Derived Format Converter

Derived Format Converter provides the capability to generate a derived format for 3DEXPERIENCE representations. 3DEXPERIENCE supplemental applications such as SOLIDWORKS, DELMIA, and SIMULIA can use this derived format. Derived Format Converter supports asynchronous generation of derived formats for the data created through 3DEXPERIENCE apps. It is a user-independent app that can process the data created by all the users and saved to 3DEXPERIENCE. The app is accessible from the Compass.

You must have the following roles to use the Derived Format Converter app. Collaborative Industry Innovator (CSV) role is the prerequisite for these roles. The app can be accessed using one of the following roles:

  • UDA - Collaborative Designer for AutoCAD
  • UEG - Collaborative Designer for Solid Edge
  • UDI - Collaborative Designer for Inventor
  • UDN - Collaborative Designer for NX
  • UDO - Collaborative Designer for Creo Parametric
  • UES - Collaborative Designer for SOLIDWORKS
  • UE5 - Collaborative Designer for CATIA V5
  • UDR - Collaborative Designer for DraftSight
  • SXK - All Physics Analyst
The following role is required for generating derived outputs from 3DEXPERIENCE CATIA:

EXH - Engineering Data Exchange Manager

The following roles are required for generating derived outputs from 3DEXPERIENCE SOIKDWORKS:

  • XWA - 3DEXPERIENCE SOLIDWORKS Standard
  • XWB - 3DEXPERIENCE SOLIDWORKS Professional
  • XWC - 3DEXPERIENCE SOLIDWORKS Premium

Important:
  • If a user has native app roles such as Mechanical Designer, the same role is used in the Derived Format Converter app along with the 3D Component Designer role.
  • Do not assign native app roles to users to access Derived Format Converter.
  • When you logged in with using the required role, the user assigned with the particular role can perform the supported conversions. The derived format such as STEP is required an additional license to use it.

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About ConversionAdministration Cloud Service

This section provides details about the ConversionAdministration cloud service. The ConversionAdministration service manages the creating automated derived outputs, which are based on cloud and on the conversion rules defined by the Platform Administrator. It helps simplify and accelerate the collaboration across the domains (from Design to Manufacturing/Simulation) with automated generation of derived format for xCAD and, or 3DEXPERIENCE data. This service is supported only On the Cloud platform. All the conversion requests are not considered in the ConversionAdministration service. So, you still need to install the Derived Format Converter app in most of the requests while working on the Cloud platform.

The following are the supported target formats:

  • SOLIDWORKS Part to ExactGeometry (linkable)
  • SOLIDWORKS Part to ACIS
  • SOLIDWORKS Drawing to UDL (AuthoringVisu)
  • 3DEXPERIENCE Part to ACIS
  • CATIA V5 Part to ACIS

Notes:
  • Platform Administrator should not delete the “On Save from Connector” Conversion Rules that are set by default after upgrading to 3DEXPERIENCE R2022x FD01 (FP.2205).
  • SOLIDWORKS Part to ExactGeometry: Automatic linkable generation by ConversionAdministration Cloud Service at Save.

    SOLIDWORKS Drawing to UDL: Automatic UDL(AuthoringVisu) generation by ConversionAdministration Cloud Service at Save.

Recommendation: If there is any issue with the Platform Services the Derived Format Converter app need to be installed on the client machine to work with the conversion service.