Inserting Layers into SW Drawing/.DWG
Inserting Layers into SW Drawing/.DWG
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Is there a way that you can create a dimensioned drawing (DWG) from a part in SW that can have multiple layers in the drawing that can be turned on or off as needed. For instance. We create die drawings that are sent to our extruding company. They may require certain dimensions for what they do but we have other dimensions for say, QC department, fabrication dept and so on for what we need. We don't want one drawing with ALL the dimensions on it and we don't want have to create a different drawing for every department. There is a feature in AutoCad that does this but I can't figure it out in SW.
Thanks in advance!
Scott4tg
Scott
SW2007 SP4.0
Thanks in advance!
Scott4tg
Scott
SW2007 SP4.0






RE: Inserting Layers into SW Drawing/.DWG
The part itself won't be on a layer, but the items you add to it can be on a layer.
If you export the file out, you can use a color Map tool for the DWG export and it will export the certain types of lines to a layer.
Regards,
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RE: Inserting Layers into SW Drawing/.DWG
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RE: Inserting Layers into SW Drawing/.DWG
RE: Inserting Layers into SW Drawing/.DWG
I would do this using font mapping during the save to DWG from a SW drawing.
My customers are consulting engineers and I usually create custom font maps to replicate the autocad layer standards required for each customer.
You can set the font map up so that one kind of die dimensions are all on one layer, which can be turned on or off as required in the autocad drawing.
After opening drawings in autocad, I use Qselect to refine the layers a little, since Solidworks cant set linetypes and colors to bylayer, which I prefer.
I would be happy to send you one of my fontmap files, in case you would like to modify it to your own uses.
Best Regards
Adrian Dunevein
AAA Drafting Services
www.aaadrafting.com
http://home.cogeco.ca/~adunevein/
SW2006 Office Pro. SP4.1
RE: Inserting Layers into SW Drawing/.DWG
The Custom map file in SW you can set layers from SW to DWG/DXF in colors layers and line types. Please look at the help in SW and try saving out a SW Drawing to DWG/DXF and use a customer map file. it will take some practice on your part to figure this process out. There is no real easy way to explain it. I know you have to simply set the location and give it a name when your in the options of the save as DWG/DXF.
Regards,
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