About Generate Derived Output

If you open a SOLIDWORKS or SOLIDWORKS Connected part or assembly file that was saved without exact geometry, in any dashboard app on the 3DEXPERIENCE platform, you will not be able to perform any assembly operations on it.

If the file was originally saved to 3DEXPERIENCE from SOLIDWORKS or SOLIDWORKS Connected without selecting the Convert option, only the visual data was saved on the platform. The Generate Derived Output command available on the context toolbar of the dashboard apps creates a derived object task that sends a job request to the Derived Format Converter utility to generate the exact geometry for the file.

Prerequisites

  • You must have the individual Derived Format Converter app installed on your machine or the administrator must install the converter on the platform.
  • You must have the Design with SOLIDWORKS or SOLIDWORKS Connected installed on your machine.