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Sketch In Drawing?

Sketch In Drawing?

Sketch In Drawing?

(OP)
Can I insert a sketch in a Solidworks drawing?  

RE: Sketch In Drawing?

Yes, providing the sketch is in a format recognised by SW.

RE: Sketch In Drawing?

(OP)
It's a Solidworks sketch. Do I need to save the Solidworks sketch as a .dxf and insert it that way?

RE: Sketch In Drawing?

You could, but just saving it as a block and inserting the block might be easier.

Or you could just copy and paste.

It depends on the function of the sketch.

RE: Sketch In Drawing?

(OP)
Function of sketch is a shop floor layout with equipment, lights, air drops, electrical drops, etc. Each of these (equipment, lights, air drops, electrical drops, etc.) reside on a separate sketch.

RE: Sketch In Drawing?

Sounds like a good fit for blocks.

If you are just creating 2D layouts though, perhaps Dassault's DraftSight might be more fitting. 2D creation is arguably one of SWs weaker points.

RE: Sketch In Drawing?

Sounds good for blocks if you have put them in several drawings.

Create a common library and use them whenever you need. You can scale them during placement, keep them linked with original, rotate them after placement (in case you need a different orientation).

Deepak Gupta
SW 2010 SP4.0 & 2011 SP1.0
DriveWorks Pro 7 SP5
Boxer's SolidWorks™ Blog

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