What are the losses associated with Neutral File Formats compared to files translated by TTIs Acc-u-TransTM service?
A. Neutral file losses occur in two main areas: geometric accuracy, and entity association. • ACCURACY: Each CAD system defines geometry differently. You may not see the errors, but they show up in variations from the true surface geometry or intersections that may overlap or don’t meet. That is why there is a need for healing in order to help in the repairs. This is only one example of the many errors that can occur. Your manufacturing tolerances can be used up by the errors. • ASSOCIATION: Modern CAD software, through associated parameters, defines the geometry, conveys tolerances, notes, dimensions, and even material specifications. Neutral file formats do not support these entities. When the file is exported to and from a neutral format valuable information is lost.
