STEP Import Options

The STEP reader uses the ct_reader.ini file with the following available options:

@AttributesAsMetadata

Value	Description
on	Import all generic attributes (global and related to single entities) as metadata. <name>
off	Do not import generic attributes.
part	Import just the global attributes (the attributes related to the part as a whole) as metadata. <name>
entity	Import just the entity attributes (the attributes related to single entities) as metadata. <name>
%attribute1%attribute2%attribute3	Import specified generic attributes as metadata. The attribute names are listed, separated by a character that you choose, and inserted as the first element of the string. The example uses '%' as a separator. You can choose another character as a separator, in case one of the listed attribute names contains '%'. HyperMesh will recognize it as it is the first character of the string. <name>

@AvoidThirdPartyConversion

Value	Description
on	Avoid using the conversion functions provided by third party (default).
off	Use the conversion functions provided by third party.

@CleanupTol

Value

Description

double

A negative value (default) means to use the auto cleanup tolerance. A value greater than the calculated auto cleanup tolerance means to use that specific tolerance.

Refer to the CAD Cleanup Tolerance section.

@ColorsAsMetadata

Value	Description
integer	Read color attributes of geometric entities as metadata with integer values. COLOR_RGB
real	Read color attributes of geometric entities as metadata with real values. COLOR_RGB
on	Same as integer
off	Do not read color attributes (default).

@DensityAsMetadata

Value

Description

Read density value as metadata (default).

DENSITY

off

Do not read density value.

@DoNotMergeEdges

Value	Description
on	Preserve the original geometry edges, instead of merging them together during the import cleanup phase.
off	Merge edges together during the import cleanup phase (default).

@FullNameAsMetadata

Value

Description

Generate the full CAD name, as retrieved from the CAD part, as metadata. This consists of assembly name/part name/feature name/entity name.

FULL_IDENTIFIER

off

Do not generate full name metadata (default).

@ImportBlanked

Value	Description
on	Import entities that are hidden, blanked or no show.
off	Do not import entities that are hidden, blanked or no show (default).

@ImportForVisualizationOnly

Value

Description

Import the model for visualization purposes only.

This skips many of the import steps (cleanup, stitching, solid creation, and so on) to provide a faster import. The resulting model may not be suitable for other uses.

off

Import the model in the normal fashion (default).

@ImportFreeCurves

Value	Description
on	Import free curves (wireframe entities) into the model (default).
off	Do not import free curves.

@ImportFreePoints

Value	Description
on	Import free points into the model (default).
off	Do not import free points.

@MaterialName

Value	Description
string	Name of the CAD attribute containing the material name info of the current part. Default is "Material"; meaningful only if @AttributesAsMetadata = "part". It only generates temporary data used by the ExtAPI cadassm tool.

@MetadataPrefix

Value

Description

string

The string is prefixed to all metadata names. No prefix is used by default.

See CAD Metadata Naming for more details.

@OriginalIdAsMetadata

Value

Description

Import original CAD entity IDs as metadata.

ORIGINAL_ID

off

Do not import original CAD entity IDs as metadata (default).

@PartNumber

Value	Description
string	Name of the CAD attribute containing the part number info of the current part. Default is "PartNumber"; meaningful only if @AttributesAsMetadata = "part". It only generates temporary data used by the ExtAPI cadassm tool.

@ScaleFactor

Value

Description

double

Defines the model scaling factor during import.

Default is 1.0.

@ShrinkSurfaces

Value	Description
on	For trimmed surfaces, shrink corresponding base surfaces to only enclose the extents of the external trimming contour, plus a narrow frame.
off	Do not modify base surfaces (default).

@SkipCreationOfSolid

Value	Description
on	Read surfaces, but do not create solid entities.
off	Create solid entities (default).

@SplitComponentsByBody

Value	Description
on	Create one HM component per third party body. There might be one or more third party bodies per third party component. This option cannot be used when @ReadCompositeData is enabled, or in conjunction with @SplitComponentsByPart.
off	Do not consider the division of third party components into third party bodies while creating HM components (default).

@StitchingAcrossBodies

Value	Description
on	Stitch surfaces belonging to different components.
off	Do not stitch surfaces belonging to different components (default).

@TagsAsMetadata

Value	Description
on	Create entity name as metadata (default). TAG
FromBody	Take entity from its parent body and create it as metadata. TAG
off	Do not read tags.

@ThicknessName

Value	Description
string	Name of the CAD attribute containing the thickness info of the current part. Default is "Thickness"; meaningful only if @AttributesAsMetadata = "part". It only generates temporary data used by the ExtAPI cadassm tool.

@UID

Value

Description

string

Name of the CAD attribute containing the UID info of the current part.

Default is "UID"; meaningful only if @AttributesAsMetadata = "part". It only generates temporary data used by the ExtAPI cadassm tool.

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