It is now possible to retrieve profile information directly from a 3D file.

This allows to select one or more files but also one or more bodies. This feature will also allow us to have a better analysis of the geometry and therefore have more accurate information on angles and cuts. Thanks to the cut information read directly on the geometry, CuttingOptimization now imbricates the cuts, if the angles allow it.


Before :



Now:




To import the welded elements of a 3D file, click on the icon . You then arrive on this window:




You will then be able to select in your SOLIDWORKS window, your Part/Assembly file or directly the bodies you wish to retrieve. They will appear in the profile selection window.

  • recover the active file by clicking on the icon
  • select manually in the SOLIDWORKS tree



Before the list is generated, you can change the quantity:


 


Once the selection is made, you must click on the icon to generate the list of profiles:




Once the list is generated, you can modify the profile and activate the preview window:




If you press the ApplyYou will find your items in your debit list.