Import .dxf sketch
Import .dxf sketch
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How can I bring in a .dxf sketch and place it on a part and make sure none of the lines move with respect to one another? I am trying to bring in traces from a .dxf file on a PCB and place them on a solidworks PCB I have created. I don't want anything to move but I need to be able to place it accurately on the PCB I have created.
Mechanical Engineer
Colmek Systems Engineering
Salt Lake City, UT
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RE: Import .dxf sketch
For some reason, sometimes it will paste "mirrored". You will need to mirror it back if this happens, then move to position.
Chris
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Mechanical Engineer
Colmek Systems Engineering
Salt Lake City, UT
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Mechanical Engineer
Colmek Systems Engineering
Salt Lake City, UT
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Jason
UG NX2.02.2 on Win2000 SP3
SolidWorks 2006 SP5.0 on WinXP SP2
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(just kidding this isn't ACAD)
What you can try though is paste the sketch not on top of the pcb sketch, but somewhere that it isn't overlapping. Then turn that pasted sketch into a block and move it all at once as a single entity. I haven't tried it yet, but it sounds like it might work.
SW07 SP1.0
Flores
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Mechanical Engineer
Colmek Systems Engineering
Salt Lake City, UT
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smcadman, I tried the block thing but it appears it only works in drawings and not in sketches on parts.
Mechanical Engineer
Colmek Systems Engineering
Salt Lake City, UT
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SW07 SP1.0
Flores
RE: Import .dxf sketch
... or with the sketch open, RMB click and select Fully Define Sketch. Selecting the origin as the datum will completely fix the sketch entities in place, so you will need to use the options to select the type of dimensions & datum point(s) to use.
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Mechanical Engineer
Colmek Systems Engineering
Salt Lake City, UT
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Jason
UG NX2.02.2 on Win2000 SP3
SolidWorks 2006 SP5.0 on WinXP SP2
RE: Import .dxf sketch
Mechanical Engineer
Colmek Systems Engineering
Salt Lake City, UT
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