SAT Export for AutoCAD is an
ACIS SAT and SAB file export plug-in for
AutoCAD. This plug-in gives
AutoCAD the ability to export 3D solid models to
ACIS SAT and SAB files.
AutoCAD already has a command called ACISOUT which exports
ACIS SAT files. However this command is limited to exporting SAT files (not SAB) and that too up till version 7.0 only. Spatial has released
ACIS version 20 and most CAD systems read SAT and SAB files much later than version 7.0. A
AutoCAD's ACISOUT command is not able to write
ACIS SAT files later then version 7.0. This can post a huge problem when it comes to effectively exchanging data between
AutoCAD and other CAD systems.
SAT Export for AutoCAD solves this problem by giving
AutoCAD the ability to write
ACIS SAT and SAB files up till the latest version of
ACIS as developed by Spatial.
SAT Export for AutoCAD is powered by the widely used 3D InterOp technology from Spatial. 3D InterOp is the industry standard for proprietary and neutral CAD file format data exchange and is used in almost all the major CAD systems.
Besides data exchange 3D InterOp also offers powerful repairing and healing features which are extensively used in
AutoCAD. Repairing involves checking the file for corrupted data and fixing the invalid data. Healing corrects the differences in precision.
SAT Export for AutoCAD also creates a detailed log file which is extremely useful in identifying data translation problems and aids in locating and fixing errors.
SAT Export for AutoCAD is very easy to use. Once installed, it must be loaded into the
AutoCAD environment. There are simple instructions for this in the ReadMe file. Once loaded it adds new commands to
AutoCAD's existing commands and a new submenu called "SATExport" to the
AutoCAD menu containing these newly added commands.
