2 Replies Latest reply on Dec 9, 2013 9:20 AM by Paul Kloster

Importing Altium files to SolidWorks.

Paul Kloster Dec 4, 2013 3:31 PM

When I import Altium files into solidworks, slots will come in as pologons with small segments not as true arcs. This gives us a problem because we can not pick the center of the are for dimensions and do not want to redraw these slots. we have tried step, iges, dwg, dxf files and also idf files with circuitworks. has anyone had success with this?

Re: Importing Altium files to SolidWorks.

Jerry Steiger Dec 7, 2013 3:06 PM (in response to Paul Kloster)

Paul,

I have never had a problem like this with importing from Altium. We use the Desktop EDA link.

Do holes come in OK? Only slots have the problem?

Perhaps it is a problem with a setting in the Altium export.

Jerry S.
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  Paul Kloster Dec 9, 2013 9:20 AM (in response to Jerry Steiger)
  
  Thanks Jerry,
  
  The holes come in OK. It is the slots and sometimes the radius on the edges of the board. I have been tring to get in touch with our Altium vender for support. I agree that it might a problem with how the slot was created in Altium or the export settings. I need to know what setting to use to pass this on to our E-CAD department.
  
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