Autocad to SW Sketching, Autodimension and Auto Relations
Autocad to SW Sketching, Autodimension and Auto Relations
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In my company I am often asked to take Autocad drawing of the cross section of extrusion profiles and convert them into library features for Solidowkrs weldments.
The process I use is to Copy/Paste the drawing into a sketch then go through each of the lines and click relationships such as horizontal and vertical and also make tangent. I then dimension all the lines.
Is there a quicker way to do this? A button I can press that will make all the relationships (add a verticle relationship to all the verticle lines etc) and also all the dimensions (as all the lines are already in the correct position)
Thanks in advance, Chris.
The process I use is to Copy/Paste the drawing into a sketch then go through each of the lines and click relationships such as horizontal and vertical and also make tangent. I then dimension all the lines.
Is there a quicker way to do this? A button I can press that will make all the relationships (add a verticle relationship to all the verticle lines etc) and also all the dimensions (as all the lines are already in the correct position)
Thanks in advance, Chris.






RE: Autocad to SW Sketching, Autodimension and Auto Relations
An alternative is to window-select all the sketch elements, and select the Fix option in the Add Relations section of the Property Manager. Dimensions, if required, will have to be added manually, and as Driven dimensions.
Whichever method is used, the sketch elements should be moved to place the Origin in a logical location.
RE: Autocad to SW Sketching, Autodimension and Auto Relations
By default, the origin is going to be picked as the datum point. highlight that selection and choose a point on the sketch. This will change the datum point. Use the same point for both horizontal and vertical. You'll get a message about the sketch not being fully defined, just say ok. You can then drag the appropriate point onto the origin and your sketch will be fully defined.
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RE: Autocad to SW Sketching, Autodimension and Auto Relations
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RE: Autocad to SW Sketching, Autodimension and Auto Relations
Thanks for the help.
RE: Autocad to SW Sketching, Autodimension and Auto Relations