SW/Word
SW/Word
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We produce "Instruction Books" for our product, which are MS Word documents. We've tried to export SW assembly drawings, but with poor results. We've gone through AutoCAD, and on screen, they look fine, but print out too light to be of any use. We've tried jpg, eps, and pdf, all with less-than-stellar results. I've tried copying a view from a SW drawing file, but this doesn't seem to work (I get "could not copy some objects" error, and nothing shows up in Word).
Does anyone have any successful experience doing anything like this?
Does anyone have any successful experience doing anything like this?






RE: SW/Word
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RE: SW/Word
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Scott Baugh, CSWP
3DVision Technologies
www.3dvisiontech.com
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RE: SW/Word
insert>object>create from file
and going to the Solidworks drawing. It will only insert the sheet that was active when the file was saved. So if you have multiple sheets, you will need to go back to the SW document and switch sheets and re-save.
Once the SW drawing inserts, yo will be able to resize as needed. The only drawback I encountered was inserting a drawing that had an Excel bom embedded within. The bom didn't import.
RE: SW/Word
Chris
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KM
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I'll be interested to see if MadMango comes up with anything better from his Pubs group.
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RE: SW/Word
Another option would be stretching the image data itself and then adding your own text after-the-fact (You could even use MSPaint). A fair amount of post-processing is required but results can be had.
RE: SW/Word
You will need GhostScript (shareware <http://www.ghostscript.com/>) or some other program that can make the file conversions (Hijaak?).
- Print your SW screen or drawing to a PDF
- Open PDF in GhostScript
- Convert PDF to PNG with GhostScript
- Use PNG image in your Word document
I like the PNG format because it preserves vector formatting (your thin lines won't blur out). PNG images are memory-light enough that they don't bog down your document.http://www.EsoxRepublic.com-SolidWorks API VB programming help
RE: SW/Word
See my example of both ways:
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Regards,
Scott Baugh, CSWP
3DVision Technologies
www.3dvisiontech.com
www.scottjbaugh.com
FAQ731-376
FAQ559-716 - SW Fora Users
RE: SW/Word
Chris
Sr. Mechanical Designer, CAD
SolidWorks 05 SP2.0 / PDMWorks 05
ctopher's home site
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RE: SW/Word
My screen is set at 1024 x 768. Not terribly high res, admittedly. I think what kills this method for me is the fact that I crop (quite a bit) and then stretch the image in Word. Stretching bitmaps of any type is prone to poor quality results, even using Photoshop or some other powerful image editor.
I may experiment some more with screen resolutions, but so far Shaggy's "insert from file" seems to be a pretty good approach. However, I do appreciate everyone's contribution. What doesn't work for me might be just what another visitor is looking for.
RE: SW/Word
I took a screen shot and then cropped it using Paint shop pro. I also save the file as a jpeg. I copied the image file from PSP and pasted it in Word. Then I done the insert\Picture\From file.
If you look at my example there is no difference between the 2.
If you stretch and image in word your right it will lose it's resoultion and like crap.
Regards,
Scott Baugh, CSWP
3DVision Technologies
www.3dvisiontech.com
www.scottjbaugh.com
FAQ731-376
FAQ559-716 - SW Fora Users
RE: SW/Word
"I think there is a world market for maybe five computers."
Thomas Watson, chairman of IBM, 1943.
Have you read FAQ731-376 to make the best use of Eng-Tips Forums?
RE: SW/Word
Conversion within soldworks?
RE: SW/Word
Chris
Sr. Mechanical Designer, CAD
SolidWorks 05 SP2.0 / PDMWorks 05
ctopher's home site
FAQ371-376
FAQ559-1100
FAQ559-1091
FAQ559-716
RE: SW/Word
RE: SW/Word
callum
RE: SW/Word
Chris
Sr. Mechanical Designer, CAD
SolidWorks 05 SP2.0 / PDMWorks 05
ctopher's home site
FAQ371-376
FAQ559-1100
FAQ559-1091
FAQ559-716