Here is a general conversion table showing how IGES entities are mapped to the ones of think3 when converting an IGES 3D model to the think3 format.
IGES entity number |
IGES entity denomination | Corresponding think3 entity to which it is converted |
100 | Circular Arc | Arc |
102 | Composite Curve | Exploded into its component curves |
104 | Conic Arc | NURBS curve |
106 | Copious data | Exploded into its component lines |
108 | Plane | Plane |
110 | Line | Line |
112 | Parametric Spline Curve | NURBS curve |
114 | Parametric Spline Surface | NURBS surface |
116 | Point | Point |
118 | Ruled surface | Ruled surface |
120 | Surface of Revolution | NURBS surface |
122 | Tabulated Cylinder | Tabulated Cylinder |
124 | Transformation Matrix | Transformation Matrix (internally used by the program only) |
125(125_0) | Flash | Exploded into its component entities |
126 | Rational B-Spline Curve | NURBS curve |
128 | Rational B-Spline Surface | NURBS surface |
130 | Offset Curve | Offset Curve |
140 | Offset Surface | Offset Surface |
141 | Boundary | Trimming curves (for internal use only, not accessible as independent entities in the model) |
142 | Curve on Parametric Surface | for internal use only, not accessible as independent entities in the model. See also Trimmed Surfaces and the IGES entity #142. |
143 | Bounded Surface | Trimmed surface |
144 | Trimmed Parametric Surface | Trimmed surface |
150 | Block | Not converted |
152 | Right Angular Wedge | Not converted |
154 | Right Circular Cylinder | Not converted |
156 | Right Circular Cone Frustum | Not converted |
158 | Sphere | Not converted |
160 | Torus | Not converted |
162 | Solid of Revolution | Not converted |
164 | Solid of Linear Extrusion | Not converted |
168 | Ellipsoid | Not converted |
180 | Boolean Tree | Not converted |
182 | Selected Component | Not converted |
184 | Solid Assembly | Not converted |
186 | Manifold Solid B-Rep Object | Solid (if the Save/Load solid entities check box is selected in the IGES Conversion Options. Otherwise, solids are split into their component surfaces.) |
190 | Plane Surface | Plane |
192 | Right Circular Cylindrical Surface | Cylinder |
194 | Right Circular Conical Surface | NURBS Surface |
196 | Spherical Surface | NURBS Surface |
198 | Toroidal Surface | NURBS Surface |
202 | Angular Dimension | Exploded into its component entities |
204 (204_0) | Curve Dimension | Exploded into its component entities |
206 | Diameter Dimension | Exploded into its component entities |
208 | Flag Note | Exploded into its component entities |
210 | General Label | Exploded into its component entities |
212 | General Note | Not converted |
214 | Leader (Arrow) | Not converted |
216 | Linear Dimension | Not converted |
218 | Ordinate Dimension | Not converted |
220 | Point Dimension | Not converted |
222 | Radius Dimension | Not converted |
228 | General Symbol | Not converted |
230 | Sectioned Area | Not converted |
302 | Associativity Definition | Not converted |
304 | Line Font Definition | Not converted |
308 | Subfigure Definition | Exploded into its component entities |
310 | Text Font Definition | Not converted |
312 | Text Display Template | Not converted |
314 | Color Definition | Not converted |
320 | Network Subfigure Definition | Exploded into its component entities |
322 | Attribute Table Definition | Not converted |
402 | Associativity Instance | Not converted |
404 | Drawing | Not converted |
406 | Property | Not converted |
406 Form 1 | Definition levels Property | Layers |
408 | Singular Subfigure Instance | Exploded into its component entities |
410 | View | Not converted |
412 | Rectangular Array Subfigure Instance | Exploded into its component entities |
414 | Circular Array Subfigure Instance | Exploded into its component entities |
416 | External Reference | Not converted |
418 | Nodal Load/Constraint | Not converted |
420 | Network Subfigure Instance | Exploded into its component entities |
422 | Attribute Table Instance | Not converted |
430 | Solid Instance | Not converted |