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Do you ever have to cut and paste

Do you ever have to cut and paste

Do you ever have to cut and paste

(OP)
A sketch done in a 2D program (such as Autocad) into a solidworks drawing? Do you experience serious serious performance issues when you do this?

Wes C.
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RE: Do you ever have to cut and paste

Wes, I've done it a handful of times and never run into serious problems, so long as the AutoCAD drawing was done properly (trimmed entities, closed regions, etc). However, I've done it into a part sketch, not a SWX drawing, so that may not be the same as what you're doing.

What kinds of problems are you experiencing?

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RE: Do you ever have to cut and paste

I have learned to never trust anything drawn in AutoCAD, so I no longer cut-n-paste anything from it. Not because it's a bad program (it isn't), but because of the misuse of it by too many users.

I've found it safer (if not quicker) to re-draw.

cheers
Helpful SW websites FAQ559-520
How to find answers ... FAQ559-1091

RE: Do you ever have to cut and paste

I second CBL's statement.

RE: Do you ever have to cut and paste

I have never cut and paste into a slddrw.

I often bring in dxf/dwg's into part sketches. Most times we receive the data we derive our tool cut geometry from in the form of AutoCAD drawings.  If I am confident the geometry is good, I will import the customer geometry.  We also always send our strip layout to the customer for approval and a double check to make sure there are no anomalies in the data.

It can be a real time saver, but you have to be 100% confident in the data you are using.

Regards,

Anna Wood
SW06 SP4.1 x64, WinXP x64
Dell Precision 380, Pentium D940, 4 Gigs RAM, FX3450
www.auerprecision.com

RE: Do you ever have to cut and paste

I have tested it. I imported a DWG file into a SW part file (sketch). It slows down the PC.
If I import the DWG into a SW drawing, it slows a little.
If I ever need some geometry that is based in ACAD (very rare), I will copy it to a new sketch in SW, dim it, then use it for extrusions or cuts.
About 99% of the time I will create from scratch. Saves time and headaches.

Chris
Systems Analyst, I.S.
SolidWorks 06 4.1/PDMWorks 06
AutoCAD 06
ctopher's home (updated 06-21-06)

RE: Do you ever have to cut and paste

(OP)
PROBLEM IS, WHAT I AM LOOKING AT IS A COMPLETE SKETCH OF A FLOORPLAN (PLAN VIEW) OF AN A319 INTERIOR FULLY FURNISHED, THAT SOMEONE ELSE HAS DONE. IT WOULD TAKE A LONG LONG TIME TO DIM IT ALL (AND IT WOULD BE A MESS).  

Wes C.
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RE: Do you ever have to cut and paste

(OP)
NOT ONLY THAT, BUT I'D HAVE TO GO THROUGH AND RE-DRAW EACH LINE, BECAUSE THE DESIGN GUYS (WHO MAKE THIS LAYOUT) FAIL TO ACTUALLY DO THINGS LIKE MAKE LINES TERMINATE... WELL I COULD GO ON BUT...

Wes C.
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RE: Do you ever have to cut and paste

OK ... No need to shout smile

It probably won't change things, but try opening the sketch in DWGeditor first, clean up to your needs, save, and then take it into SW.

cheers
Helpful SW websites FAQ559-520
How to find answers ... FAQ559-1091

RE: Do you ever have to cut and paste

(OP)
wanst shouting, sometimes i just forget to uncap my keys when i'm working on a drawing

Wes C.
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RE: Do you ever have to cut and paste

I cut and paste from acad to SW quite a bit and have never seen a slow down. But i don't ever import blocks, splines, text... or whatever else might be considered complex geometry. i would guess thats where your problem is.

The new fully define sketches in 2007 is terrific. I particularly like the auto-ordinate dims. A couple of clicks and you have a fully defined sketch, or close to.

RE: Do you ever have to cut and paste

wes616,

I guess if I was trying to copy and paste an entire A319 interior floor plan I would expect it to slow down considerably.  I only bring in small stuff (that I have cleaned up for my purposes).

I think CorBlimeyLimey's suggestion to use DwgEditor or AutoCad to clean-up the files before you bring them into your SolidWorks sketch is the way to go.

Unfortunately I do not think there is an Easy Button for what you need to do.

Regards,

Anna Wood
SW06 SP4.1 x64, WinXP x64
Dell Precision 380, Pentium D940, 4 Gigs RAM, FX3450
www.auerprecision.com

RE: Do you ever have to cut and paste

Enhancement Request for Easy Button.
I would use the interior floor plan as a reference, create the features, then delete/hide it.

Chris
Systems Analyst, I.S.
SolidWorks 06 4.1/PDMWorks 06
AutoCAD 06
ctopher's home (updated 06-21-06)

RE: Do you ever have to cut and paste

(OP)
I've been submitting ER's for that easy button since SWx99!

Wes C.
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