Customizing SpaceClaim> Setting file options

Setting file options

You can set file options for importing and exporting files. These settings allow you to set AutoCAD and STL-specific parameters, as well as customize some general settings.

When exporting to STL, resolution indicates the number of sides of a polygon used to represent a circle. The deviation is the difference in distance between the circle’s radius and the polygon’s radius. The angle is the angle between the edge of the polygon and a tangent drawn through the circle at the same point

To set general file options

1   Select SpaceClaim Options from the Application menu and select Popular.

2   Click File Options to display the General file options.

3   Check:

• Use SpaceClaim color tones when importing to use the SpaceClaim color scheme for layers. This option is enabled by default to avoid fully saturated colors, on which highlighting is less visible.

• Create multiple documents when importing assemblies to open or insert an non-SpaceClaim assembly as multiple documents. When you save your design, click References to adjust where the documents are saved.

• Use matching SpaceClaim documents for faster import if a design contains an external component that was previously imported and converted to the SpaceClaim .scdoc format,and you want to re-use that previously imported file.

• Automatically save imported documents to immediately save an opened or inserted file to an SCDOC file. (If you do not select this option, then opened or inserted files are not saved until you save the design.)

• Import as lightweight assemblies if possible to display a graphics-only representation of non-SpaceClaim files when inserting or opening them. These files become components when opened or inserted.

4   Click OK to close the File Options window.

5   Click OK on the SpaceClaim options window to save your changes.

To set ACIS file options

1   Select ACIS.

2   Select the ACIS version to set the format of exported designs.

To set AutoCAD file options

1   Select AutoCAD.

2   Select one of the following import settings:

• Open DWG to use SpaceClaim's translator. It will attach DWG dimensions to the geometry in your design.

• Autodesk Real DWG to use Autodesk's translator. It will disconnect DWG dimensions from the geometry in your design.

3   Select one of the following export settings:

• Open DWG to use SpaceClaim's translator. It will keep dimensions you created in SpaceClaim attached to the geometry in your design.

• Autodesk Real DWG to use Autodesk's translator. It will disconnect dimensions from the geometry in your design.

• Direct to AutoCAD (COM) if you are using a 64-bit machine. SpaceClaim will select this option for you if necessary.

To set CATIA file options

1   Select CATIA.

2   Check Import part manufacturing information to include product manufacturing information when you open or insert CATIA designs.

3   Select the CATIA version to set the format of exported designs.

To set Parasolid file options

1   Select Parasolid.

2   Select the Parasolid version to set the format of exported designs.

To set STEP file options

1   Select STEP.

2   Select the STEP protocol to use to format exported designs.

To set STL file options

1   Select STL.

2   Select one of the following output settings:

• Binary to store the file data in binary format.

• ASCII to store the file data in ASCII format.

3   Select one of the following to set the resolution of the output file:

• Coarse, Medium, Fine to use the deviation and angle preset values.

• Custom to use the Deviation and Angle sliders to set a custom resolution.

When exporting to STL, resolution indicates the number of sides of the polygon used to represent a circle. The deviation is the difference in distance between the circle’s radius and the polygon’s radius. The angle is the angle between the edge of the polygon and a tangent drawn through the circle at the same point.

• System defined to use the STL tolerance defined by the graphics tessellation.