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Solid Edge Newbie....

Solid Edge Newbie....

Solid Edge Newbie....

(OP)
Bare with me guys. I have been looking all morning and all I'm trying to do is insert my Dwg/dxf 2d profile into Solid Edge sketch plane so i can revolve my profile. What's the easiest way to do this? I have V18.

Thanks,

Adam
 

RE: Solid Edge Newbie....

Any 2d geometry will need to be converted into a draft file first.
From there you can cut & paste it onto a part, sheet metal or assembly sketch plane.
Just do File > Open and select your dxf/dwg, then when it asks for a template file pick a draft template.
For some reason the default is to convert into inch units, so if you are working in metric you will need to set the import units to mm.
When you have picked the file the Options button should be available. The setting is somewhere in there.

bc.
2.4GHz Core2 Quad, 4GB RAM,
Quadro FX4600.

Where would we be without sat-nav?

RE: Solid Edge Newbie....

I would open the dxf file using solid edge.
Click open file, and navigate to the dxf file.
Select the file, and click open.
You will be prompted to select a template to use.
You will need to use the draft template.
Your dxf should open as a 2d drawing, after SE converts it.
Now, you can window the drawing, and select copy.

Finally, open a new part file, and select the sketch command.
Select the plane you wish to place the sketch upon.
Click on paste, and you should have pasted the sketch to that plane.
You can use the move command to reposition the sketch.

-av8errr
Solid Edge ST3
xw46003GB
RAM2Quad CPU
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RE: Solid Edge Newbie....

(OP)
Thanks guys, Long time Inventor user and I'm on a time crunch and having to train myself. I mean your having to train me...lol.

Thanks again,

Adam  

RE: Solid Edge Newbie....

Try to make use of the Help topics if you can, and maybe look at the tutorials. Being as you are using V18 you will only have the traditional modelling tutorials, not the Synchronous.

bc.
2.4GHz Core2 Quad, 4GB RAM,
Quadro FX4600.

Where would we be without sat-nav?

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