Best way to Pro/E to Solidworks
Best way to Pro/E to Solidworks
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I am able to model and assemble just fine in Pro/E. However I HATE drawing with Pro/E. Is there a way to model in Pro/E and then bring the model to SolidWorks and draw it up? This would save me so much more time if it is possible. I have brought a SW model into Pro/E so I assume something like this is possible.






RE: Best way to Pro/E to Solidworks
The way you suggest invalidates almost all the benefits of parametric CAD programs.
Designer of machine tools - user of modified screws
RE: Best way to Pro/E to Solidworks
RE: Best way to Pro/E to Solidworks
Have you looked into mapkeys in Pro/E and other such shortcuts? I remember it being a pain to do drawings on back at university on their vanilla setup but its fairly quick at my current employer because of the shortcuts they have pre-set in the system.
I have almost no experience drawing in Solidworks however. I just get the general impression from other users that SW works straight out the box where as Pro/E is a dog until you have it set up right.
Designer of machine tools - user of modified screws
RE: Best way to Pro/E to Solidworks
Maybe that was the problem with my use of Pro E back in 2000 or so, it wasn't set up right - despite my days set with the PTC folks trying to set it up. I have another colleague that swears by it and still complains about using Solid Edge which from what I've seen makes even nicer drawings than SW, let alone Pro E.
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RE: Best way to Pro/E to Solidworks
Import Pro/E Files
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In the long run it will be best to just learn the Pro/E drawing mode.
RE: Best way to Pro/E to Solidworks
You are asking for more work if you do the export/import and the drawing in SW.
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RE: Best way to Pro/E to Solidworks
If your model is set up with datums and the model is directly referencing them, by the time you get to drafting you should just have to show them on the detail. If you take care of which plane you set up your sketches you can even align them in your model and have very little cleanup in the detail stage.
To answer your question if you can convert to STP you should be able to open it and detail the part in any CAD program you use. As was mentioned above you will loose feature history if you do that. If anything needs to be changed or redefined you are in for a headache.