Blocks-AutoCAD to SW
Blocks-AutoCAD to SW
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How come when I insert a block from AutoCAD into SW the file size increases considerably? The original AutoCAD file is 568KB and increases to 7.21 MB when inserted as a block into SW.
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Colin Fitzpatrick (aka Macduff)
Mechanical Designer
Solidworks 2008 SP 3.1
Dell 490 XP Pro SP 2
Xeon CPU 3.00 GHz 3.00 GB of RAM
nVida Quadro FX 3450 512 MB
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RE: Blocks-AutoCAD to SW
I wonder if there's a way of bringing those blocks into DWGEditor and then into SolidWorks for smaller file sizes? Long shot...
Jeff Mowry
www.industrialdesignhaus.com
A people who value security over freedom will soon find they have neither.
RE: Blocks-AutoCAD to SW
Have a good day,
Colin Fitzpatrick (aka Macduff)
Mechanical Designer
Solidworks 2008 SP 3.1
Dell 490 XP Pro SP 2
Xeon CPU 3.00 GHz 3.00 GB of RAM
nVida Quadro FX 3450 512 MB
I'm just a little verklempt. Talk amongst yourselves. I'll give you a topic. Pink Floyd, was neither Pink nor Floyd. Discuss!--"Coffee Talk" Mike Myers SNL
RE: Blocks-AutoCAD to SW
Can you post the file for review?
RE: Blocks-AutoCAD to SW
Yes it does. The orginial file is 568KB and the block file is 468KB. Not enough to make a difference unlike SW takeing to 7.21MB.
Colin Fitzpatrick (aka Macduff)
Mechanical Designer
Solidworks 2008 SP 3.1
Dell 490 XP Pro SP 2
Xeon CPU 3.00 GHz 3.00 GB of RAM
nVida Quadro FX 3450 512 MB
I'm just a little verklempt. Talk amongst yourselves. I'll give you a topic. Pink Floyd, was neither Pink nor Floyd. Discuss!--"Coffee Talk" Mike Myers SNL
RE: Blocks-AutoCAD to SW
Is the geometry being altered when it is inmported into SW? (eg. Curves into lines, lines on lines, etc)
As Theo' suggested, try opening the file in DWGeditor and then copying from there.
RE: Blocks-AutoCAD to SW
Colin Fitzpatrick (aka Macduff)
Mechanical Designer
Solidworks 2008 SP 3.1
Dell 490 XP Pro SP 2
Xeon CPU 3.00 GHz 3.00 GB of RAM
nVida Quadro FX 3450 512 MB
I'm just a little verklempt. Talk amongst yourselves. I'll give you a topic. Pink Floyd, was neither Pink nor Floyd. Discuss!--"Coffee Talk" Mike Myers SNL
RE: Blocks-AutoCAD to SW
Jeff Mowry
www.industrialdesignhaus.com
A people who value security over freedom will soon find they have neither.
RE: Blocks-AutoCAD to SW
1) Open the Acad file up directly into SW.
2) Open a SW blank template, insert DXF/DWG
3) Open a SW blank template, insert block, dropdown, path to the dwg
All options give me the same result, a 7+ MB file. Circles import as circles, and lines import as lines. Is that better?
Colin Fitzpatrick (aka Macduff)
Mechanical Designer
Solidworks 2008 SP 3.1
Dell 490 XP Pro SP 2
Xeon CPU 3.00 GHz 3.00 GB of RAM
nVida Quadro FX 3450 512 MB
I'm just a little verklempt. Talk amongst yourselves. I'll give you a topic. Pink Floyd, was neither Pink nor Floyd. Discuss!--"Coffee Talk" Mike Myers SNL
RE: Blocks-AutoCAD to SW
Two ways to bring the drawing into SW--into a part and into a drawing (right?). What happens if you've got the geometry in a part sketch?
Wherever you are in SolidWorks, can you select an arc or line, right-click, and then choose Select Chain? If the arcs and lines are truly tangent connected properly, you should see multiple elements selected. What happens if you delete them? No bits under them?
Is it possible to check the ACAD document for layers--and turn off everything you don't need (or remake the block this way)?
That's about all the random checking I can think of for now.
Jeff Mowry
www.industrialdesignhaus.com
A people who value security over freedom will soon find they have neither.
RE: Blocks-AutoCAD to SW
Colin Fitzpatrick (aka Macduff)
Mechanical Designer
Solidworks 2008 SP 3.1
Dell 490 XP Pro SP 2
Xeon CPU 3.00 GHz 3.00 GB of RAM
nVida Quadro FX 3450 512 MB
I'm just a little verklempt. Talk amongst yourselves. I'll give you a topic. Pink Floyd, was neither Pink nor Floyd. Discuss!--"Coffee Talk" Mike Myers SNL
RE: Blocks-AutoCAD to SW
Colin Fitzpatrick (aka Macduff)
Mechanical Designer
Solidworks 2008 SP 3.1
Dell 490 XP Pro SP 2
Xeon CPU 3.00 GHz 3.00 GB of RAM
nVida Quadro FX 3450 512 MB
I'm just a little verklempt. Talk amongst yourselves. I'll give you a topic. Pink Floyd, was neither Pink nor Floyd. Discuss!--"Coffee Talk" Mike Myers SNL
RE: Blocks-AutoCAD to SW
Are you keeping the link to the ACAD file? If so, remove the link.
Chris
SolidWorks/PDMWorks 08 3.1
AutoCAD 06/08
ctopher's home (updated Jul 13, 2008)
RE: Blocks-AutoCAD to SW
Colin Fitzpatrick (aka Macduff)
Mechanical Designer
Solidworks 2008 SP 3.1
Dell 490 XP Pro SP 2
Xeon CPU 3.00 GHz 3.00 GB of RAM
nVida Quadro FX 3450 512 MB
I'm just a little verklempt. Talk amongst yourselves. I'll give you a topic. Pink Floyd, was neither Pink nor Floyd. Discuss!--"Coffee Talk" Mike Myers SNL
RE: Blocks-AutoCAD to SW
I will test some ACAD/SW stuff and see what I come up with.
Chris
SolidWorks/PDMWorks 08 3.1
AutoCAD 06/08
ctopher's home (updated Jul 13, 2008)
RE: Blocks-AutoCAD to SW
Colin Fitzpatrick (aka Macduff)
Mechanical Designer
Solidworks 2008 SP 3.1
Dell 490 XP Pro SP 2
Xeon CPU 3.00 GHz 3.00 GB of RAM
nVida Quadro FX 3450 512 MB
I'm just a little verklempt. Talk amongst yourselves. I'll give you a topic. Pink Floyd, was neither Pink nor Floyd. Discuss!--"Coffee Talk" Mike Myers SNL