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philippe JOSEPH
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Topic: convert Posted: 18.Feb.2019 at 08:39 |
How do you "out put" to PDF ? Ctrl + P or an other method ?
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Muneer-EVM
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Posted: 18.Feb.2019 at 06:43 |
Out put PDF not clear when converting CAD into PDF.
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philippe JOSEPH
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Posted: 09.Feb.2019 at 12:07 |
When in Solidworks you do a "save as" you should set correctly the options such as : version 7.0 and others to say that you want 3D solids ( eventually translate this in english because our release is in french ).
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John Connor
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Posted: 09.Feb.2019 at 12:06 |
The INSERT command is for blocks. You want the IMPORT command.
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"Humans have a strength that cannot be measured. This is John Connor. If you are reading this, you are the resistance."
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philippe JOSEPH
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Posted: 09.Feb.2019 at 11:59 |
Yes, for the .DRW a "save as" works and the result with OPEN will be 2D in AutoCAD. For the .PRT , .ASSY you will have to "IMPORT" ( not insert ) into AutoCAD for a 3D result.
P.S. When you say : no one here helped me do this, I work alone "here" is at work or here in CAD Forum ?
Edited by philippe JOSEPH - 09.Feb.2019 at 12:02
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idillala indonesian
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Posted: 09.Feb.2019 at 11:02 |
I have made 3 files with different formats, .STEP, .IGES, .ACIS, I tried the 3 files to put in autocad 2013 via the insert command, but this hasn't worked,
Previously I had managed to make DWG files with a draft then "save as' to DWG. But this is not 3D as I expected
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mungkin akan saya posting block yang berhubungan dengan enginering
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philippe JOSEPH
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Posted: 09.Feb.2019 at 08:57 |
So if you get Solidworks files from other persons you should ask them to give you .STEP or .IGES files for the parts or assemblies and .DWG files for the .DRW files.
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idillala indonesian
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Posted: 09.Feb.2019 at 07:04 |
no one here helped me do this, I work alone
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mungkin akan saya posting block yang berhubungan dengan enginering
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philippe JOSEPH
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Posted: 08.Feb.2019 at 14:04 |
Solidworks has 3 types of files : .PRT ( parts ) , .ASSY ( assemblies ) OK with "save as" .STEP or .IGES. DRW ( drawings ) that you should "save as" through a "projection file" to get good separated layers and not all on one white layer. Are you working alone ? or in a company that should help you with all this.
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John Connor
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Posted: 08.Feb.2019 at 12:32 |
Has the drawing already been saved in .STEP or .IGES format? If not then you cannot convert it to .DWG.
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"Humans have a strength that cannot be measured. This is John Connor. If you are reading this, you are the resistance."
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