I am using Solidworks2007 SP4.0 64bit. I can not consistantly
write .dwg files from my .slddrw. One minute it will work and the
next minute it will not. This problem started when we started using
SW2007 SP0. We have three seats of 64 bit and they all have the
same problem. We have one seat of 32 bit and it works flawlessly. I
had 32 bit a up until a few weeks ago and I never had any problems
writing .dwg's. I have tried saving as different versions and that
didn't work either. I can not find any info. regarding this at
Solidworks.com or on any search engine.
We need this function to provide cad files to our customers. We typically use a macro to do this since it invovles multiple sheet drawings. Saving does not work with the macro or by doing the file, save as method either.
Does anyone else have this problem?
Thanks in advance!
We need this function to provide cad files to our customers. We typically use a macro to do this since it invovles multiple sheet drawings. Saving does not work with the macro or by doing the file, save as method either.
Does anyone else have this problem?
Thanks in advance!
Hope this helps.
or you can't export a DWG or DXF?
Susan
to save a drawing as an AutoCAD DWG, open the drawing in Solidworks; from the 'File' pulldown menu select 'Save As'. In the Save As dialog, change the filetype drop-down list to show DWG(*.dwg); specify the file and folder name; click the 'Options' button and set the AutoCAD version that you want to export to; click 'OK' in the mapping dialog box if it presents to you. You will have a an exported drawing.
Now, you've asked this question with an alarming lack of specifics, so I'm going to volunteer a couple bits of information you should be privvy to.
First, users with AutoCAD will be able to open the file, but it will not look exactly like it does in Solidworks. As a matter of fact, the fonts, lineweights and dimension styles may look nothing like they did in the Solidworks drawing. There are some tools built into Solidworks to mitigate this, but you have to understand, it's not a slam-dunk 100% conversion. The best thing to do is talk to each customer and find out what specifically they need and then talk to your intellectual property people and determine what exactly your company is willing to share.
Now, if you just want to furnish your customers with electronic prints, Solidworks drawings can also be exported to PDF, edrawings and some other formats with a lot better visual fidelity than DWG.
Good luck
John
Good luck
John
I guess I didn't see this was a 64 bit issue, sorry