•Import a SOLIDWORKS Part/Assembly document  ( SOLIDWORKS refers to their CAD files as documents ) onto a CAD-Line - see below.

•Remove a SOLIDWORKS Part/Assembly document from a CAD-Line .

•Open a SOLIDWORKS Part/Assembly document that you have previously imported onto a CAD-Line.

•Control the surface accuracy of a SOLIDWORKS Part/Assembly document when you import it from SOLIDWORKS.

•Rename the CAD-Line to the name of the active SOLIDWORKS Part/Assembly document.

•Make sure the SOLIDWORKS Part/Assembly document you want to import is open and it is the active document.  

•Make sure the SOLIDWORKS Part/Assembly document has a file-name.

•Usually, add a Coordinate-System feature to the SOLIDWORKS Part/Assembly document to align it to the CAD-Line.

•Usually, simply the SOLIDWORKS document to reduce the number of Vertices

Warning: The SOLIDWORKS Part/Assembly document does not import into MechDesigner if, in SOLIDWORKS, you use a Chinese Traditional font to name a Configuration feature.

Rename the Configuration feature with a Western font.

STEP 1: Click the Read button

WAIT until the:

•SolidWorks® Part/Assembly (read-only) shows in box

•SolidWorks Configuration (read-only) shows in box

•Model Status (read-only) shows in box

STEP 2: If there is more than one Coordinate-System, select a SolidWorks Coordinate-System.

STEP 3: Click the Import Button

Wait - a large model can take time to import.

Optional Buttons()

Button : Remove : the SolidWorks® document in box from the CAD-Line

Button : OPEN : the document in box (that you have previously imported) in SolidWorks®

Button : Rename CAD-Line to the file-name of the SolidWorks document in box.

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