I have this DWG that I want to import and wrap around a base but every time I try importing and selecting and scaling my Solidworks freezes. I suspect it's due to the number of entities in the DWG.
Is there some way to simplify or otherwise improve performance for this particular model so that I can carry on?
Thanks for the help!
Zack,
It looks like the pattern is repeating in the dwg file. Try just using one instance of the pattern for your sketch and then pattern it in SolidWorks.
Chris
Hello Zack,... adding to what Christopher Estelow has suggested.. if you have Draftsight,.. open this DWG there, and select only the instance or delete all the others... and make that one instance a Block (call it say, scroll) and save as a DWG... then open the DWG in SolidWorks as a Drawing... you should now have a Block you can select.. select and copy (ctrl-c or edit copy).. now, open a Part, select a Plane and Ctrl-V to paste.. you now have a Block (scroll) you can pattern.
..btw,.. I have to say,.. SW is very POOR with DWG/DXF's/... and I personally use Rhino3D and import/export as a IGES and import as curves,.. that is, because it works a lot faster!
But because most SW users have access to Draftsight.. and this is probably the easiest way for a SW user to deal with DWG/DXF.
Hello,
Adding to what Christopher Estelow & Paul Salvador have suggested, add a line at each end of the singular pattern so you have anchors for where the pattern repeats.
Snap to repeatable entities. You may have to make additional lines to get the anchor that's best.
Change these anchor lines to construction inside SW.
Inside SW, create two global variables, one for horiz distance and the other for the vertical.
Use the measure option for each and dim horiz & vert to the outer endpoints of your anchor lines.
Now you can use these values in patterns and get the original spacing.
Cheers,
Kevin
Thanks for the reply gents. I'll test it out and get back to you
Shaodun Lin.... You could simplify it even more by cutting it in half. What you have is two of the same pattern.
Chris
Hi everyone,
Unfortunately, even using only one instance of the pattern still takes forever to load and rebuild whenever I want to move or scale it. Therefore I have decided to explore other software options for this particular application.
Thank you all for your feedback and help. Much appreciated!
..well, the closed regions are there.. so, you can extrude/cut them... and from there you can move/scale... (image attached)
Hi everyone,
Unfortunately, even using only one instance of the pattern still takes forever to load and rebuild whenever I want to move or scale it. Therefore I have decided to explore other software options for this particular application.
Thank you all for your feedback and help. Much appreciated!