Pro/ENGINEER Files
The Pro/ENGINEER translator imports and exports Pro/ENGINEER® files.
Pro/ENGINEER accepts only ASCII characters in its file names. When you save a SolidWorks document as a Pro/ENGINEER file, any non-ASCII characters are replaced by an underscore (_).
Importing Pro/ENGINEER Files into SolidWorks
The Pro/ENGINEER translator imports Pro/ENGINEER part or assembly files as SolidWorks part or assembly documents. The attributes, features, sketches, and dimensions of the Pro/ENGINEER part are imported. If all of the features in the file are not supported, you can choose to import the file as either a solid body or a surface model. The Pro/ENGINEER translator supports import of free curves, wireframes, and surface data.
When importing an assembly, you can control how to import individual components. Sub-assemblies are supported as well.
To import assembly constraints, select Import component constraints in the translator options dialog box. Pro/ENGINEER constraints are translated into SolidWorks assembly mates. All the basic mate types, plus Pro/ENGINEER Point on Surface, Point on Edge, and Edge on Surface constraints are supported. Pro/ENGINEER high level motion constraints such as Gear mates and non-default refplanes, refpoints, and refaxes are not supported.
If a model uses Pro/ENGINEER family table instances, the XPR and XAS accelerator instance files must be included for correct results.
You can import Pro/ENGINEER surface-trim and surface-extend features into SolidWorks. These features are read in from the Pro/ENGINEER file and mapped to SolidWorks.
Exporting SolidWorks Documents as Pro/ENGINEER Files
The Pro/ENGINEER translator exports part or assembly documents as Pro/ENGINEER part or assembly files. SolidWorks exports solids and surfaces only, not feature data.
Related Topics
Importing Pro/ENGINEER Part Files
Importing Pro/ENGINEER Assembly Files
Exporting Documents as Pro/ENGINEER Files