SW+MDT+AutoCAD
SW+MDT+AutoCAD
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Hello,
The place that I work at was a MDT and AutoCAD house at one time, and now has moved to SW as a primary CAD house (yeah!). Problem is there's a bunch of legacy data that was done in MDT as 3D models and would like to bring the 3D geomety into SW. How do I import the dwg files into SW and capture the 3D cad models to use. We currently have a seats of AutoCAD LT and AutoCAD, but no seats of MDT. Can this be done without have any seats of MDT?
Thanks,
The place that I work at was a MDT and AutoCAD house at one time, and now has moved to SW as a primary CAD house (yeah!). Problem is there's a bunch of legacy data that was done in MDT as 3D models and would like to bring the 3D geomety into SW. How do I import the dwg files into SW and capture the 3D cad models to use. We currently have a seats of AutoCAD LT and AutoCAD, but no seats of MDT. Can this be done without have any seats of MDT?
Thanks,
Macduff ![[spin] spin](https://www.tipmaster.com/images/spin.gif)
Colin Fitzpatrick
Mechanical Design Engineer
Solidworks 2007 SP 4.0
Dell 390 XP Pro SP 2
Intel 2 Duo Core, 2GB RAM
nVida Quadro FX 3450 512 MB






RE: SW+MDT+AutoCAD
The understanding was when you opened the file in SW MDT done something in the background to convert it for SW.
I just looked at the help under Import\MDT data from file
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RE: SW+MDT+AutoCAD
Jason
SolidWorks 2007 SP4.0 on WinXP SP2
SolidWorks 2008 SP0.0 on WinXP SP2
RE: SW+MDT+AutoCAD
Yeah, no seats of MDT.
Scott,
I was surfing the help files as well a ran across this. It looks like I'm SOL w/o MDT. I'm just seeing if there was a work around from you experts out there.
Thanks guys,
Colin
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Colin Fitzpatrick
Mechanical Design Engineer
Solidworks 2007 SP 4.0
Dell 390 XP Pro SP 2
Intel 2 Duo Core, 2GB RAM
nVida Quadro FX 3450 512 MB
RE: SW+MDT+AutoCAD
RE: SW+MDT+AutoCAD
If you still have the disks just load it on your machine.
As far as i know you can load it just won't have any technical support.
Plus I prefer to use ACAD for opening dwg's as opposed to dwg editor not found of dwg editor.
Grant
Applications Engineer
SW2007 SP 3.0
IBM InteliStation Pro M
P4 3.4 GHz, 2GB RAM
XP Pro SP2.0
NIVIDA Quadro FX 3000
RE: SW+MDT+AutoCAD
Have you tried opening the 3D dwg files in ACAD and then exporting the ACIS (.SAT) data, and then opening that in SWX?
cheers,
macbeth
RE: SW+MDT+AutoCAD
If the company used to have MDT why not set one seat up with it and SW and then just have one guy convert the files over to SW.
If you don't have MDT or can't get it your SOL. You will probably have to rebuild the files from the ground up... probably a better plan anyway though.
Regards,
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RE: SW+MDT+AutoCAD
YOU ARE A GOD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
It worked excellent!
I probably don't get all the goodies if I would have done it in MDT, but is a great work around.
A Star for you!
I believe this should be added to the help files in SW.
Thanks guys for all your comments!
Macduff![[spin] spin](https://www.tipmaster.com/images/spin.gif)
Colin Fitzpatrick
Mechanical Design Engineer
Solidworks 2007 SP 4.0
Dell 390 XP Pro SP 2
Intel 2 Duo Core, 2GB RAM
nVida Quadro FX 3450 512 MB