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Old 03-04-2009, 06:13 AM
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Exporting from freeship to icem

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I'm new to freeship and I have been designing a hull for the last 3 weeks now and thinking about continue modelling the rest of my boat in Icem surf . Is this possible and if it is, what file format should be used??? I actually tried igs format but did'nt work. Any suggestions about this???
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Old 03-04-2009, 07:58 AM
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What formats does icem accept?
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Old 03-04-2009, 08:40 AM
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It accepts iges, which I regularly do from other programs like Studiotools. But it also accepts db, icem db, vda/fs ascii part, edf, scan, proE, 3dpaint, raw, cdrs, stl, autoform and domain. I can't for some reason import with iges and just wondered if I can export a file with maybe just the curves and points. According to freeship it can export curves but in DXF format which I believe Icem Surf do not accept...
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Old 03-04-2009, 08:43 AM
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Freeship creates iges files. If the import doesn't succeed in icem the software should report why it doesn't accept the geometry. Is there any message?

Possible work around: Import the iges file in Rhino, and convert it to another IGES format (there are various formats available) accepted by icem.
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Old 03-04-2009, 08:52 AM
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Yep. I checked the iges file and imported it to catia and it works. I suspected that there was a problem with Icem license and now more convinced that this is the culprit. I have no rhino installed, just freeship, catia and icem.
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Old 03-04-2009, 08:59 AM
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Thanks for the help, Martijn_vE. I'll update you when I get the Icem license fixed and see if it can import my hull design.
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Old 03-10-2009, 07:35 PM
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Hi k_pett_12, I see your location is sweden, and since you work with ICEM-Surf I would love to have a chat about a surfacing job I might have for you.
I'm in Stockholm / Telefonplan.
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Hör av dig!
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Old 03-12-2009, 02:18 AM
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hej! vad är det för uppdrag? Jag sitter i Göteborg frstn.
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Old 03-12-2009, 06:18 AM
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Jag har gjort en del plastgrejer som förväntas ha "klass A"-ytor, eller i alla fall ge väldigt jämna och fina reflektioner.
Gjorde väl ett hyggligt jobb med dom i Solidworks, men saknar en del funktionalitet för att få full kontroll på ytornas kurvatur.
Det är inte säkert att kunden är beredd att ta kostnaden för att göra det "perfekt" men jag skulle gärna få en offert på vad det skulle kosta, så där mellan tummen å pekfingret.

Handlar om kurviga ytor på små detaljer, yttermått < 400 x 200 x 100 mm, som jag i nuläget har relativt fint flöde i. Problemet är att kineserna som ska göra grejerna inte är så samarbetsvilliga när det kommer till att "lägga sista handen på" formarna. ...eller rättare sagt, det är inte så lätt att kommunicera med dom då vår leverantör i sin tur lägger ut jobben.

Samt det tilltalar mig att kunna speca exakta ytor, även i framtida jobb, så det vore nice att ha en ICEM-kontakt

Här i Stockholm är det väl (vad jag hittat) bara Electrolux och Scania (och möjligtvis Semcon) som kör ICEM, och åtminstone Scania tar in konsulter från Detriot har jag fattat det som när det kommer till de mer avancerade grejorna.
Skulle gärna ha egna ICEM-licenser, men det har jag inte täckning för, än
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