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Opening eDrawings Files with Solidworks 2014.

Question asked by Miguel Miguel on Nov 16, 2014
Latest reply on Nov 17, 2014 by Anna Wood

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Hello everybody!

I am pretty new using Solidworks but so far so good until now!

It is very basic, but I am trying to open a eDrawing (file extension.edrw) with Solidworks 2014 and I cannot do it. It is a 2D drawing and I only want to include some dimensions.

As far as I understand from the online help (2014 eDrawings Help - Opening Files) it should be a really easy process.

File > Open > and set the files of type "eDrawings Files (*.eprt, *.easm, *.edrw)"

However the option for "eDrawings Files (*.eprt, *.easm, *.edrw)" does not appear in my open window.

Am I understanding something wrong?

Is it necessary any plugin or something similar?

Can anybody help me with this please?

Thank you very much,

Kind Regards,

Miguel

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Jeff Holliday Nov 17, 2014 10:19 AM

I'm not sure it possible but My main question is why not open the edrawing in edrawings itself. The program is free to download from the SW website.

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Miguel Miguel Nov 17, 2014 3:08 PM

Hello Jeff,

Thank you for your answer.

I would like to open it with SolidWorks and then convert the format.

Is that possible?

Thanks,

Miguel

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Anna Wood @ Miguel Miguel on Nov 17, 2014 3:42 PM

No, you can't convert an eDrawing to a SolidWorks file. All the eDrawing contains is the tessellated preview data. It does not contain the actual SolidWorks model and feature tree.

You will want to try to get the original SolidWorks sldprt and sldasm files.

Cheers,

Anna

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Jeff Holliday Nov 17, 2014 10:19 AM
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I'm not sure it possible but My main question is why not open the edrawing in edrawings itself. The program is free to download from the SW website.
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Miguel Miguel Nov 17, 2014 3:08 PM
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Hello Jeff,

Thank you for your answer.

I would like to open it with SolidWorks and then convert the format.
Is that possible?

Thanks,
Miguel
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- Anna Wood @ Miguel Miguel on Nov 17, 2014 3:42 PM
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  No, you can't convert an eDrawing to a SolidWorks file. All the eDrawing contains is the tessellated preview data. It does not contain the actual SolidWorks model and feature tree.
  
  You will want to try to get the original SolidWorks sldprt and sldasm files.
  
  Cheers,
  
  Anna
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