Large drawing to DWG
Large drawing to DWG
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Hi All,
I have a drawing file that is edging near the 25 meg line.
I was wondering what is the best way to convert it into a DWG file (ie. what settings are best). My client is using an old version of AutoCAD Lt so I need to output it in AutoCAD 2002-2004 format, but every time I try to "save as" Solidworks crashes.
Thanks for any help.
I have a drawing file that is edging near the 25 meg line.
I was wondering what is the best way to convert it into a DWG file (ie. what settings are best). My client is using an old version of AutoCAD Lt so I need to output it in AutoCAD 2002-2004 format, but every time I try to "save as" Solidworks crashes.
Thanks for any help.






RE: Large drawing to DWG
I would go about fixing this by process of elimination
Is it possible to break this existing slddrw file down into seperate views each saved as a seperate slddrw file.
By doing that you may find one view is causing the crashing behaviour.
Also try changing the text styles to ones you know autocad LT will read. Sometimes true type fonts cause strange problems.
Try deleting any gifs or jpegs that may be embedded in the solidworks file.
Can you convert to dxf without crashing ?
Best Regards
Adrian Dunevein
AAA Drafting Services
www.aaadrafting.com
http://home.cogeco.ca/~adunevein/
SW2006 Office Pro. SP4.1
RE: Large drawing to DWG
I'll try suppressing certain sub-assemblies, and then outputting.
Thanks
RE: Large drawing to DWG
What are your computer specs ... RAM, VM, /3GB switch, etc?
RE: Large drawing to DWG
Solidworks 2005
Solid Edge V17
RE: Large drawing to DWG
Cheers
Specs
DELL XPS
Intel Pentium M 2.16 Mhz
SW 2007 R2.2
Xp Professional Service Pack 2
1.5 Gb Ram
NVidia GE Force GO 6800 256Mb
RE: Large drawing to DWG
RE: Large drawing to DWG
Thanks for the responses. I'll post again once I've tried some more methods.
Cheers
Specs, Intel Pentium M 2.16 Mhz
SW 2007 R2.2
1.5 Gb Ram
NVidia GE Force GO 6800 256Mb
RE: Large drawing to DWG
RE: Large drawing to DWG
Specs, Intel Pentium M 2.16 Mhz
SW 2007 R2.2
1.5 Gb Ram
NVidia GE Force GO 6800 256Mb
RE: Large drawing to DWG
Chris
SolidWorks 07 2.2/PDMWorks 07
AutoCAD 06
ctopher's home (updated 03-13-07)
RE: Large drawing to DWG
Maybe your system hadn't finished to calculate all views.
We you open a drawing, maybe you can see an "sand glass" on view in the feature tree.
It corresponds to the view calculation.
If you wait for the disappearance of the "sand glass" before "save as" command, maybe your system wouldn't crash.
My advice is :
1- you open the drawing
2- you resolve the attached documents
3- you press the "Ctrl+q" key to fore rebuild
4- you wait for the disappearance of the "sand glass"
5- you save the drawing in Sldwks format(slddrw)
6- and then you try to export your drawing in dwg.
I'm not sure, my advice will work for your problem, but it's a method which can be used on export pb.