The 3D ACIS® Modeler (ACIS) is Spatial’s prominent 3D solid modeling engine. 3D InterOp is a CAD data translation framework (Interoperability)
InterOp:Connect/Parasolid/Parasolid Reader
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The Parasolid Reader component reads files from Parasolid. This component is in the form of shared libraries.
InterOp Connect supports translation of the following file formats and versions:
| READ | ||
|---|---|---|
| File Format | File Extension | Version Supported |
| Parasolid | .x_t, .xmt_txt, .x_b, .xmt_bin | Parasolid versions 10.0 to 20 |
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Features
Features of the Parasolid Reader include:
- B-Rep Read Support
- Assembly Read Support
- Sheet Bodies Read Support
- Wire Bodies Read Support
- Binary/Text File Read Support
- System and InterOp Defined Attribute Support
- Layer Handling
Options for Parasolid Reader
| Option | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|
| CleanModel | false | This option controls the process of cleaning and removing redundant topologies. |
| ModellerStart | true | This option controls the initialization of the modeler. |
| false | This option controls whether to group all the faces in a single body. |
Document
- Layer handling
The Parasolid Reader Provides an enhanced mechanism for handling layers and layer filters. Each layer and layer filter is treated as an independent entity and is converted to SPAXGenericLayer and SPAXGenericLayerFilter in Parasolid. SPAXGenericLayer and SPAXGenericLayerFilter are classes that provide member functions for managing layers and layer filters. An instance of SPAXGenericLayer and SPAXGenericLayerFilter class is created for each layer or layer filter. All entities belonging to a layer are added to SPAXGenericLayer. All layers belonging to a layer filter have corresponding SPAXGenericLayer and all the SPAXGenericLayer instances are added to SPAXGenericLayerFilter. All the entities of a layer can be directly retrieved from SPAXGenericLayer, as all the entities that belong to a layer are managed in a single SPAXGenericLayer entity. The Parasolid Reader also enables you to translate and store layer specific information such as layer name and layer color.
Assembly
- Assembly File Support
The translator can read assembly files. Depending upon the capabilities of the Writer, the assembly will be flattened or written as assembly. In case of translation to ACIS, refer to the ACIS Writer section for further information on name handling.
- Support for Free Part Translation
In case of ACIS translation, InterOp provides support for translating free parts along with the assembly. For more information, refer Free Part Translation section.
BRep
The Parasolid Reader supports the BRep representation.
Limitations
The Parasolid Reader has no limitation.
