DXF/DWG Import Wizard - Document Settings
Specify Document
Settings for importing a file to a new drawing document. For Mechanical
Desktop files, these options appear when you select a layout tab in the
Preview
section; the Part
document options appear when you select the Model
tab. SolidWorks attempts to make the best settings based on the imported
file data, but you can adjust the options.
If the modeling
limits in the DXF/DWG file exceed the SolidWorks application limits, an
error message appears about a processing error and an incomplete file.
Adjust the Data units, Geometry
scaling, and Geometry positioning
settings on the Document Settings
screen and try to import the DXF/DWG file again.
If the DXF/DWG file contains a large number of blocks (more than 200),
you are prompted to enable the Explode
Blocks option. Explode the blocks to improve import performance.
Font properties
Adjust
font's width. Ignores width factor for AutoCAD fonts and uses font's
default width.
Input file properties
Data
units. Select the units of the input file.
Output file properties
Paper
size. Sets the drawing sheet size. Select User
Defined to specify the Width
and Height.
Document
template. Sets a document template for the imported entities. If
Paper size, Width,
and Height are specified in the
sheet format of the template, these settings update accordingly. This
template information is saved in the registry for DXF files, and used
in future DXF file imports unless you change the template.
Drawing sheet scale
Specify the drawing sheet scale
(default 1:1).
The dimensions of the imported model are not affected.
Geometry positioning
Sets the position of the geometry
on the sheet.
Move
entities onto the sheet. Moves the lower left corner of the imported
drawing to the origin of the SolidWorks drawing sheet.
Center
in sheet. Centers the imported drawing in the drawing sheet.
Position
(default). Specifies where to place the origin position of the imported
drawing on the SolidWorks drawing sheet. Type X and Y coordinates to place
the origin of the imported drawing.