Acad to Solidworks

[Zoobz]

whould anyone pleaase be able to tell me if it is at all possible to convert a autocad 3d model to a solidworks 3d model?

 

solidworks dwg editor keeps telling me that the autocad file is corrupt even though ive drawn it several times ?

 

cheers guys

[ReMark]

"SolidWorks can also import 3D DXF/DWG data as curves in the part environment that can be used to create solid models. 3D DXF files are also supported for import within SolidWorks."

 

Are you trying to import the drawing file of the object you have posted in another thread as Shell03.dwg?

[Zoobz]

yeah...thats the file that im trying to import

[ReMark]

What file format did you try? DXF or DWG?

[Zoobz]

I tried both...

[ReMark]

Maybe Solidworks wasn't expecting a solid.

[Zoobz]

i dunno, im kinda new to all this...i'm just rtying to open it up through the DWG Editor, without success.

[ReMark]

It's all beyond me I'm afraid. I do not use Solidworks.

 

You can't take the 2D content and create a 3D model?

[Zoobz]

actually it wont even open them as 2D...i thought it did

[Zoobz]

could it be this new Autocad2010 Architecture ???

[JD Mather]

...to open it up through the DWG Editor, without success.

 

Why? What is your purpose in SWx?

 

You say it is a solid?

If so acisout in AutoCAD and then open that in SWx.

[Zoobz]

i just wanted to open it up in solidworks so i can save it as an .stl file

[Cad64]

Why don't you just Export the .stl directly from Autocad?

[Zoobz]

Why don't you just Export the .stl directly from Autocad?

 

hmmm...how do you do that?

[Cad64]

Exactly what I said. Use the EXPORT command and choose .stl as the export format.

[Zoobz]

for some reason...it doesnt work

[Cad64]

What doesn't work? The Export command or the conversion to .stl?

[Zoobz]

the conversion to stl, the file doesnt save

[Cad64]

Does Autocad give you an error? What does it report on the command line?

Hit F2 and copy and paste the contents of the text window here.

 

I'm assuming that you checked the correct folder where you specified the file to be saved?

[Zoobz]

i got it working...the problem is that it was not in the positive XYZ plane

 

thanks for you help cad64