merging drawings in solidworks 1

[turbozee]

I made two drawings for one model as separate files. I want to know if its possible to keep one drawing sheet and merge the other drawing as sheet 2 of the first drawing sheet that im keeping?


ie:

file1.slddrw -> model = main.sldprt
file2.slddrw -> model = main.sldrprt

open file1.slddrw, somehow add file2.slddrw into file1.slddrw as a sheet. delete file2.slddrw

thanks!

 

[Eltron]

Have you tried creating a new sheet in one of the new drawing then doing a copy/paste of the other?

Dan

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[fcsuper]

Eltron's suggestion would be my first attempt at this.

Matt Lorono
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[turbozee]

it doesnt let me copy and paste between drawings

 

[fcsuper]

I just tried it. I copied one view of one drawnig into the sheet of another. What steps are you using?

Matt Lorono
CAD Engineer/ECN Analyst
Silicon Valley, CA
Lorono's SolidWorks Resources
Co-moderator of Solidworks Yahoo! Group
and Mechnical.Engineering Yahoo! Group

 

[GRF]

You need to make sure you select the drawing view. I do not think it works if you try to make a big box and select all visible things in the drawing. I beleive you need to select 1 view, then hold down ctrl to select another view.

 

[jobiewan99]

Also, something I have had to do in the past is make sure I click somewhere on the new drawing sheet before pasting.

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[Keith1029]

Right Click on the required sheet tab in one drawing and you should be able to right click paste it into sheet tab on the other drawing without worrying about selecting all of the views or annotations.

 

[ShaggyPE]

I believe the method Keith is recommending is relatively new. This may not work depending on the version of SolidWorks you are using.

-Dustin
Professional Engineer
Certified SolidWorks Professional
Certified COSMOSWorks Designer Specialist
Certified SolidWorks Advanced Sheet Metal Specialist

 

[turbozee]

copying each view one by one worked thank you!