How Do I Open Files created in Chinese Solidworks
How Do I Open Files created in Chinese Solidworks
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Hi,
I am very new to Solidworks 2009 and want to open 3d files I have been sent from China. Can someone please tell me how I do this. Or what format to ask them to send them in?
I am very new to Solidworks 2009 and want to open 3d files I have been sent from China. Can someone please tell me how I do this. Or what format to ask them to send them in?






RE: How Do I Open Files created in Chinese Solidworks
Best format (for you) is SW2009 (.sldprt or .sldasm)
Next best format is parasolid (.x_t or .x_b)
RE: How Do I Open Files created in Chinese Solidworks
My problem is that the files have Chinese titles and Solidworks won't recognise them; and so it will not open the files
I think I need something that will automatically change the file names to English.
RE: How Do I Open Files created in Chinese Solidworks
Chris
SolidWorks 10 SP4.0
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RE: How Do I Open Files created in Chinese Solidworks
Also in explorer it only shows me the first file (if the name is in English. It doesn't show me the ones below it (which are in Chinese)so I can't see how I can alter them.
RE: How Do I Open Files created in Chinese Solidworks
RE: How Do I Open Files created in Chinese Solidworks
Chris
SolidWorks 10 SP4.0
ctopher's home
SolidWorks Legion
RE: How Do I Open Files created in Chinese Solidworks
RE: How Do I Open Files created in Chinese Solidworks
RE: How Do I Open Files created in Chinese Solidworks
I have had many files from Taiwan and China with Chinese characters for the file names. SWX doesn't care; a SWX file is a SWX file regardless of what it is called.
My suggestion is to open all the files involved, starting with the part files. The assembly will see the open part files and will properly reference them. Once the files are open you can then go to individual part files and "Save As" to your part name. With the assemblies still open that reference these part files they will be updated to reference the part files under their new name.
You can also rename the files using the "Find References" of the assembly. However, you should still have the part files open first and make sure the assembly properly references them, i.e., shows the part files unsuppressed.
Your screen shot only shows what you see from the assembly file. It does not show the list of files with their extensions as you would see them from a Windows Explorer screen. If I recall correctly SWX keeps the SLDPRT, SLDASM and SLDDRW file extensions regardless of language so you should only have to deal with the filenames and not the extensions. I don't recall ever having to do anything but rename the files into something I could understand. I never had to deal with the file extensions to the best of my recollection.
Regarding the Chinese language for naming the features, if you are expecting SWX to translate these into English or some other language you are just adding something to your New Years Resolutions, because it too isn't going to happen. Perhaps in SWX 2020.
- - -Updraft
RE: How Do I Open Files created in Chinese Solidworks
Why not attach a *.sldprt file? (or whatever the swx file is)
RE: How Do I Open Files created in Chinese Solidworks
RE: How Do I Open Files created in Chinese Solidworks
The file an .SLDASM was sent to me by email. When I open it it I'm told it's a read only file.
Then I get three subsequent messages saying - unable to locate various files. And when I open it in Explorer it only shows the top level file.
I'm beinging to think that for some reason I haven't got all the file I shoould have.
What do you think?
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RE: How Do I Open Files created in Chinese Solidworks
RE: How Do I Open Files created in Chinese Solidworks
RE: How Do I Open Files created in Chinese Solidworks
It should be obvious that a small kb asm, perhaps smaller than any of the prt files cannot contain all of the information of the assembly.
RE: How Do I Open Files created in Chinese Solidworks
RE: How Do I Open Files created in Chinese Solidworks
Deepak Gupta
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