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Solid edge provides a way to export all the data to dwg format, but this would convert to ACIS objects, so you need AutoCAD to read them and convert them to 3ds format to be exported to Blender (This is possible, but isn’t cost effective). (Join, contrains data, animation data and Nurbs objects would be an exception, i’m using SE 15, don’t know about lastest version) This will allow you to export almost everything in a format that blender can understand and use. There are some plugins that allow solid edge to export to wavefront OBJ though (you have to pay ± US$200 for this.). Long answer: Solid Edge doesn’t provide a direct way to export the parasolids into any kind of mesh that blender can import, so you’re pretty much out of luck. Looks like a good community going on in this forum and it seems like a pretty good program. I know it seems like a lot that I need to do, but once I finally pick a program I’ll be doing 8-10 hours a day of just the program, so hopefully I can pic it up pretty quick.Īnyway, I appreciate the help. And one more thing, since I don’t know too much about Blender, can you make one part in Blender and import it into another part in Blender. Also, how controllable are animations in Blender, if I have a multi-part piece, and all the parts need to work together(car engine for example) then is this doable? Also, can I import what we call “assembly files” into Blender? An assembly file is a bunch of files which use directories of other files. And since I have to design everything in Solid Edge for all the engineering analysis, it would be better if I can import parts into Blender(I can make a huge variety of extension files), how possible is this? I need dimensions to be the same. I would like, if possible, to use Blender(cost effective :p) to do my intense rendering. Solid Edge is great because I can do simulations and I can do rendering, however, the rendering is pretty darn limited(unless I have the $$), and the simulations are pretty limiting because I can only make the part move(like a piston in action) but I can’t really have my part(maybe a missile for example) moving through terrain, etc. I need to set up a presentation/promo video and I would like the best simulations and graphics I can get. And that’s great! But I need something else and since you all now know a little about Solid Edge maybe you can help me. Solid Edge is more or less a CAD package for engineers and the like which can do anything from stress analysis to thermal simulations. As an engineering student and student researcher I use Solid Edge almost everyday for CAD modeling, simulations, basic rendering and for part fabrication.
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This is my first post on this forum so if this is the wrong place then let me know and move it:) Also, please don’t criticize me for not looking at all the tutorials on how to do something or not, I’m just trying to figure out if I should use Blender or another.Īnyway, for those of you who know what Solid Edge is you’re probably wondering what on Earth Solid Edge has to do with pretty much anything in this thread, especially since the two programs are in one way or another, completely unrelated.