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      How To Export Your CAD From Siemens.

      In this article we'll go through how to export your CAD data from Siemens, using PAR or STEP ready to upload into the platform.

      We prefer to work with files exported from PAR as these contain the most data for the platform to process. More data provided, the better the result from our 3D model automation.

      If you encounter any problems please reach out to our team and we can find a solution that best fits your data. 

      ⚠️  Please do not ignore errors in your CAD when exporting. Please fix any errors you encounter within your CAD before attempting to export and upload into Partful. Ignored errors can lead to missing parts, or processing errors in the platform.

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      PAR/Native (Preferred)


      1. Open your assembly in Siemens NX.
      2. Navigate to File, Save As…
      3. Choose your preferred name for your file,
      4. Choose your preferred location to save your file, 
      5. Save as type: .PRT
      6. Click ‘OK’
      7. Compress file as zip in Windows/MAC

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      STEP


      1. Open your assembly in Siemens NX.
      2. Navigate to File → Export
      3. In the first Tab ‘Files’ 
      4. Choose STEP 242 if available 
        1. Choose STEP 214 only if 242 is unavailable as this won’t contain as much information for Partful to process. 
      5. Choose your preferred location to export your file to, 
      6. Choose your preferred name for your file,
      7. Click OK to set your name and location
      8. Click ‘Data to Export’ Tab
      9. Export
        1. Curves
        2. Sheets
        3. Solids
        4. Facet Bodies
        5. Coordinate systems
        6. PMI
      10. Click OK to export.

       

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