T-FLEX Parametric CAD. Fundamentals. 2D Design

Fundamentals. Two-Dimensional Design
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When importing an assembly, the import dialog has a window that displays the contents of the imported
assembly and the folder name, in which the resulting files will be created. Additionally, there are the
following import parameters in the dialog:
Import Assembly into One File/Import Parts into Separate Files. The switch defines the method of
importing an assembly and the type of the import result.
If the “Import Assembly into One File” setting is selected, then the assembly is imported as a single
model. In this way of importing, the resulting model will be fully identical to the SolidWorks model. In
this case, all relations between model components are lost. The final body represents a single “External
Model” operation.
When using the “Import Parts into Separate Files” setting, each parts of the assembly is imported into
a separate file and is inserted in the resulting assembly file as a 3D fragment. If this import mode is used,
then it is possible to import mates existing in the SolidWorks source assembly. Nevertheless, additional
operations created directly in the assembly file could be lost in this way of importing, that is the
operations that do not belong to any part. For example, if several holes are created directly in a
SolidWorks assembly model file, rather than in the part files, then those will be lost after the import.
By default, an assembly is imported as a single model.
Create Mates for Assembly. When this flag is set, the mates from the source SolidWorks assembly will be
imported in the resulting model. This flag is available only when the “Import assembly in a file group”
method is selected. The flag is disabled by default, meaning that mates are not imported.
Create new Document. This flag is cleared by default, so that an assembly is imported into the current
document. Upon enabling this flag, the import result is put in a new document.