dwg to prt conversion

[MMike1]

So I've got a funky shape that we have laser cut out of heavy steel plate. It's a funny shape with holes and grooves in it. For the most part, the conversions from Mechanical Desktop have been pretty good. But I have this one part that converts about 80% correctly. The holes are all good, but with one groove, the sketch gets all mucked up.

I'd really rather not rebuild the part, as it is quite irregular. (of course the time I've spent dinking with it, I SHOULD have just rebuilt it....but now this is a matter of principle!)

Do I just need to accept that the translator will only work about 90% of the time, and other times I'll have to suck it up?

I did try just importing the 2-D geometry, but it puts all my profiles in a single sketch. If I try to create and extruded boss, then all the geometry for the holes and grooves disappears....

What is an engineer to do?

 

[ctopher]

I don't mess with importing unless I have to. I would re-create the part in SolidWorks. Less problems in the future for you and other users.

Chris
Sr. Mechanical Designer, CAD
SolidWorks 05 SP2.0 / PDMWorks 05
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[Heckler]

I would just import the X-Section then extrude it. You should be able to recreate the model in little time. I've seen the demo where they bring in a Acad drawing and create a solid out of it. Get yourself a fresh cup of coffee and have at it.

Best Regards,

Heckler
Sr. Mechanical Engineer
SW2005 SP 2.0 & Pro/E 2001
Dell Precision 370
P4 3.6 GHz, 1GB RAM
XP Pro SP2.0
NIVIDA Quadro FX 1400


Do you trust your intuition or go with the flow?

 

[MMike1]

But what if I don't drink coffee?

 

[MMike1]

For anyone who cares,

I sent both my "before and after" models to my VAR. Apparently I've discovered a little bug and it's being sent to SWx as an issue for the next SP...

(pardon the grammar...the guy is french canadian)

Thanks for report this problem of conversion. For now, the workaround is to create it manually. I will send the .dwg file to SolidWorks to help them to fix it in the next Service packs

 

[ctopher]

I think we care, that's why we are here.
Thanks for letting us know about the bug.

Chris
Sr. Mechanical Designer, CAD
SolidWorks 05 SP2.0 / PDMWorks 05
ctopher's home site