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sw2012 - problems ad aprire file step

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Hi.

I have been an inventor user for about three years and for curiosity, I want to assess the differences with solidworks.

I installed trial version of sw2012 sp0, on a pc with windows xp with 2 gbyte ram.

match the following problem:

every time I open the step files, sw crashes.

Is it a known problem or is it my pc that has problems?

Hi.
enrico
 
if the number of surfaces is excessive (as for stl) swx fails to handle it.

try not to make him make solid, remove all automatic checks and import only as surfaces, or increase import tolerance (take it to 0.01)

never found anything that opens better than rhino.
Sometimes I am forced to open with rhino and save in step to make it digest in swx...
 
Hi.

> if the number of surfaces is excessive (as for stl) swx fails to handle it.

files are incredibly simple. are models of electronic components.

> try not to make him solid, remove all automatic checks and import
> only as surfaces, or increase import tolerance (take it to 0.01)
Okay, I'll try this suggestion.

> sometimes I am forced to open with rhino and save in step to digest it to swx
I noticed that sometimes swx doesn't even open the steps files that he created.

Hi.
enrico
 
to me it does not happen, maybe 2 gb of rams are a little few even if higher than the minimum requirements. to today it is difficult to find a pc with less than 4 gb of ram....
 
re_solidworks said:
to me it does not happen, maybe 2 gb of rams are a little few even if higher than the minimum requirements. to today it is difficult to find a pc with less than 4 gb of ram....
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Hi.

the step files are very simple.

Besides 2 gbytes, windows uses virtual memory on disk and so I don't see why it has to crash sw2012.

Hi.
enrico
 
CADEnrico said:
Hi.

> if the number of surfaces is excessive (as for stl) swx fails to handle it.

files are incredibly simple. are models of electronic components.

> try not to make him solid, remove all automatic checks and import
> only as surfaces, or increase import tolerance (take it to 0.01)
Okay, I'll try this suggestion.

> sometimes I am forced to open with rhino and save in step to digest it to swx
I noticed that sometimes swx doesn't even open the steps files that he created.

Hi.
enrico
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incredibly simple does not automatically mean "not hurt." . .
There are some export converters that work so badly and with approximations so excessive to send "ball" converters that suppose one worked decently.
if swx does not matter step (you are sure...? :confused:) made by himself, there is some mess with import/export options. Sincerely, it only happened to me with the iges. that does not open the stl instead is normal (limit of surfaces to open).
 
CADEnrico said:
Hi.

I have been an inventor user for about three years and for curiosity, I want to assess the differences with solidworks.

I installed trial version of sw2012 sp0, on a pc with windows xp with 2 gbyte ram.

match the following problem:

every time I open the step files, sw crashes.

Is it a known problem or is it my pc that has problems?

Hi.
enrico
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attach an example step file.
I'm sure it's an installation problem.
I've never seen sw crashing with an import.
you can block...but not crash.
 
CADEnrico said:
Hi.

I have been an inventor user for about three years and for curiosity, I want to assess the differences with solidworks.

I installed trial version of sw2012 sp0, on a pc with windows xp with 2 gbyte ram.

match the following problem:

every time I open the step files, sw crashes.

Is it a known problem or is it my pc that has problems?

Hi.
enrico
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It's that we're still in 2011.
swx 2012 starts working in exactly 1 month, 12 hours and 40 minutes...
:tongue:
I'm kidding.
tried to open the step file with another product?
 
Hi.

> that does not open the stl instead is normal (limit of surfaces to be opened)

It doesn't seem so normal to me.

a software that costs 8000 euros does not open the stl?

Hi.
enrico
 
CADEnrico said:
Hi.

> that does not open the stl instead is normal (limit of surfaces to be opened)

It doesn't seem so normal to me.

a software that costs 8000 euros does not open the stl?

Hi.
enrico
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maybe it's the 300 euro pc that can't process everything...
 
CADEnrico said:
Hi.

> that does not open the stl instead is normal (limit of surfaces to be opened)

It doesn't seem so normal to me.

a software that costs 8000 euros does not open the stl?

Hi.
enrico
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These are sterile polemics, if you don't like the software you're free to use another. a software comes with a purpose, swx is not a software designed to edit stl.
8000 euros to edit stl worthy of this name are the amount necessary to see the preview, try to see how much the majors cost with software for managing the stl and you will notice different figures.

for the steps you should see your situation, certainly the pc is poor and below how much cheaper you can find at large distribution, I open and I always open step without finding any crash problems. idem for other interchange formats.
 
there is definitely something wrong, I confirm what is said by king, swx normally does not have any problems of this kind.
remember always the speech of the certified hardware, the not certified often works but if you exaggerate, these are the results.

for stl, swx is not intended for reverse.
rhino works better in this field but, it does only that and is learnable to a serious cad.
tried in person, when the stl are cranky rhino crashes... others do not.
 
Hi.

ok, I accept that the problem is my pc with cpu intel dual core from 2.8 ghz, 2 gbyte ram, 2 500 gbyte hard disk, standard radeon video card and windows xp professional.

can you please tell me where I can find information about certified hardware?

Hi.
enrico
 
Hi.

I checked on the site:

My hardware is not certified for sw2012.

I apologize for the rash in my previous threads.

problems about opening the step files I found are most likely related to the fact that my pc does not have sw-certified components.


thanks anyway for the support,
enrico
 
CADEnrico said:
Hi.

I checked on the site:

My hardware is not certified for sw2012.

I apologize for the rash in my previous threads.

problems about opening the step files I found are most likely related to the fact that my pc does not have sw-certified components.


thanks anyway for the support,
enrico
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you can try to do a definitive test ... post the steps files that give you problems and ask other users to open them.
If others have no problem in this operation you will have a confirmation of what was said.
 
CADEnrico said:
Hi.

I checked on the site:

My hardware is not certified for sw2012.

I apologize for the rash in my previous threads.

problems about opening the step files I found are most likely related to the fact that my pc does not have sw-certified components.


thanks anyway for the support,
enrico
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I don't want to be pedant.
but I told you you have a problem about installing sw not hw.
try to erase sw logs or make a reset installation with the disabled antivirus... about what antivirus you have?
 
hi soliduser,

> I don't want to be pedant.
> but I told you that you have a problem about installing sw not hw.

You were right.

I uninstalled sw2012 and installed it on another similar pc and now I open the steps files very well.

I take advantage of it to ask a question about the surfaces.

sw2012 allows to model for surfaces such as rhino?
Or is it just able to import surfaces?

thanks to the support,
enrico
 
CADEnrico said:
hi soliduser,

> I don't want to be pedant.
> but I told you that you have a problem about installing sw not hw.

You were right.

I uninstalled sw2012 and installed it on another similar pc and now I open the steps files very well.

I take advantage of it to ask a question about the surfaces.

sw2012 allows to model for surfaces such as rhino?
Or is it just able to import surfaces?

thanks to the support,
enrico
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follow the sw surface tutorials to make you an idea, but it will never be comparable to rhino.
 
ciao,
SolidUser said:
▪ non sarà garnabi a rhino.
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Rhino's not parametric, and that's a serious problem for me.

If you have to make a change to a quota you have to redesign the piece from scratch or leave the computer on and use ctlr-z to the point of intervention.

Is there a software to model surfaces that are parametric?

Hi.
enrico
 

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