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API: Export assembly as binary parasolid

robert_chiodirobert_chiodi Member Posts: 8 ✭
in Data management

I am working on an integration, and I would like to export Part Studio's and Assemblies as binary parasolid files via the API. In that regard, I primarily have two questions:

  1. Are there any synchronous ways to export an assembly? According to the documentation here and the API Explorer, I think the answer is no, but I just want to make sure.
  2. The synchronous export of Part Studios can export binary Parasolid (x_b) files, but I do not see a way to do it for assemblies. Is there a way?

Thanks in advance for any help, I am really enjoying Onshape.

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  • Caden_ArmstrongCaden_Armstrong Member Posts: 271 PRO

    Assemblies are only exported with the translations workflow. They could potentially be very slow depending on the size of the assembly.
    Its really not that difficult, its just an extra step of having to check the translation.

    1. Start the translation

    2. Using the resulting translation id → check the translation request state (at a reasonable rate) on some interval, and wait for it to no longer be ACTIVE

    3. Download the stream using the resultExternalDataIds parameter.

    For parasolid, set the formatName to "PARASOLID".

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  • robert_chiodirobert_chiodi Member Posts: 8 ✭

    Hi Caden,

    Yes, I already have that asynchronous approach working, I just wanted to check if there was a synchronous option because the documentation states that is much quicker. The "PARASOLID" option seems to export x_t is it possible to export x_b (the binary format) instead?

  • susan_pedicinisusan_pedicini Member, Onshape Employees Posts: 8

    Hi Robert,

    We don't offer any synchronous export options for assemblies at this time; an asynchronous export is the recommend approach.

    To export to x_b , set the binaryExport query param to true in the [exportParasolid](https://cad.onshape.com/glassworks/explorer/#/PartStudio/exportParasolid) call.

  • robert_chiodirobert_chiodi Member Posts: 8 ✭

    Hi Susan,

    Thank you for your response. Does that mean that only synchronous approaches support x_b export then, so there is no way to export an assembly to x_b?

  • susan_pedicinisusan_pedicini Member, Onshape Employees Posts: 8

    Correct, not at this time.

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