Article - CS53903
[Knowledge Hub] How to repair and heal imported external geometry (IGES or STEP) for solidifying in Creo Parametric
Modified: 11-Nov-2025
Applies To
- Pro/ENGINEER and Creo Elements/Pro Wildfire to Wildfire 5.0
- Creo Parametric 1.0 to 12.4
Description
- How to repair & heal imported external geometry (IGES or STEP) for solidifying
- How to use Import DataDoctor (IDD) to repair imported geometry
- How to redefine import feature
- Needs assistance to locate IDD_Models.zip for Import Data Doctor tutorial
- Where to download sample files for the Getting Started with Import Data Doctor pdf
- *.STP file appears as purple wireframe in drawing view
- *.STP file does not have mass on import
- STEP file contains gaps upon import
- How to find the gaps in the imported geometry
- Cannot solidify an imported Geometry
- Solid models when imported from third party CAD software inside Pro/ENGINEER or Creo releases display as surfaces or quilts.
- Mapping repair processes across different Pro/ENGINEER and Creo Parametric releases
- How to check for geometric defects in the imported model or the imported feature
- Mass properties do not work on imported *.PKG model from Creo Elements / Direct Modeling
- STEP file is exported as Solid from Creo View but gets imported as Surface
- After converting an assembly to a one file STEP, some of the components appear hollow / as surfaces
- Solid CATIA files are imported as surfaces.
- Solid geometry created in Solidworks when opened in Creo Parametric fails in solidification
- When drawing out the drawing, some lines are not displayed. After adjusting the HLR of the drawing, other lines are not displayed.
- What are the best practices and configuration options to import step files or repair imported STEP geometry
- On the desktop cloud platform, when opening an assembly file in stp format with a size of about 1GB, Creo appears unresponsive
- Solid 3D model manipulation is required for parts created by importing STEP external data
- Solidification failure on importing a neutral (*.neu) file
- When users open STEP / Igs / x_t files provided by suppliers in Creo, how can they ensure the correct assembly position and no distortion? Or what should suppliers pay attention to when converting using other software?
- Document about Import DataDoctor
- Getting an import validation error and import data doctor doesn't work
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