STEP AP 242

SOLIDWORKS SW General
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Does Solidworks 2023 read or write STEP AP 242? 242 transmits MBD/PMI data. I don’t have the latest version installed.

2

It doesn’t look like it that’s an option.

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3

Interesting. Do you know if that’s an option that comes with the SW MBD package?

4

SOLIDWORKS MBD has STEP 242 capability. It’s been there since SW2019.
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5

I bleev it requarz the MBD add-in. Separate $$$.
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6

Isn’t that special…

7

Interesting. If you populated the model with dimensions and STEP 242’d it out to Solid Edge, you would get a live-editable model in Synchronous.

8

Hmmm quick way to switch to SE?
Assembly work the same?

9

SE has utilities to bring mates over. Not sure if 242 includes mates.