Import ACAD Drawings
Import ACAD Drawings
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Hello All,
Well I'm back with more "Q",s. My question is:
What is the fastest, simplest, easiest way to import an ACAD drawing into SW keeping the DIMS & Tolerances intact? I also have the drawing with a Template showing basic items, such as P/N, tolerances, drawing size, etc.
Can I also import those in intact?
Then I want to save it as an SW file.
Any info would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks in advance!
KenJG
Well I'm back with more "Q",s. My question is:
What is the fastest, simplest, easiest way to import an ACAD drawing into SW keeping the DIMS & Tolerances intact? I also have the drawing with a Template showing basic items, such as P/N, tolerances, drawing size, etc.
Can I also import those in intact?
Then I want to save it as an SW file.
Any info would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks in advance!
KenJG






RE: Import ACAD Drawings
Chris
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RE: Import ACAD Drawings
If they do not all show up, either they are there in a color you cannot see (white), or the layer was not selected, or it just did not translate over. Importing ACAD documents is alot like importing Model data... its some times a crap shoot on what you get and what you don't.
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RE: Import ACAD Drawings
Sorry for the late response. I have found the solution. Thanks for your help and I'm sure I'll be back again for more help. The reason I needed to do this is that the machinist says he rather have the ACAD drawing is DXF or SW format. Since some of the files are scaled I need to re-scale the drawings 1:1. That's not the problem though it's when I re-do the dims & tolerances to fit the drawing it removes some of the tolerance settings. Then I have basically go back a re-dim the drawing, too much time. I'm not a machinist so I don't know why they need these type of files in DXF /SW format. Anyway's I found out how to import everything intact and save as SW file.
Best Regards
KenJG
RE: Import ACAD Drawings
Chris
SolidWorks 11
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RE: Import ACAD Drawings
some CNC machines use DXF files for direct input. Is your machinist asking for a paper drawing or a DXF file?
If he is looking for a file, he is going to be very unhappy with a PDF except for reference.
If he can accept a SW file see if he can use the model direct, so do you do not have to do drawings.
If he can only use DFX , one thing I do is to place a 1" square in a discrete corner of the drawing, so the machinist can check the scale with the machine.
B.E.
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RE: Import ACAD Drawings
When I send drawings out to the shop, they go out on paper, and/or as PDF. This preserves my formatting and all my symbols and tolerances.
Fabricators routinely ask for DXF files. When asked, I provide them. The scale information should be reliable, although they need to study my tolerances on the paper/PDFs. When you import CAD format A to CAD format B, you should assume that not all the fonts and symbols imported correctly. The DXF file is scale information only.
2D CAD tip. Draw everything 1:1. Scale the title-blocks and plots. Everybody's life will be simpler.
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JHG