Import of I-deas '.asc' drawing in to NX fails to complete...

Import of I-deas '.asc' drawing in to NX fails to complete... Subject: Re: IR 9414202 - import drafting I-DEAS to NX

Hello,

"Can the customer import other Ideas .asc drawing file into NX?"

He can export it to dwg, but I don't want this. Then they would buy autocad and not use NX.

"Or, does the problem only occur with the drawing uploaded with the incident report?"

I don't know, the given drawing was randomly selected.

According to the information I have, there are dozens of them. And as they did, I don't know.

"The problem appears to be with the amount data in the drawing.

If I delete all of the geometry from the drawing, except for one view of the vehicle, then it can be imported in to NX (it takes about 10 minutes)."

They won't accept this. They will not want to delete the views in the I-DEAS drawing and place them in NX one view.

"Have you explored the possibility of migrating all the customer's I-deas data to NX using the Content Migration Manager?"

I was thinking about it, but in my opinion and my colleague, there will be the same problem.

As I wrote, I'm looking for the most effective way to make a design

drawing.

When I start to draw a view from their NX assembly (30000 unique parts),

I get a look in a few hours. If they open a few such sets, they will do

nothing.

  IR Number:	9414202

   Priority:	1

Business Urgency: No

   GTAC Urgency:	No

  PR Matrix:	??

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Problem Description:

Import of I-deas '.asc' drawing in to NX does not complete...

The import process starts, but after 2 days it is still running.

The geometry is imported/displayed, but the import process does not complete, and the session has to be killed. (Refer to 'tatra_vykres.png'.)

Significantly reducing the amount of geometry in the drawing does allow it to be imported, but this is not acceptable to the customer.

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NX Versions: NX 12.0.2 (and NX 1855)

Managed Mode: No

Tc Versions: n/a

Containing:

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Part: Yes

AVI: n/a

Syslog: Yes

Other Files: n/a

Work Around: Yes, but not an acceptable one. Edit the drawing and delete most of the geometry, this reduces the file size and allows the drawing to be imported. An alternative workaround, where an CGM file is exported from the Ideas drawing and imported that into NX does work, however this does not allow the drawing to be edited in way they require.

Steps to Duplicate:

Preparation:

1. Download and unpack the 'I-deas_ASC_DWG_Importer.zip' from the GTAC software download server.

2. Copy 'ig' folder and its contents in to the '‰\DRAFTING\layout' folder of your NX 12 / 1847 folder.

Steps to reproduce:

1. Start NX 12 and create a new standalone drawing.

2. From with the NX Drafting application, select 'File - Import - Ideas ASC/DWG‰' and browse to the file 'T158-8P6R23-450.asc', select OK. The import process starts, and a new part is created, but the import process does not complete (after leaving it running overnight.)

The problem may be related to the size of the file. The original customer drawing is approximately 200MB. If the drawing is opened and edited in Ideas, to remove all but one view of the vehicle, the file size is reduced to about 18MB. When the drawing file '450_main_sheet_no_border_one_view_clean.asc' is imported into NX it takes about 10 minutes to complete.

Problem is part specific: No

Problem is OS specific: No

Platform Information-

Problem is platform specific: No Platform:

Problem verified on the following platforms and OS versions:

Intel IV, Win10 64-bit This issue is currently open and under investigation. When the investigation completes, this article will be updated to include all of the pertinent information and conclusions. If you have further questions related to this article, or any article, please contact Support for assistance. PR 9414202 Product Information: Product: NX , Application: TRANSLATOR , Version: V12.0.2