
When cleared, the multibody part imports as a part document with multiple bodies. Imports a multibody part as separate part documents in an assembly document. Free points and 2D sketches import as 2D sketches. To preserve split lines (redundant geometry) and form a solid when Knit surface(s) or Do not knit is selected. Merge Entities (for Inventor Part, SAT, STEP, IGES, or SLDXML) Imports as surfaces and prevents surfaces from knitting. Imports as surfaces and attempts to knit the surfaces. If you select Try forming solid(s) but not B-REP mapping, the SOLIDWORKS application attempts to knit the surfaces into solids. In general, this mode is faster than knitting, especially for complex models. Attempts to import the model by directly mapping topologies using boundary representation (BREP) data.

Click Open (Standard toolbar) or File > Open.
