Exporting to ACAD

Jul 18, 2004 2 Replies

Is it possible to export drawings from SW2004 to .dwg with layers for the different linetypes. It'd be nice if I didn't have to go back into ACAD to change the color for the hidden lines, centerlines, etc...



TIA Fred


Seach the help for "DXF MAP". Here's the contents of mine to get started:

[Version] SW990001 [Layers] 0 = 7, 0 DEFPOINTS = 7, 0 HIDDEN = 1, 2 CENTER = 2, 7 DIMS = 4, 6 WORKPIECE = 1, 14 [Entities] Dimensions [1] = BYLAYER, BYLAYER, DIMS Notes [2] = BYLAYER, BYLAYER, DIMS Geometric Tolerances [3] = BYLAYER, BYLAYER, DIMS Center Marks [4] = BYLAYER, BYLAYER, CENTER Section Lines [5] = 5, 5, DIMS Detail Circles [6] = 4, 4, DIMS Symbols [7] = BYLAYER, BYLAYER, DIMS Datum Tags [8] = BYLAYER, BYLAYER, DIMS Datum Targets [9] = BYLAYER, BYLAYER, DIMS Weld Symbols [10] = BYLAYER, BYLAYER, DIMS Cosmetic Threads [11] = BYLAYER, BYLAYER, HIDDEN Bill of Materials [12] = BYLAYER, BYLAYER, DIMS Blocks [13] = BYLAYER, BYLAYER, DIMS Center Lines [14] = BYLAYER, BYLAYER, CENTER Hidden Lines [15] = BYLAYER, BYLAYER, HIDDEN Crosshatching [17] = BYLAYER, 8, DIMS Detail Border [18] = BYLAYER, 10, DIMS User - Dashed [20] = BYLAYER, BYLAYER, HIDDEN User - Center [22] = BYLAYER, BYLAYER, CENTER [Colors]

Thanks Dale I'll give it a shot.

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