Sketch In Drawing?

[difficultone]

Can I insert a sketch in a Solidworks drawing?

 

[CorBlimeyLimey]

Yes, providing the sketch is in a format recognised by SW.

 

[difficultone]

It's a Solidworks sketch. Do I need to save the Solidworks sketch as a .dxf and insert it that way?

 

[CorBlimeyLimey]

You could, but just saving it as a block and inserting the block might be easier.

Or you could just copy and paste.

It depends on the function of the sketch.

 

[difficultone]

Function of sketch is a shop floor layout with equipment, lights, air drops, electrical drops, etc. Each of these (equipment, lights, air drops, electrical drops, etc.) reside on a separate sketch.

 

[CorBlimeyLimey]

Sounds like a good fit for blocks.

If you are just creating 2D layouts though, perhaps Dassault's DraftSight might be more fitting. 2D creation is arguably one of SWs weaker points.

 

[ctopher]

What have you tried?

Chris
SolidWorks 10 SP4.0
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[Gupta65]

Sounds good for blocks if you have put them in several drawings.

Create a common library and use them whenever you need. You can scale them during placement, keep them linked with original, rotate them after placement (in case you need a different orientation).

Deepak Gupta
SW 2010 SP4.0 & 2011 SP1.0
DriveWorks Pro 7 SP5
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