Problem
When importing a STEP file in SOLIDWORKS, the error "This Model is outside of the 1000m modeling limit" or the error "contains a body with an invalid bounding box" sometimes appears when the model was originally created too large.
Solution
To fix this, the STEP file units can be scaled down.
STEP file units can be scaled by editing the files within a word processor. If the STEP file was originally saved in metric units, the steps to do this are listed below:
1. Right-click on the file and go to Open With > Notepad.
2. Search for "LENGTH_UNIT ( )" and find a line similar to
#1416 =( LENGTH_UNIT ( ) NAMED_UNIT ( * ) SI_UNIT ( .MILLI., .METRE. ) );
3. Replace the .MILLI with .MICRO
4. Repeat steps 2 and 3 until all of the lines found in step 2 have been changed.
The model should be reduced by a factor of 1000 and should fit into the model space.
For additional support, existing customers can submit a ticket or new customers can contact Hawk Ridge Systems.
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