Converting ProE drawings to DWG problem!!!
Converting ProE drawings to DWG problem!!!
(OP)
Hi,
I'm exporting Pro_E Drawings into Autocad 2000 format (DWG). However, the DWGs that I open up take on a specific style of line, font, color, dimesion, etc.
Does anybody know if I could somehow change some settings either in Autocad or Pro_E so the exported DWGs from Pro_E matches the standards that I normally use automatically? That way I don't have to go into every exported drawing and do manual changes to the layers to match the regular standards.
I would appreciate any ideas or comments.
Thanks in Advance.
SSSENGR1
I'm exporting Pro_E Drawings into Autocad 2000 format (DWG). However, the DWGs that I open up take on a specific style of line, font, color, dimesion, etc.
Does anybody know if I could somehow change some settings either in Autocad or Pro_E so the exported DWGs from Pro_E matches the standards that I normally use automatically? That way I don't have to go into every exported drawing and do manual changes to the layers to match the regular standards.
I would appreciate any ideas or comments.
Thanks in Advance.
SSSENGR1





RE: Converting ProE drawings to DWG problem!!!
I have always had to make the changes manually.
I guess we don't live in a perfect world?
I am hoping that you get an answer to this so that I may also learn a new trick.
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Frank M.
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RE: Converting ProE drawings to DWG problem!!!
RE: Converting ProE drawings to DWG problem!!!
I'm sure it won't cure all your problems, but it helped me quite a bit. Hope it helps you.
RE: Converting ProE drawings to DWG problem!!!
Good luck
Configpro
RE: Converting ProE drawings to DWG problem!!!
You can create a text file (dxf_export.pro) that will control the line color of a Pro/E drawing object when exported to DXF or DWG.
The file "dxf_export.pro" must be placed in the current working directory when the export to .DWG is performed. More details about line color when exporting to DWG can be found at ptc.com.
1. Create a text file named dxf_export.pro
2. type 'map_color' (space) pro/e color name (space) AutoCad color number.
Example dxf_export.pro file:
map_color BACKGROUND_COLOR 0
map_color DIMMED_COLOR 4
map_color LETTER_COLOR 1
map_color HIGHLIGHT_COLOR 1
map_color EDGE_HIGHLIGHT_COLOR 5
map_color GEOMETRY_COLOR 2
map_color HIDDEN_COLOR 3
map_color SHEETMETAL_COLOR 3
map_color CURVE_COLOR 2
map_color VOLUME_COLOR 2
map_color SECTION_COLOR 4
(For a list of Pro/E color names - modify the linestyle of a sketched entity on a drawing)