This video demonstrates how to import a drawing file to create a sketch or sketch entities.
- [Instructor] Inside of SolidWorks,…we also have the ability to create a sketch…from an existing drawing.…Drawings may exist in a .dxf or .dwg format,…and we can pull those directly into a…SolidWorks part file.…So I'm going to go ahead and do this real quick,…I've got an example dwg file prepared right here,…I'm going to open that up, and you'll notice…we get the DXF/DWG Import dialog box.…I'm going to go ahead and switch this to…import as a new part in a 2D sketch.…
Clicking Next, it asks you what you want to bring in,…if it's a multiple layer dxf or dwg,…you're going to want to select which layers…you want here and you can turn them on and off accordingly.…I'm going to keep both layers, clicking next.…You can also adjust if points need to be merged,…if the repair sketch tool needs to be run,…if you want to define the origin yourself,…or if you want to rotate this before you do anything.…So basically, any final manipulation you want to do…before you get all of this stuff into SolidWorks.…
I'm going to go ahead and click Finish,…
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Released
12/11/2018- Sketch entities
- Sketch tools
- Making and editing blocks
- Advanced spline tools
- Relations and references
- 3D sketching
- Sketching in drawings
- Curves
Skill Level Beginner
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Introduction
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1. Sketch Entities
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Basic sketch entities review1m 35s
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Plane1m 32s
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Route Line2m 6s
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Belt Chain2m 21s
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Derived sketch2m 45s
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Sketch from a drawing2m 2s
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2. Sketch Tools
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Repair Sketch2m 15s
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SketchXpert1m 32s
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Align1m 11s
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Modify2m 41s
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Close Sketch to Model1m 52s
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Check Sketch for features1m 48s
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Sketch Picture3m 55s
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Area hatch/fill3m 3s
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Mirror2m 30s
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3. Blocks
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Make and edit blocks1m 59s
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Inserting blocks1m 35s
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Save a block1m 34s
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Explode blocks1m 16s
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4. Advanced Spline Tools
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Style spline3m 26s
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Spline on a surface1m 52s
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Equation Driven Curve2m 22s
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5. Relations
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Relations2m 11s
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References1m 50s
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6. 3D Sketching
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3D sketching5m 2s
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Rapid sketch2m 37s
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Editing in 3D3m 18s
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7. Sketching in Drawings
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8. Curves
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Split Line1m 11s
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Projected1m 9s
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Composite1m 41s
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Helix/Spiral2m 23s
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Conclusion
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Next steps35s
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