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Gary Matson
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on Jul 30, 2008 by Devon Sowell
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I'm new to solidworks 8 so please forgive me if i sound stupid......How do you convert a dwg file to a dxf file with only a dwg file and no solid ?????
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Devon Sowell
Jul 30, 2008 12:37 PM
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Hello Gary-
Open the .dwg file in the free SolidWorks DWG Editor, then, File, Save As, .dxf.
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Jul 30, 2008 1:47 PM
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That still didn't work....??? it's a solid drawing document ? does that make a difference or is it the same thing?
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Jul 30, 2008 3:39 PM
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Gary-
Can you put the file in a .zip folder and post it here?
Open the .dwg file in the free SolidWorks DWG Editor, then, File, Save As, .dxf.