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    Solidworks .STEP files to Autocad? How?

    Hello mates!

    I have some .STEP files at home that i can open in Solidworks but in school we only use AutoCad so how can i convert these files to be used in autocad instead? Is this possible or is the only way to sit down and redraw them in Autocad?

    Also i need to change the measurements on the files from Inc to metrics, can this also be done or can i just rescale the drawings in Autocad when im got them there?

    I use SolidWorks 2007 Office and Autocad 2007 if that helps!

    Regars,
    Viper


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    Save as .sat and import to AutoCAD, then scale by 25.4.
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    Thanks for the help there but is there something speciall i should do when saving from Solidworks? I guess i should go to "Insert" in Autocad then "ACIS File.." but when i do this i get an error "_acisin Unable to read the ACIS file" have i done something wrong maybe?

    Hope someone can help me with this little problem of mine.

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    You could also scale the model X 25.4 in SW.
    Then make a 3 (4,5,6 whatever) view drawing (slddrw). Once done that save your slddrw as a dwg/dxf.
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    Try an older format of .sat. You should have a few options.
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    Quote Originally Posted by ger21 View Post
    Try an older format of .sat. You should have a few options.
    Still cant get this to work have tried all formats of .sat but AutoCad gives the same error all the time.

    Regards,
    Viperia


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