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Emil Rindell
Jonas Bryntesson
Henrik Andersson
2023-10-30
Emil Rindell
Jonas Bryntesson
Henrik Andersson
2023-10-30
In some cases you may need to switch the solid kernel in IRONCAD, either by default, uniquely per part or all parts in an assembly. This post does not address why we have dual solid kernels in IRONCAD but only how to switch between the different kernels. If you want to read in detail about the advantages of dual solid kernels, we refer to this post: The advantage of dual solid kernels.
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This setting affects all new parts you create, existing parts are not affected.
Press the Properties tab at the bottom left and under the drop-down menu for Kernel Type on New Part you can choose which of the two should be set as default.
Press Menu>Options>Parts here you select either ACIS or Parasolid. Then press OK
You can change solid kernel on a part in several different ways depending on how you are used to working in IRONCAD.
A quick way to switch solid kernel is to highlight the part in part mode (blue borders) and then press the keyboard shortcut [CTRL] [K].
Right-click on the part in part mode (blue borders) and select Part Properties.
Under Modeling Kernel you can now switch between the different kernels.
Select the part in part mode (blue border lines) then press the Properties tab at the bottom left and under the Modeling Kernel drop-down menu you can switch between the two.
Select the assembly (yellow borders) then click on the Properties tab at the bottom left and under the Modeling Kernel drop-down menu you can switch between the two.
Under the ICM Tools directory, you will find the Kernel Manager tool. Drag and drop this icon into the 3D scene.
In the tool window that appears, you can now either choose to move a part from one page to another. First select the part you want to change solid kernel to and then press the arrow above it.
You can also highlight a part at the top of the list, then scroll down the list holding the [SHIFT] key and highlighting the last part in the list will highlight everyone in the list, then press any of the arrows to move it from ACIS to Parasolid or vice versa.
The switching of solid kernel takes place only when the tool window is unchecked (one click in the background). If you have already closed the dialog box, press once in the scene background to start the switching between the solid cores.
Here is more information about the tool Kernel Manager: http://ironcad.it/learnICM/en/tools-catalog/020_kernel_manager/
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