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:
• 
Repair Imported Geometry • Use Alternate Mass Properties or Use Calculated Mass Properties
• Ignore Solidification Check or Enable Solidification Check
You can right-click the model on the Model Tree, click Import Validation, and access these options on the short-cut menu. Alternatively, you can right-click the import validation failure notification represented by the yellow triangle in the Notification Center and access the options on the short-cut menu.
When the
Import Validation Report displays import failures and part and component models imported with errors and warnings, you may detect incomplete geometry or problem geometry that requires repairs. You can then right-click the model with the defective and problem geometry on the Model Tree and click
Import Validation >
Repair Imported Geometry to access the Import DataDoctor (IDD) application. 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 Import Validation > 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, Use Caclulated Mass Properties 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 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 Import Validation > Ignore Solidification Check. Ignoring the solidification failure implies that you have accepted this failure, especially when the integrity of the surface geometry and the shaded display of the imported geometry are priority. When the solidification of the parts 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 also available in the Notification Center.