The following settings are recommended up to AutoCAD 2000i/Mechanical Desktop 6.0 and Unigraphics NX 1.0.1.2.

• Delete all non-referenced geometry.
• Please activate all the layers with features to be exported.
• Only standard colors are transferred. Subelements of objects can not be coloured individually in the systems.
• Hybrid models are exported as an assembly.
• Please execute "AMUPDATE" to update the model geometry.

• Use AMREPLAY to regenerate the model step by step. This helps to identify corrupt features in the overall context of the design progress.
• Use AMSANITYCHECK to count the numbers of shells within the model. Usually a MD model should contain only one shell. Exception: Intended voids.

• To export a STEP File you can choose File -> Export or the STEPOUT in the command line.
• The Translator uses a default file extension of .stp when processing STEP file names entered on the command line.
• The default setting for STEP export is AP203. For AP214 export you should always use the latest STEP standard. In this case AP214 DIS (CC2).

• In the filename synthax special characters (especially / * % ) or umlauts must be avoided.
• No further adjustment is necessary.

• Select Product Data and one or more of the options Solid, Surface, Wireframe (depending on model) in menu Translation Control -> Modules.
• Use default settings in menu Translation Control (Tolerant Modelling).

• Shaded view is helpful for a first impression of model quality.
• By choosing menu Option Information -> Object -> Type -> Solid Body -> Select all correctly transferred solids are identified with red colour. (same way with other model types)