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<blockquote data-quote="WhiteyMacD" data-source="post: 1086993" data-attributes="member: 7633"><p>If you can export them to VRML (or rather I should say, if you are willing to). If not its cool, It will give me a chance to poke around in GCAD using the IGES and STEP files.</p><p></p><p>[code]Open your assembly. </p><p>If you don't want to export all the objects, suppress the objects you don't want to export first. </p><p>The export quality (strangely enough) depends on the screen settings. To improve this, go to Tools > Options > Document Properties tab > Image Quality. If your model looks faceted in your viewport, just set the "Shaded and draft quality HLR/HLV resolution" to a higher value. Especially for complex shapes with a lot of curvature, you'll probably want a higher value. Take into account, however, that a higher value means a bigger file and slower operations within Blender. </p><p>Go to File > Save As... </p><p>Select VRML as your file-type and click on the "Options..." button. </p><p>Make sure "VRML 1.0" is selected. Usually you need to set the unit to something bigger than millimeters; normally centimeters will do, but for the bigger models I advice you to set the unit to meters. You'll be able to scale the model again once you're in Blender. </p><p>uncheck "save all components of the assembly into a single file" </p><p>Because SolidWorks appears to be making a mess out of large assemblies (randomly combining several parts into one mesh), we'll export the assembly as separate files into one directory. To be able to load these files easily, you need to create a new directory for this export first. Later on, we'll import all the files in this directory at once (time saver), so make sure there's no other files in this directory!</p><p></p><p>Close the "Export Options" window (click OK). </p><p>Create a new directory for the export (or use an empty one), and hit "Save". </p><p>[/code]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="WhiteyMacD, post: 1086993, member: 7633"] If you can export them to VRML (or rather I should say, if you are willing to). If not its cool, It will give me a chance to poke around in GCAD using the IGES and STEP files. [code]Open your assembly. If you don't want to export all the objects, suppress the objects you don't want to export first. The export quality (strangely enough) depends on the screen settings. To improve this, go to Tools > Options > Document Properties tab > Image Quality. If your model looks faceted in your viewport, just set the "Shaded and draft quality HLR/HLV resolution" to a higher value. Especially for complex shapes with a lot of curvature, you'll probably want a higher value. Take into account, however, that a higher value means a bigger file and slower operations within Blender. Go to File > Save As... Select VRML as your file-type and click on the "Options..." button. Make sure "VRML 1.0" is selected. Usually you need to set the unit to something bigger than millimeters; normally centimeters will do, but for the bigger models I advice you to set the unit to meters. You'll be able to scale the model again once you're in Blender. uncheck "save all components of the assembly into a single file" Because SolidWorks appears to be making a mess out of large assemblies (randomly combining several parts into one mesh), we'll export the assembly as separate files into one directory. To be able to load these files easily, you need to create a new directory for this export first. Later on, we'll import all the files in this directory at once (time saver), so make sure there's no other files in this directory! Close the "Export Options" window (click OK). Create a new directory for the export (or use an empty one), and hit "Save". [/code] [/QUOTE]
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