Solid Edge/CATIA Translator Fact Sheet

Siemens PLM Software Solid Edge/CATIA V4 translator Enabling more effective collaboration with suppliers and customers Benefits Summary ahead of the competition and provide data • Translate CATIA V4 data in Solid Edge® software includes the Solid in a timely, cost-effective manner. an efficient and effective Edge/CATIA V4 translator, which is a power- The Solid Edge/CATIA V4 translator provides manner ful migration tool that enables Solid Edge Solid Edge users with the ability to trans- users to reference CATIA V4 product design • Work with suppliers or late CATIA V4 data in an efficient and data that is provided by customers and customers in a more effective manner. Importing or exporting suppliers. By translating CATIA V4 data cohesive manner CATIA V4 model files with the Solid Edge/ from and to Solid Edge, companies can CATIA V4 translator allows design engi- • Create better designs, expect improved design communication, neers to work with suppliers or customers enhance communications, quality and productivity, as well as signifi- in a more cohesive manner. With the Solid increase customer cant cost savings. Whether it’s designing Edge/CATIA V4 translator, users can design satisfaction and deliver tooling or components for an assembly, it parts or assemblies in Solid Edge and then significant cost savings no longer matters if customers or suppliers translate data into the required CATIA V4 are using CATIA V4 data. Solid Edge Features format, or read in CATIA V4 data and provides the right tools to help you stay • Easily leverage the continue designs in Solid Edge. By using translator’s bidirectional the Solid Edge/CATIA V4 translator, compa- capabilities when handling nies achieve better designs, enhanced CATIA V4 files communication and increased customer satisfaction. • The heal-and-sew option allows you to heal free The Solid Edge/CATIA V4 translator provides surfaces and solids when bidirectional translation capabilities for importing them into CATIA V4 files, extending Solid Edge trans- Solid Edge lation capabilities for opening foreign data to help you in markets where CATIA V4 translation is necessary. www.siemens.com/solidedge SOLID EDGE Solid Edge/CATIA V4 translator The translator is capable of reading • Stitch surfaces – The Solid Edge/CATIA V4 Features continued CATIA V4.1.9 to V4.2.4 and will write CATIA translator reads and translates surface • Automatically specifies a V4.1.9. A separate module is also available data from the CATIA V4 model file. When stitch tolerance range for reading and writing CATIA V4 V5 files. stitching is enabled, which is the default • Can be purchased separately Both translators support single part files, or setting, all surfaces will be stitched. Solid in both node-locked and multiple bodies that can be opened into a Edge automatically specifies a stitch- floating licenses Solid Edge assembly. tolerance range, so you are not required to specify a range. If the stitching • The batch processor provides Templates supported in Solid Edge are .asm, operation creates a valid volume, the the ability to import one or .prt and .psm. Data can have several options volume is converted to a solid. more CATIA V4 .model files applied together, such as stitch surfaces and Boolean solids. The Solid Edge/CATIA V4 • Boolean solids – This option specifies translator can be purchased separately in that you want to Boolean all solid bodies both node-locked and floating licenses. together to form a solid or a disjoint solid body, and then insert these bodies This batch processor provides the ability to into the feature tree as a part copy. import one or more CATIA V4 .model files, This option is the default setting. If the or export one or more x_t, part or sheet option is off, all solid bodies are added as metal files to .model format. individual part copies to the feature tree. On import, the Solid Edge/CATIA translator When exporting data from Solid Edge to provides the option to: CATIA V4, you can filter the type of data • Heal-and-stitch – This option specifies you want to export: that you want to heal-and-stitch the free Export solids (constructions) specifies surfaces to create a solid body. Solid that you want to export any construction Edge automatically specifies a stitch geometry that exists as solid bodies. tolerance range, so you are not required to specify a range. Export sheets (constructions) specifies that you want to export any construction This option allows you to heal free geometry that exists as sheet bodies. surfaces and solids when importing them Contact Export wires (constructions) and general into Solid Edge. Healing involves Siemens PLM Software specifies that you want to export any preparing the free surfaces for stitching Americas +1 314 264 8287 construction geometry that exists as wire and the cleaning of solid bodies. Solid Europe +44 (0) 1276 413200 bodies. Asia-Pacific +852 2230 3308 Edge can be used to clean the faces to resolve underlying problems, such as Export displayed only specifies that you www.siemens.com/plm self-intersection, multiple intersections want to export only the active model and or edges equal to or smaller than the construction geometry that is visible in an © 2014 Siemens Product Lifecycle minimum stitching tolerance. assembly. Management Software Inc. Siemens and the Siemens logo are registered trademarks of Siemens AG. D-Cubed, Femap, Fibersim, Geolus, GO PLM, I-deas, Intosite, JT, NX, Parasolid, Quality Planning Environment, Solid Edge, Syncrofit, Teamcenter and Tecnomatix are trademarks or registered trademarks of Siemens Product Lifecycle Management Software Inc. or its subsidiaries in the United States and in other countries. All other logos, trademarks, registered trademarks or service marks belong to their respective holders. 5617-Y5 8/14 C.

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