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How
do I export my Pro/E assembly file to IPA?
The
"Pro to IPA" and "Update IPA Parts"
options do not appear on the Pro/E menu manager.
What is the PTC Timeout Problem
and how do I fix it?
Is
it possible to specify a location for the IPA files
to be exported to?
Is is necessary to have SolidWorks installed on
the the IPA machine?
When
opening my Solid Edge assembly in IPA I get messages
indicating the parts contain links to the assembly
and am asked whether I want to open the assembly.
I am using IPA 7.3 and Inventor
7 and I am not able to open Inventor files in IPA.
What
file format can IPA open from I-DEAS 7
What
file format can IPA open from I-DEAS 8 and 9
My
CAD system is not one of the primary systems that
IPA has a direct integration with. How can I import
my data to IPA?
Pro/E
How
do I export my Pro/E assembly file to IPA?
Select
the "Pro to IPA" command from the menu
manager as shown below. For additional information
regarding the interface between IPA and Pro/E download
the Pro to IPA
interface document. If the "Pro to IPA"
option is not available on the menu manager refer
to the Pro to
IPA setup troubleshooting document.
The
"Pro to IPA" and "Update IPA Parts"
options do not appear on the Pro/E menu manager.
Click
to download the Pro
to IPA setup troubleshooting document.
What is the PTC Timeout Problem
and how do I fix it?
In early 2004, PTC sent out an announcement to their customers regarding a
mandatory software update to correct a timeout problem that causes
communications failures between Pro/ENGINEER and certain related
applications. This problem began appearing on January 10th, 2004 and will
continue until the PTC update is applied. Details concerning this issue are
available here.
Immersive Design Technical Support determined that this PTC issue
affects the integration of IPA with Pro/ENGINEER. Specifically, the Pro to
IPA menus will not be available when Pro/E is launched and users will be
unable to start IPA with their Pro/E models. We urge all of our customers
to visit the PTC page referenced above and apply the PTC-supplied update if it applies to their installation.
Is
it possible to specify a location for the IPA files
to be exported to?
By
default the IPA files will be exported to the directory
of the Pro/E assembly. If this directory is read
only or under control of a PDM system, the files
will be exported to a folder in the Immersive Design\IPA
8.0\Data directory. To change this location a registry
entry must be modified. An applet exists
to update this location. Download and run the following
file, Pro2IPAconfig.exe.
SolidWorks
Is
is necessary to have SolidWorks installed on the
the IPA machine?
No.
IPA can open SolidWorks assembly files directly
without having to go through SolidWorks. This makes
it possible for departments outside of engineering
to conveinently browse to a SolidWorks assembly
and begin working with it. Technical publications
specialists, manufacturing engineers, as well as
the sales\marketing group are all able to generate
documentation and presentation materials from the
3D SolidWorks files with IPA.
Solid
Edge
When
opening my Solid Edge assembly in IPA I get messages
indicating the parts contain links to the assembly
and am asked whether I want to open the assembly.
Select NO. Selecting yes a these prompts
will result in missing parts in the IPA assembly.
Inventor
I
am using IPA 7.3 and Inventor 7 and I am not able
to open Inventor files in IPA.
A
new reader has been released to support Inventor
V7. Download the idiai6c.dll
file and copy into the IPA 7.3\Plugins directory
overwriting the existing version of this file.
I-DEAS
What
file format can IPA open from I-DEAS V7
IPA will directly read in I-DEAS V7 Crushed ASCII
files (*.mca).
To create Crushed ASCII file from I-DEAS:
- Open Part/Assembly in I-DEAS
- Shade Part/Assembly
- In the I-DEAS command prompt type the following:
/xto te gg go IDI
- After the file is created, start IPA and do
a File->Open. Now, select the down arrow next
to "Files of Type" and select "I-DEAS
MCA file (*.mca)". Now browse for the file
you just exported. This will load the MCA file
into IPA
- Then, do a File->Save as "IPA Assembly
and Binary Parts (*.idasf)" into a new
folder somewhere. This will save all the components
into the IPA file format
What
file format can IPA open from I-DEAS V8 and V9
IPA can import I-DEAS IDI (InterOperability Data
Interface) files from I-DEAS V8 and V9.
To export an IDI file from I-DEAS:
- Open an assembly and shade the image
- Select the "Hierarchy" icon and select
the upper most assembly. All components should
be highlighted now
- Select the Dismiss button
- If there is NO Assembly you must create a new
one. This can be done by:
o Selecting the "Hierarchy" button
o Select the "Add Parent" button and
define an Assembly name
- For a new or existing Assembly with no parts
defined, you must add the parts by doing the following:
o Select the Assembly from the "Hierarchy"
list
o Select the "Add to" button
o Indicate, with the mouse, a box surrounding
the Assembly geometry
o Press the <Enter> key. Now all the parts
should be highlighted in the "Hierarchy"
list.
o Select the Dismiss button
- In the I-DEAS command prompt type the following:
/xto te gg go IDI
- After running this command you will be asked
where to save the "<filename>.idi"
file.
- You will then be led through a variety of prompts(About
10) for various properties. Just accept the defaults
by pressing the <Enter> key.
- After the file is created, start IPA and do
a File->Open. Now, select the down arrow next
to "Files of Type" and select "I-DEAS
IDI file (*.idi)". Now browse for the file
you just exported. This will load the IDI file
into IPA.
- Then, do a File->Save as "IPA Assembly
and Binary Parts (*.idasf)" into a new
folder somewhere. This will save all the components
into the IPA file format
Other
CAD Systems
My
CAD system is not one of the primary systems that
IPA has a direct integration with. How can I import
my data to IPA?
IPA
imports stl (stereolithography) files. Some CAD
systems export a series of stl files, one for each
part, and other CAD systems export a single stl
file with all the parts in the one file. If just
a single stl file is exported the assembly will
appear as just a single part in IPA. It may be possible
to split this stl file into multiple components
with a utitity we have created. Download and extract
the utility to a
new directory. Copy your stl file into the folder
and then double click the separate.bat file. You
can now load the .idasf file directly into IPA.
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