ProE to Solidworks

[PCSControls]

We are in the process of purchasing a company that is using ProE (wildfire 2.0) and we want to be able to convert the assemblies/parts to Solidworks.

Can anyone provide any suggestions on the best method to accomplish this?

Thanks

 

[draftsman101]

Solidworks has the ability to import Pro-E native part and assembly files. At least 2007 will.

B. Long
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AutoCAD 2005

 

[Geekman]

What is the best way for drawings?

 

[JMirisola]

Geekman,
If you're referring to DXFs or DWGs, it depends on what you want to do with them. If you just want to view them, you can use edrawings or DWGEditor. If you want to derive a 3D part from them, then open them up directly in SW and follow the prompts.

Jeff Mirisola, CSWP
SW '07 SP2.0, Dell M90, Intel 2 Duo Core, 2GB RAM, nVidia 2500M

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[CSLufkin]

As far as I know you can not open the Pro-E drawings with Solidworks. Unfortunately SW does not speak Pro-E 2D.
The 3D Data will open SOMEWHAT cleanly, the sucess of this depends a lot on the modeling conventions adhered to by the original designer. However the only option I know of for the 2D Data is to use Pro-E to save them as a .DWG and go with that. You can use the models to create new 2D data in SW if you need full functionality, but it is pretty time consuming.

 

[CorBlimeyLimey]

Geekman ... I don't believe SW can import native Pro/E (Wildfire) drawings, just model parts and assemblies. To maintain associativity, the drawings would have to be recreated using the imported models.

 

[Standing]

PCSControls,
After you own the company, make the company change over to SolidWorks. After you have imported all parts into SolidWorks as blocks and a change is required, remodel the part and redraw the drawing at that time. If no change is required ever, the part will be a block forever.
The cost will be high in the beginning, but worth it later. You will have to replace a few of the Pro-E users that leave. I’m OK with that.
Of course I make this statement not knowing your business. Things may change with the type of business. For example maybe they build airplanes.


Bradley
SolidWorks Premim 2007 x64 SP4.0
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