Do you ever have to cut and paste
Do you ever have to cut and paste
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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
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RE: Do you ever have to cut and paste
I've found it safer (if not quicker) to re-draw.
RE: Do you ever have to cut and paste
RE: Do you ever have to cut and paste
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
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)
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RE: Do you ever have to cut and paste
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.
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Wes C.
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RE: Do you ever have to cut and paste
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
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
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)
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Wes C.
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