3 Replies Latest reply on Feb 4, 2013 5:39 PM by Lenny Bucholz

Save a part as DWG or DXF

Samuel A Feb 2, 2013 1:53 PM

Hello,

I would like to export some parts designed in SolidWorks with the file type .dwg or .dxf.

But when I open my part, and I click on save as, these file types doesn't appear in the file types list...

I can only select the following extensions : part (.prt) , Lib Feat Part(.sldlfp) , PartTemplate (.prtdot), eDrawings (.eprt)

I have SolidWorks 2012 Student Design Kit.

Thank you for your answer,

Samuel.

Re: Save a part as DWG or DXF

Scott Lyon Feb 2, 2013 3:05 PM (in response to Samuel A)

In my 2013 Prem version the dwg & dxf are there so obviously the student version does have a limitation there. I'm not familiar with SV at all but I assume you can make a SW drawing from a part. You might then be able to go to dwg from the drawing file.
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- Re: Save a part as DWG or DXF
  
  Samuel A Feb 2, 2013 4:18 PM (in response to Scott Lyon)
  
  Scott Lyon,
  
  Thank you for your answer.
  
  I tried to make a drawing from the part, but I have the same problem, there are no .dwg or .dxf in the output file types...
  
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    Lenny Bucholz Feb 4, 2013 5:39 PM (in response to Samuel A)
    
    student versions can only save native SW file types.
    
    go to the school and use the educational version they have, it can save out all the types as the commercial version does.
    
    they lock the student version because to many had used it for commercial work and the exports or save as was away around it.
    
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