CATIA V5 How to import IGS surfaces into V5 then Thicken

Importing and exporting geometry between different CAD softwares can be a challenge. But it is a necessary thing to work with data from other packages. this is an example of an airplane design where we copy some necessary surfaces in order to use them in a separate part file.

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Howto & Style

Tags:

• CATIA
• V5
• import
• IGS
• surfaces
• into
• then
• Thicken
• neutral
• format
• solid
• solidify

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When i using Catia to open igs files ,it seems the Unit is Inch by default ,even if the unit of my original igs is millimeter.I checked the iges setting in 'Tools--Options--General-Compa­tibility-iges' Only the export units can be modified. Is there any options to change the default import Units.(I tried to change the user units in options-paramenters-mearments but the result is just the same)

Could anyone help me please.

Thanks in advance!

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[davidgruty]

Very nice.

Just a thing. Keep always the tree open so that one can see what's going on

Cheers!