Delcam’s Solid Doctor for CAD data repair

The repaired Parasolid XT file can be read directly into all software based on Parasolid, including IronCAD, SolidWorks, TopSolid, T-Flex and VisiCAD, as well as Siemens PLM Software's own Solid Edge software and NX software products. Solid Doctor can tackle all the common problems found when translating low precision and incomplete data - including gaps and overlaps between surfaces, or duplicated and missing surfaces - and generate a valid, high-precision Parasolid model. The Solid Doctor uses the automatic data repair tools that are provided as part of Parasolid, together with the surface creation and editing options that are available from PowerSHAPE. The first stage for Solid Doctor is to analyse the model using the Parasolid checking mechanisms. Solid Doctor divides any issues into separate categories and labels the model. For each category or class of inconsistency, Solid Doctor recommends the most appropriate course of action, including a possible automatic fix. The user then applies the automated repair sequence. Each corrected issue has its label changed from red to green as it is repaired. The repairs can be inspected individually to ensure that the results are as required or the whole model can be checked again to highlight any further inconsistencies. The second stage involves using Delcam's unique trim region editing tools to correct larger issues that require manual repair by a skilled user, such as mismatches between the edges of the various surfaces within the model. Finally, for the more serious problems that remain, it will usually be necessary to generate replacement surfaces in the affected area. This can be done easily using PowerSHAPE's Smart Surfacing technology.