have used the shrink wrap command to create the simple version of the model and it does a good job at creating a single part for the entire model assembly but this model is an Ironcad .ics file which my customer cannot use.

When I Export this file as a step file it converts the model back to an assembly full of parts that can be turned on or off and manipulated. Granted these parts are all breps but it still provides the end user the ability to turn on or off and copy parts and also the ability to see how the unit was fabricated ect.

 

Is there a method to export the simplified block so it remains a simplified block?

 

Thanks. 

Peter

[IronKevin]

Parasolid .x_t export should do what you need. Our Step export doesn’t support a multi-body part.

[SSIMMONS]

We have always just created sales versions and house versions of machines. We do this manually, but it still goes pretty quick.

[PWATSON]

Thanks Kevin,

 that did the trick....Ill send that and fingers crossed the customer can work with that.

[IronKevin]

Most modern CAD systems should be able to import a .x_t file.

[PWATSON]

thanks SSIMMONS

Yeah, I was trying to avoid that. Its not something we do typically.

How exactly do you take a completed assembly with potentially hundreds of parts and make them into a solid block model for a sales machine?