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A family table represents a component with a variable representation.
For example a Screw can be be part of a family table: that means for the same component, Creo have has a variety of representation representations where the Screw screw length and/or diameters changesdiameter change.
A component from a family table always have has a generic representation (i.e. the default model), but the designer will usually use an element with specific parameters.
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This is what it looks like in Creo:
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HOOPS Exchange support supports of Family Tables depends on what data are available in the native Creo file.
Depending on the model, the representation of the family table component components can be:
Stored as a tessellated body.
Stored in a Creo accelerator files (.xpr, .xas), provided with the model files by the model designer. BRep may be available.
Not available (no tessellation, no accelerator file). In this case the generic representation is used by HOOPS Exchange to represent the component.
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Creo import options used | Result |
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A3DProEFamTabAcceleratorFileOnlyA3DProEFamTabAccelesratorFileOnly |     |
A3DProEFamTabOrUseTessellation    |    |
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