How To Open and Save A Multibody Step File As An Assembly with Individual Parts in SOLIDWORKS

I came across this question working support the other week.

How do you import a multibody step file part and save it as an assembly and into individual parts?

Note: Turn on your SOLIDWORKS FeatureWorks add-in

Now, in SOLIDWORKS 2016 – FeatureWorks is now a part of the SOLIDWORKS Standard package

Open the stp file part while in SOLIDWORKS.  Select the file type to be .stp (By doing this, you get the OPTIONS tab)

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Click the OPTIONS tab

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Under the OPTIONS tab, select IMPORT MULTIPLE BODIES AS PARTS, click OK

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Then click Open

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SOLIDWORKS will create an assembly and create an individual part file for each multibody (Part1, Part2, Part3 ect…)

Right click on first part(Part1), Open the part

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FeatureWorks splash screen will appear

Finished crop

Select OPTIONS button, select radio button OVERWRITE EXISTING FILE, click OK

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Select YES on the splash screen to begin FeatureWorks

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Select your desired options for FeatureWorks to recognize.  Click the green check mark to accept and let FeatureWorks do its thing

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Your result for Part1, there will be a list of individual features in the Part1 Feature Tree

Rename part files as more relevant part names/numbers if so desired.

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I hope this helps make you more efficient.

Don Glaske – Sr. Application Engineer

Computer Aided Technology                                              

www.cati.com


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