Pro/Mech to Pro/Eng

[fabiogeraci]

Greetings,



I have got an very old pro/Mech model, I want to import it to Pro/Eng
WF2, for some mods. I cannot read the mnb file straight to WF2 then i
have created an IGES file in Pro/Mech WF2 and i have opened the iges,
which works but the default length unit is "in" (status bar MSG:
Default IGES unit "in") even thought all my Pro/eng is configured on
"mm".



How do i overcome this problem?



Fabio

 

[mch]

Dear Fabio,



IGES files written in Mechanica are always given inch units by default,
since Mechanica is unit neutral. There are two options;
edit the IGES file, or convert in ProE after
importing.



1)

Open the IGES file in a text editor and search for 4INCH, replace with 2MM. This doesn't seem to be too reliable.



2)

Import the IGES file into Pro/Engineer, then go to Edit:Setup and
select Units. This brings up the units manager. Select 'millimetre
Newton Second (mmNs)' and press the Set button. When the 'Changing
model units' pop-up appears, select the 'interpret dimensions' radio
button. The model will now be in millimetres.



If you have any further questions, please don't hesitate to ask.



Rod

 

[fabiogeraci]

Thanks Rob,



The second method worked fine.



I am sure that I will have more question in the future.....



Thanks Again.



Fabio