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What is the best way of inserting sufaces into an assembly
steven_garcia789
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I have a model of a pump that I have been sent by the manufaturer, I want to insert it in to an assembly. The step file opens ok and I can see the model in parts studio but it consists of only one part and 3600+ surfaces. I have tried inserting surfaces in to to assembly which has worked in the past but OS crashes or loads forever when I select all surfaces to insert. I have also tried thickening to make parts but again it only allows me to select like 5 parts in a minute because its so slow. I have just started using OS and was loving it untill today. I have also tried converting to solid using freecad. Please help I have wasted 9 hours of my life on it 
Worth a mention that I dont have another cad system, cheers
Worth a mention that I dont have another cad system, cheers 0
Answers
It may take some time to insert them, but the system should handle it.
Or try using enclose to fix the surfaces into a part.
Sometimes its a translation issue and sometimes its just bad models at the originating end.
Is there a vendor website that we can download this from and try for ourselves?
And yes, sometimes all you can get (in any CAD system) is a bazillion faces (surfaces).
When i am stuck like that, i insert into a Part Studio or assembly JUST the faces i need (usually the mating ones).
Send us a link and good luck!