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The IGES Writer component writes IGES file. This component is in the form of shared libraries.

InterOp Connect supports translation of the following file formats and versions:

Write
File Format File Extension Version Supported
IGES .igs, .iges version 5.3

Contents

Features

Features of the IGES Writer include:

  • Support for writing BREP(186)
  • Support for writing Trimmed Surfaces(144/143)
  • Support for writing Subfigure Definition and Instances(308/408)
  • Support for writing Associative Instances(402)
  • Support for Attributes
  • Support for XML+ACIS files

Options for IGES Writer

Option Default Description
DateFormat 0 This option sets the date format while writing an IGES file during translation. 0,1,2
EndOfLineCharLength 2 This option sets the length of the end of line character while writing an IGES file during translation.
Flavor 0 This option controls the read flavor while writing an IGES file for translation.
TranslatePlanarSheetsAsBoundedPlanes false This option controls whether to translate planar sheet bodies as bounded planes in IGES.
TranslateSheetsAsBoundedSurface false This option controls whether to translate sheet bodies as bounded surface(143) in IGES.
TranslatePlaneAsSweep true This option controls whether to translate planes as sweep surfaces or plane entities in IGES.
TrimCurveWritePreference 3 This option controls trimming curve preferences while writing Trim Surfaces (144 or 143).
TranslateWireAsCopious false This option controls translation of lines as copious data entity (106) in IGES.
TranslateSolidSurfsAsParametricSurf true This option controls whether to write surfaces in a Manifold Solid B-Rep Object (MSBO) as a parametric surface or non-parametric surface while translating to IGES file format.
StartSection " "(Empty String) This option defines the start section of an IGES file.
AuthorName " "(Empty String) This option sets the Author's name in the header information of the IGES file.
OrganizationName " "(Empty String) This option sets the Organization name in the header information of the IGES file.
SendingSystemName " "(Empty String) This option sets the Sending System Id name in the header information of the IGES file.
ReceivingSystemName " "(Empty String) This option sets the Receiving System ID name in the header information of the IGES file.
MaxLineWeightGradations 1 This option sets Maximum Number of Line Weight Gradations (field 16 in IGES Global Section).
MaxLineWeightWidth 1.000 This option sets the width of Maximum Line Weight in Units (field 17 in IGES Global Section).
TempDirectory " "(Empty String) This option sets the name of the temporary directory while writing an IGES file.

Document

The IGES Writer generates IGES 5.3 compliant files.

Assembly

  • Support for XML+ACIS files
InterOp Connect supports translation of XML+ACIS files to IGES assembly format.
  • Support for Parasolid Assembly files
InterOp Connect supports translation of Parasolid Assembly files to IGES assembly format(308/408).

BRep

  • Supported entity types
Supports IGES curves like ellipse, line, and spline and IGES surfaces like splines, sweeps, spuns, planes, spheres, torus, cones, cylinders, and offsets.
  • Support for trimmed surfaces
InterOp Connect provides support for both trimmed surfaces and topological representations.

Limitations

The IGES Writer has the following limitations:

  • Format support
The IGES Writer supports ASCII IGES formats only. It does not support binary or compressed formats.
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