On Fri, 18 Jul 2008 21:55:19 -0700 (PDT), jon_banquer
<jon_banquer@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
wrote:
>On Jul 18, 9:44 pm, BottleBob <bottl...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>> jon_banquer wrote:
>> >> Are you claiming that Solid Edge ST is a universal translator for
ALL
>> >> types of geometric files?
>>
>> > Solid Edge with Synchronous Technology doesn't care about anything
but
>> > geometry so a "dumb solid" of any kind from any CAD system is just
>> > fine. Once a "dumb solid" is im****ted into Solid Edge with
Synchronous
>> > Technology you can add any design intent you wish and make the part
as
>> > "smart" as you want.
>>
>> Jon:
>>
>> *IF* it could IM****T Pro-E, Catia, Inventor, Rhino, and
virtually
>> every other CAD format and then OUTPUT in say Parasolid, then one seat
>> of Solid Edge might be a bargain for that reason alone. It would save
>> on having to pay maintenance on multiple seats of CAM software just to
>> get the latest translation updates.
>> What format(s) DOES Solid Edge ST output in?
>>
>> --
>> BottleBobhttp://home.earthlink.net/~bottlbob
>
>Pro/e can output IGES. Solid Edge with S/T can im****t IGES.
Loss of data.
>
>CATIA can output IGES. Solid Edge with S/T can im****t IGES.
Loss of data.
>Inventor can output IGES. Solid Edge with S/T can im****t IGES.
Loss of data.
>Rhino can output IGES. Solid Edge with S/T can im****t IGES.
Loss of data.
>Solid Edge with S/T can im****t Parasolid.
Loss of data.
>Solid Edge with S/T can im****t ACIS.
Loss of data.
>Jon Banquer
>San Diego, CA
>http://jonbanquer.blogspot.com/
<pictures of dancing morons>
--
Cliff


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