Simmechanics load solidworks assembly error

Hi,

I'm trying to open a assembly from solidworks into simmechanics. Everything goes well until I try to open my xml file with the command

 mech_import('smTotal.xml').

I always get next error.

Error using PMImport.ModelReader
"XML Read error" while attempting to read file "smTotal.xml".

Error in PMImport.ModelUpdater

Error in PMImport.pmiu_import

Error in mech_import (line 97)
    PMImport.pmiu_import(varargin{:});

Does anybody know how I could solve this? or what the problem is?

[Muhammad Khird Added]

i am having same problem, can soemeone help us out with this

[sakthinathan s]

hello sir,

Try using the command smimport(' .xml') for importing the .xml files

[Huynh Huan]

Thank you very much, it's working

Answer 1

[Steve Miller]

I believe you are using the wrong command for importing the XML file.

Try using the command smimport('smTotal.xml') instead of mech_import().

mech_import() is for First Generation technology. It is likely you exported to Second Generation Technology, and should be using the command smimport().

See doc page for Simscape Multibody here: http://www.mathworks.com/help/physmod/sm/ref/smimport.html

(Note that SimMechanics was renamed to Simscape Multibody in R2016a). --Steve

[Walter Roberson]

jignesh sindha comments

Thanks Steve, This answer was very useful. Had to search a lot for finding this.

[Brayan Alfonso]

Thanks Steve.

[mahathi dhanavanthan]

kindly try using smimport('file name.xml').... for simmechanics this is the code

[razieh darini]

thanks for ur hint.I used mech_import yesterday and saw errors that confused me. thanks and thanks!!

[Dulanga Chamika]

It works thanks a lot lot

Answer 2

[Omar Crypps]

Hi, I designed a model of 1 degree of freedom on Solidworks and i followed all the steps to export it to the Simulink of Matlab. However, there is always an error that appears after exporting it on Simlink.

Unfortuntely, I can't add a screen shot here but the error tells me " Constraint is not supported , the constraint has been exported as unknown constraint .

Answer 3

[Diego Leonardo Velásquez Gómez]

Hello, I have the same problem as Omar Cryps, I've been using the smimport() function but it doesn't work, so please, somebody help me

Answer 4

[samet türkay]

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