Importing an Assembly IGES file from I-DEAS to SolidWorks

In I-DEAS:
Go to File > Export > IGES and select OK on the Export form.
The Prompt region will ask you to "Pick Entity". Grab all the assembly instances by holding down mouse button one and drawing a box around them. Alternatively when it says "Pick Entity" use mouse button 3, Get From Bin and select the assembly.
On the IGES Export form enter the Filename and Pick Flavors…
On the IGES Flavors form toggle on "Use Standard Flavors". Select the ? and pick Number 14 - Unigraphics.
OK the Flavor and IGES Flavor forms. When you reach the IGES export form select the Export button and OK the I-DEAS Warning which tells you that a new IGES file will be created.
Send the IGES file to the system which will import it into SolidWorks.

In SolidWorks:
Go to File > Open.
Change "Files of type" to IGES (*.igs).
Click the Options button and verify the settings are ON to import "Surface/solid entities" and "try forming solids".
Finally, click on the "Open" button and the IGES file will be imported.

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