CAD2CAD Export Options
The CAD2CAD Conversion action converts one CAD format to the other. There are two places to control what is exported into the new CAD format.
- On reading the current CAD file (importer options)
- On writing to the new CAD file (export options)
Importer options will affect how CAD files are read and what to include and exporter options dictates what to write out to the new CAD file.
Exporter options can be set on the CAD2CAD Conversion action under each format. Most formats have these controls except the following:
- HSF
- ACIS - binary(.SAB)
- VRML
Exporter Options by Format
| Option | Definition |
|---|---|
| PDF template filepath | Template to use when creating the PDF. |
| Background Color | Sets the background color |
| B-rep Compression | Sets the level of the B-rep data compression. Choose None, Low, Medium, or high. |
| Remove B-rep | Removes the B-rep from the exported file. |
| Tessellation Compression | Generates tessellation from the b-rep data. |
Note: This creates 3D PDF Documents
Note: A sample template can be found at C:\Program Files\Actify\Centro\PipelineHostService\HOOPSConverter\HOOPSCommunicatorTemplate.pdf
| Option | Definition |
|---|---|
| B-rep Compression | Set the level of compression on export for the B-rep data. (None, Low, Medium High) Ignored if Remove B-rep is enabled. |
| Remove Attributes | Remove the attribute information for export. |
| Remove B-rep | Do not include B-rep data for export. |
| Tessellation Compression | Compress the tessellation for export. |
| Option | Definition |
|---|---|
| Content | Choose the type of content to export. (Geometry, Tessellation, Geometry and Tessellation) |
| Hidden Objects | Export hidden objects. |
| PMI | Export PMI data. |
| Version | Choose the JT version to export to. (8.1, 9.5) |
| Option | Definition |
|---|---|
| Convert to Millimeters | Convert data to millimeters despite the native units. |
| Option | Definition |
|---|---|
| Convert Analytic Surfaces to NURBS | Convert analytical surfaces (planes, cones, cylinders) to NURBS surfaces for export. |
| Convert Polyhedra to Wireframe | Convert polyhedra to wireframe on export. |
| Export Tessellation Data | Export tessellation data. |
| Hidden Objects | Export hidden objects. |
| Solids as Faces | Convert solids to independent faces on export. |
| Option | Definition |
|---|---|
| Export Tessellation Data | Export tessellation data. |
| Hidden Objects | Export hidden objects. |
| Solids as Faces | Convert solids to independent faces on export. |
| Option | Description |
|---|---|
| Attributes | Export the attribute information. |
| Convert Analytic Surfaces to NURBS | Convert analytical surfaces (planes, cones, cylinders) to NURBS surfaces for export. |
| Convert Polyhedra to Wireframe | Convert polyhedra to wireframe on export. |
| Curves | Export the curve information |
| Format | (AP 203, AP 214, AP 242) |
| Name Shortening | Shorten the names in the STEP data. |
| PMI | Export PMI information. |
| Option | Description |
|---|---|
| Save as Binary | Export data in binary form. |
| Tessellation Level | The tessellation quality generated from B-rep data. |
Current Tessellation Retention | Keep the current tessellation. |
| Tessellation Maximum Edge Length | The maximum length of triangle edges in tessellation data |
| Custom Tessellation | Select to adjust custom tessellation settings |
| Accurate Tessellation | Use the "accurate" tessellation algorithm. |
| Tessellation Angle Tolerance | Set the maximum degrees of the angle between two wire elements in tessellation. |
| Tessellation Chord Height Ratio | The ratio between the chord height and the bounding box height. |
| Tessellation Chord Height Limit | Maximum distance between the surface and the tessellation |
| Tessellation Chord Limit Type | The chord limit type. |
| Option | Description |
|---|---|
| Compression | Set the level of tessellation to apply to the data on export. |
| Version | Choose the U3D version to export. ("ECMA-363, version 1", "ECMA-363, version 3") |