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Migrating SolidWorks

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SolidWorks Data Migration Tool

Table of content

• What is the SW data Migration Tool 3

• Requirements 3

• Data Migration UI 8

• Supported Features

• Demonstration 19



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What is the SolidWorks Data Migration tool

• The SolidWorks Data Migration tool translates SolidWorks parts, assemblies,

and drawing files to Solid Edge.

• This tool uses the SolidWorks Automation layer to extract rich

attributes\properties from the SW file

• These Attributes from SW are stored in the Siemens xml format “PLMXML”

• The PLMXML format references geometry stored in the Parasolid x_t file



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Requirements to Use this Tool:

• Solid Edge Premium, Classic, or Foundation

• Solid Edge ST9 (Required to support Associative Drawing files)

• Licensed Copy of SolidWorks version 2012 or greater

• Both applications must be installed on the same machine (New

Requirement)

• Highly suggested for ST9

• Required in ST10

• SolidWorks files to be migrated can exist on a share or on the

local machine

• SW application must be able to resolve all links (Assemblies, and

or Drawings)

• Migration tool supports both Ordered and Synchronous

environments (Synchronous environment is used for best

results).



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Getting Started

• Click Windows application menu, “All programs” Solid Edge

ST9 Data Migration

• This folder contains a short cut to the Help Topics, and Links to

the 3 migration tools offered by SE.



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SolidWorks Migration tool Page 1 of 3

• SolidWorks host – Name of the machine where SW is

Installed (Goes away in ST10)

• SolidWorks working folder – Folder where the SW files

exist. (Must have Read and Write access)

• Solid Edge folders (Target location for the resulting

Solid Edge files

• Template files – Defaults to the delivered Solid Edge

template files

• Configuration file – Contains the options, and setting

seen on this page

• Log file location

• This is the location of the log file for the Solid Edge

transactions.

• Additional log file is also created in the “SolidWorks

working” folder for the SW transactions



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• Add – Adds the selected SolidWorks file(s) to the list

of files to be migrated. Shift select, and control select

to add files is supported.

• Add All - Selects all files in the current folder

• Remove - Removes the selected SolidWorks file(s) from

the list of files to be migrated.

• Remove All – Removes all files form the list to be

migrated



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• Save the contents of the first page to the active

configuration file. Or Create a new configuration file.

• Finish – Selecting Finish will starts the migration process



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Supported features page 1 of 3

• Supported Features:

• Material definition – maintains the material definition found in

SolidWorks file. Conversion of the “SolidWorks

materials.sldmat” to a Solid Edge materials.mtl file is required.

(Use SWmat2SEMat.exe" in the SE program folder)

• Hole definitions - SolidWorks hole attribute are apply to Solid

Edge hole features including thread size and pitch. This feature

requires a conversion of the SolidWorks hole database

(SWBrowser.mdb) to a Solid Edge hole table. (Use

SEHolePipeTxtFromSW.exe found in the SE program folder)



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• Assembly relationships:

• Family of Assemblies - All SolidWorks configurations that include

suppressed parts are migrated to Solid Edge as FOA Member.

• Alternate or Flexible Assemblies - Alternate Position Assemblies will be

migrated to Solid Edge as an FOA Member.

Supported Features Page 2 of 3

SolidWorks Solid Edge Comments

Coincident, Face

Normal opposite

Planar Align. Including

offset

Face Based

relationships only

Coincident, Face

Normal Same direction

Planar Mate, including

offset

Concentric Axial Align

Fixed Grounded



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Supported Features Page 3 of 3

Associative drawing files - During the migration process a link is

established between the SE Draft, and part or assembly file.

• All SW drawing view types are supported.

• Cutting plane lines, auxiliary view plane lines, and detail

envelopes are supported.

• Dimensions migrated from SolidWorks are bound to

Solid Edge drawing view geometry.

• Center marks and center lines are associative to the Solid Edge

drawing views.

• Hatch and solid fills are migrated maintaining their

associativity to the Solid Edge drawing view.

• View shading is maintained as part of this drawing view

creation process.

• Multi-sheet drawings are supported through this migration

process.



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Lets take a look:



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Your Mileage may vary!

• This is a Great Tool!

• Start Slow (small jobs)

• Acquire the proper expectations



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Contact

Steve Weatherwax

Product Manager

2D - 3D Data Translation

675 Discovery Drive

Huntsville Al 35806

Phone: 256 705 2539

E-mail:

[email protected]

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