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Hi all, Can autocad dwg be imported into Catia and extruded to a 3d?
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RE: Autocad
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import .dwg
Regards,
Derek
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Anyway, AutoCAD drawings open in Catia - but they are always behind by what seems like at least 2 versions. As of R17, I am able to open AutoCAD 2006 files, but not AutoCAD 2007. It took an act of God just to get up to that version. So depending on what release of Catia you are using, you may or may not be able to open a certain AutoCAD file.
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I coudn't get the thread link to work when i tried to insert it, so i've made a copy of the text in that thread and placed below in blue.
Btw the first method worked best for me.
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SUBJECT: import .dwg into catpart or catprod
HANDLE: alkemixt
POSTED ON: Mar 1
QUESTION:
Hi,
I have a .dwg file created by Autocad, and I want to import this into my Catpart, either as a sketch or as a 3d lines.
is this possible?
thanks
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DBezaire
POSTED ON: Mar 1
REPLY:
You have to bring it into a drawing first, then copy paste it to a CATPart.
or
Bring it into the drawing file, then save it out as a .ig2, this is a 2d iges file.
In windows change the extension to .igs
This will come in as a CATPart file.
Regards,
Derek
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alkemixt
POSTED ON: Mar 1
REPLY:
you da man!!
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alkemixt
POSTED ON: Mar 1
REPLY:
just out of curiosity, is there any other way to import these 2D model into 3D? changing the file name to fool catia seems kinda silly..:) but it works...-------------------------------------------------------------------
DBezaire
POSTED ON: Mar 1
REPLY:
I am only aware of the 2 methods, filename change and copy paste from drafting to modelling.
Regards,
Derek
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From what your saying I understand, importing a DWG (nothing complex)into Catia can be extruded?
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Draving -> save as IG2 -> save as DXF -> paste to part
Maybe same applies to Autocad.
Rgds,
Damir
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Regards,
Derek
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See http://2htts.com/CATBlog/index.php?itemid=34
For those 5000 drawings it will be better to run a macro over night.
See also CATBlog for a batch conversion...and with some modifications you can run and save at least first sketch in new CATParts.
Regards
Fernando
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Forgot to mention - you really only need to set the Import setting, but since I don't know where you are getting the data, you're covered both ways.
Import will handle your external data, and Export will save you the hassle of having to set the options of your imported text and dimensions when working with your own data. So you can use one or the other, or both.
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Thanks
Luke
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Sure. "Save As" .dwg. It's one of the standard translators.
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