Why do I get planar surfaces when importing a SolidWorks file?

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18-03-2025 46:11

Symptom: When importing a SolidWorks file (.SLDPRT), it sometimes happens that TopSolid creates small planar surfaces in addition to the imported shape.

Cause : These surfaces correspond to user planes created in the SolidWorks file.

Solution: You can prevent these user planes from being imported by setting the TranslateWorkPlanes option to False in Tools > Options > Translators > Spatial translators > General.