Using Solidworks to read DWG drawing created on Auto Cad?

Have you tried downloading Draftsight?  It's a free program from the folks that make SW that I understand allows you to do pretty much anything you can with AutoCAD.

Acad Dwgs will open in edrawings also. As Glenn Schroeder and Shad Thomas mentioned, Draftsight is a good choice.

When open a DWG to a part model it opens to a sketch and sometimes DWG drawing are big and difficult to handle on a sketch.

Try to select only the layers you're interested at. You can choose layers to import during the DWG-->Part conversion process.

Jona Hoad wrote:

 

Hi,

 

I need to open some DWG drawings of a building so that i can model the the space in Solidworks. I can get them open, but as soon as i try to edit or take dimensions Solidworks tends to crash.

 

Is there any known reason for this?

 

Thanks

 

Ryan

When I bring them in I import to a new part as: 2D sketch.

Be sure to only import the layers you need as Sergio Monti suggests.

Then you can use the 2D to 3D tools to create sketches or extrusions as needed.

Hope this helps.