Alias surface models can be transferred to Pro/ENGINEER in either IGES, STEP or PTC Granite formats.
By using Alias, there are two types of model information that can be set to and read by Pro/ENGINEER: geometry information and topological information.
The Alias IGES file includes only the description of the geometry information. The STEP entities that Alias supports means that both the geometry information as well as the topology information can be transferred and read into Pro/ENGINEER. The geometric data describes the basic shape of the object and in both Alias and Pro/ENGINEER, geometric data is represented using NURBS.
Topological data describes how the geometric components are connected together to form a solid. The STEP file format has advantages over IGES when transferring Alias models to Pro/ENGINEER because there is more information describing the model that is being transferred.
Workflow for exporting PTC Granite files (Window only)
When exporting PTC Granite geometry from Alias to Pro/ENGINEER, you should:
Use Alias, choose File > Export > Active As, with File Format Option set to PTC Granite, to save selected parts of the model.
To create a PTC Granite file for Pro/ENGINEER (Windows only)
For more information refer to Workflow for exporting PTC Granite files (Window only).
To create an IGES format file for Pro/ENGINEER
To create a STEP file in Alias for Pro/ENGINEER
Manifold Shells- A collection of stitched surfaces that do not describe a volume is saved out as a G3 Manifold Shell.
Brep Solids-Stitched geometry that describes a closed volume is written out as a G5 Brep Solid.
To set options in Pro/ENGINEER for export and import
To make the import and export of IGES and STEP files easier for Alias to read.
IGES_OUT_ALL_SRFS_AS 128 IGES_OUT_SPL_CRVS_AS_126 YES IGES_OUT_SPL_SRFS_AS_128 YES IGES_OUT_MIL_D_28000 NO IGES_OUT_TRM_SRFS_AS_143 NO IGES_OUT_TRIM_CURVE_DEVIATION DEFAULT INTF_OUT_BLANKED_ENTITIES NO INTF3D_OUT_EXTEND_SURFACE YES INTF3D_OUT_FORCE_SURF_NORMALS YES IGES_IN_106_F2_AS_SPLINE NO IGES_IN_DWG_LINE_FONT YES IGES_IN_DWG_PNT_ENT YES IGES_IN_DWG_COLOR YES FIX_BOUNDARIES_ON_IMPORT YES