About Resolving Import Validation Failures
The import failures and model inconsistencies that the Import Validation Report detects and reports can be addressed and resolved using the following options:
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Repair Imported Geometry
Repair Imported Geometry• 
Use Alternate Mass Properties or 
Use Calculated Mass Properties
Use Alternate Mass Properties or Use Calculated Mass Properties• 
Ignore Solidification Check or 
Enable Solidification Check
Ignore Solidification Check or Enable Solidification CheckYou can right-click the model on the Model Tree, click Import Validation, and access these options on the short-cut menu. Alternatively, you can open the Notification Center and right-click the import validation failure notification represented by the yellow triangle and access these options on the short-cut menu.
When the Import Validation Report displays import failures or models imported with errors and warnings, incomplete or problem geometry in the models may require repairs. When part models contain multiple bodies, even if a subset of the bodies fail to solidify, the Import Validation Report indicates that the standalone parts or the part components of assemblies have failed to import. Status type under Body Validation in the Import Validation Report identifies solidification failure at the body level as the reason for the parts failing import and displays the number of bodies in the source parts that failed to solidify. Bodies of the parts that fail to solidify can result in the creation of empty bodies.
 | If the Associative Topology Bus (ATB) update converts single-body TIM parts and components to TIMs with multiple bodies, the Import Validation Report identifies solidification failures at the body level and reports import validation failure as the overall status of the TIM parts and components with multiple bodies. |
You can then right-click the model with the defective and problem geometry on the Model Tree and click > Repair Imported Geometry to access Import DataDoctor (IDD). You can click Geometry Checks on the Analyze tab in IDD and use the Troubleshooter to verify the solidification failure. Verify if the Solid node with open quilts diagnostic is checked in the Troubleshooter. A red dot next to the diagnostic identifies it as an error. When you select the Solid node with open quilts diagnostic in the Troubleshooter, the defective geometry zooms in. The text area of the Troubleshooter displays the diagnostic type and the recommended solution. When you repair the bodies of parts that failed to solidify, for instance, repair the quilts of the bodies that failed to solidify until they are closed, the resultant solid geometry populates the bodies. You can further analyze the geometry using diagnostics in IDD to identify defects such as unsatisfied topological connections and tangency conditions and gaps and slivers. You can then use the repair and heal geometry options in IDD to address the defects and resolve validation failures because of defective or incomplete geometry. The Repair Imported Geometry option is also available in the Notification Center.
Repair Imported Geometry to access Import DataDoctor (IDD). You can click Geometry Checks on the Analyze tab in IDD and use the Troubleshooter to verify the solidification failure. Verify if the Solid node with open quilts diagnostic is checked in the Troubleshooter. A red dot next to the diagnostic identifies it as an error. When you select the Solid node with open quilts diagnostic in the Troubleshooter, the defective geometry zooms in. The text area of the Troubleshooter displays the diagnostic type and the recommended solution. When you repair the bodies of parts that failed to solidify, for instance, repair the quilts of the bodies that failed to solidify until they are closed, the resultant solid geometry populates the bodies. You can further analyze the geometry using diagnostics in IDD to identify defects such as unsatisfied topological connections and tangency conditions and gaps and slivers. You can then use the repair and heal geometry options in IDD to address the defects and resolve validation failures because of defective or incomplete geometry. The Repair Imported Geometry option is also available in the Notification Center.When the mass property values of the source models, such as volume and surface area, show even slight variations from the maximum tolerance limits, the Import Validation Report displays the failed validation status for the validation properties of volume and area. You can then right-click the imported or opened assembly, part, or component model on the Model Tree and click > Use Alternate Mass Properties. The Use Calculated Mass Properties and the Use Alternate Mass Properties options are mutually exclusive. If you have used the Use Alternate Mass Properties option, the Use Calculated Mass Properties option is available. The mass property values of the source models are then compared with the alternate or the calculated mass property values of the imported and opened models. The Use Calculated Mass Properties and the Use Alternate Mass Properties options are also available in the Notification Center.
Use Alternate Mass Properties. The Use Calculated Mass Properties and the Use Alternate Mass Properties options are mutually exclusive. If you have used the Use Alternate Mass Properties option, the Use Calculated Mass Properties option is available. The mass property values of the source models are then compared with the alternate or the calculated mass property values of the imported and opened models. The Use Calculated Mass Properties and the Use Alternate Mass Properties options are also available in the Notification Center.When parts or the bodies of parts fail to solidify, the Import Validation Report displays the failure as a model error. You can then right-click the imported or opened part or component model on the Model Tree and click > Ignore Solidification Check. Ignoring the solidification failure implies that you have accepted this failure, especially when the integrity of the surface or solid geometry and the shaded display of the imported geometry are priority. When the solidification of the parts or bodies is not a priority, you can designate alternate or calculated mass properties to the model. The Ignore Solidification Check and the Enable Solidification Check options are mutually exclusive. If you have used Ignore Solidification Check, the Enable Solidification Check option is available with which you can restart checking for solidification errors. The Ignore Solidification Check and the Enable Solidification Check options are also available in the Notification Center.
Ignore Solidification Check. Ignoring the solidification failure implies that you have accepted this failure, especially when the integrity of the surface or solid geometry and the shaded display of the imported geometry are priority. When the solidification of the parts or bodies is not a priority, you can designate alternate or calculated mass properties to the model. The Ignore Solidification Check and the Enable Solidification Check options are mutually exclusive. If you have used Ignore Solidification Check, the Enable Solidification Check option is available with which you can restart checking for solidification errors. The Ignore Solidification Check and the Enable Solidification Check options are also available in the Notification Center.