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[Mattybrahhh]

Trying to import line geometry for an isogrid structure in design modeller. The maximum allowable number of datapoints in Des.modeller is 10,000 so I have saved two seperate .txt files (have something like 16,000 datapoints). Anyway I can import one set of data fine but when I attempt to import the second set I get the error:

Error: Boolean operation failed
Context: Geometry Engine, while generating Feature Curve9

I have tried to change topology settings as well as use a boolean unite feature with no luck. 

Any help is very much appreciated. 

[peteroznewman]

SpaceClaim does not have limits on 3D curve points the way DesignModeler does.

[Mattybrahhh]

Thanks Peter, 

From what I can tell you can import points into SpaceClaim but it won't automatically generate lines, don't want to manually join over 15,000 points. 

[peteroznewman]

You can definitely make curves through points when importing point data into SpaceClaim.  You can choose a spline or straight line segments.

[Mattybrahhh]

Awesome that link helped, thanks Peter. 

Next question, I am getting the error when importing to DesModeller:

Error: Failed to import assembly from SpaceClaim. No bodies to transfer.
Context: Attach Feature Import1

I did some reading but could not find a specific answer, I want to assign a rectangular cross section to my line data in DesModeller. 

Thanks again. 

[Mattybrahhh]

Basically I want to export the line data from SpaceClaim to DesModeller without assigning a cross section.. 

[peteroznewman]

You can assign a rectangular cross section to the lines in SpaceClaim.

Here is a Tutorial that shows converting lines to Beams and assigning Cross-Sections.

[Mattybrahhh]

Thanks Peter, 

I figured out how to get it working in Design Modeller simply by:

Concept > 3D Curve > Operation > Add Frozen

This allowed me to import multiple .txt files without a worry.