Autocad

[Corby]

Hi all, Can autocad dwg be imported into Catia and extruded to a 3d?

 

[DBezaire]

Corby - see this thread
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http://www.tipmaster.com/includes/refinfo.cfm?w=450&h=450')

or search for
import .dwg

Regards,
Derek

 

[jec3300]

I use the .ig2 translator and it works fine. The only thing you will have to do is change the extension of the exported file to .igs Hope this helps

 

[solid7]

Don't know what happened to that link, Derek - but it isn't working...

Anyway, AutoCAD drawings open in Catia - but they are always behind by what seems like at least 2 versions. As of R17, I am able to open AutoCAD 2006 files, but not AutoCAD 2007. It took an act of God just to get up to that version. So depending on what release of Catia you are using, you may or may not be able to open a certain AutoCAD file.

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[Solidkat]

I coudn't get the thread link to work when i tried to insert it, so i've made a copy of the text in that thread and placed below in blue.

Btw the first method worked best for me.

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SUBJECT: import .dwg into catpart or catprod

HANDLE: alkemixt
POSTED ON: Mar 1

QUESTION:
Hi,

I have a .dwg file created by Autocad, and I want to import this into my Catpart, either as a sketch or as a 3d lines.

is this possible?

thanks
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DBezaire
POSTED ON: Mar 1

REPLY:
You have to bring it into a drawing first, then copy paste it to a CATPart.

or

Bring it into the drawing file, then save it out as a .ig2, this is a 2d iges file.
In windows change the extension to .igs
This will come in as a CATPart file.

Regards,
Derek
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alkemixt
POSTED ON: Mar 1

REPLY:
you da man!!

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alkemixt
POSTED ON: Mar 1

REPLY:
just out of curiosity, is there any other way to import these 2D model into 3D? changing the file name to fool catia seems kinda silly.. but it works...-------------------------------------------------------------------

DBezaire
POSTED ON: Mar 1

REPLY:
I am only aware of the 2 methods, filename change and copy paste from drafting to modelling.

Regards,
Derek

 

[Corby]

Thanks guys, great news that I can do this, as I have neary 5000 drawing in autocad and will (over the next few years) be making Catia models from them. This will save me drawing the basic layout. Thanks

 

[jec3300]

Are you making drawings? if so you can open the DWG file and save as a CatDrawing. You will have to smash the 2D instances that Catia seams to like to create out of AutoCad files. We get all of our gages, weld tools, and dies in AutoCad and we have no problems added them to our title blocks.

 

[Corby]

Thank you, this is great I cannot wait to start.

 

[Corby]

jec3300 ok I dont understand smash the 2d but thats not a problem just yet as it will be a few week till we buy Catia.
From what your saying I understand, importing a DWG (nothing complex)into Catia can be extruded?

 

[CATPart]

I'm usign Derek's method ( ig2 ) when importing text to CATPart, but I have noticed that when ig2 geometry is pasted to 3D it's not so stable... I use the following procedure to solve this problem:

Draving -> save as IG2 -> save as DXF -> paste to part

Maybe same applies to Autocad.

Rgds,
Damir

 

[DBezaire]

Corby - you are building a library of what? Before you start you may want to add properties and some configuration to your parts. You might be able to create these using design tables and resolve these into catalogs.

Regards,
Derek

 

[solid7]

CATPart - why the extra step of .ig2? Wouldn't dxf suffice? I mean, if we're doing paper to 3D conversions, what does the .ig2 accomplish?

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[CATPart]

Sorry I had to put CATDrawing, I do this only for text because when you type some text in TrueType font and save it directly to DWG you don't get the outline of the letter.

 

[solid7]

You can get only the outline if you choose to explode the text and dimensions...

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[ferdo]

Hi,

See

http://2htts.com/CATBlog/index.php?itemid=34

For those 5000 drawings it will be better to run a macro over night.

See also CATBlog for a batch conversion...and with some modifications you can run and save at least first sketch in new CATParts.

Regards
Fernando

 

[CATPart]

Solid7 - how do I explode text?

 

[solid7]

Set the "convert dimensions as" and "export mode" options as shown below:

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[solid7]

Forgot to mention - you really only need to set the Import setting, but since I don't know where you are getting the data, you're covered both ways.

Import will handle your external data, and Export will save you the hassle of having to set the options of your imported text and dimensions when working with your own data. So you can use one or the other, or both.



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[CATPart]

Thanks Solid7.

 

[LBrophy]

Hi, my question is almost the same as Corby'S but the other way around. Can CATIA export a view (drawing) in a DWG format ?

Thanks

Luke