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Layers Question

Layers Question

Layers Question

(OP)
Can you copy layers from one drawing to another?  If so how?

Thanks

RE: Layers Question

You can put them into your template.

Bradley
SolidWorks Premim 2007 x64 SP3.1
PDM Works, Intel(R) Pentium(R) D CPU
3.00 GHz, 4 GB RAM, Virtual memory 12577 MB, nVidia 3400

RE: Layers Question

(OP)
Bradley,

I already do that but what I am trying to do is copy the layers for each part.  This is a Solidworks/ AutoCAD thing.  I design everything in Solidworks then save my assemblies as a DWG file so that the designer can finalize everything.  I create a layer for each part.  The problem is that I have assemblies inside of assemblies.  So the same parts show up on multiple drawings.  I also have to ensure that the layer colors are the same so when someone pulls up the AutoCAD drawings the parts that are common to multiple assemblies appear the same.  I messed around with this for a while.  I thought that there may be a macro somewhere but I could not find one.  My life would be so much easier if we just got rid of AutoCAD and used Solidworks only.  

RE: Layers Question

I do as Bradley suggested. I change the templates, then do a replace of the format in the dwg (without replacing text).
There may be a file within SW to copy layers, but I have not found it yet.

Ever users nightmare would go away if they used only one CAD software.
Creating in SW then exporting to ACAD is a sore subject for me.

Chris
SolidWorks 07 3.0/PDMWorks 07
AutoCAD 06
ctopher's home (updated 04-21-07)

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