SolidWorks eDrawings Export Options
You can set the export options when you export SolidWorks documents
as SolidWorks eDrawings files.
As a best practice, distribute drawings and assemblies
files in eDrawings format, which always requires updates when referenced
parts are modified. If this is not possible, redistribute the updated
SolidWorks parent drawings and assemblies each time you modify the referenced
parts.
To set the eDrawings export options:
Click File,
Save As.
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Set Save as type to eDrawings (<eDrawing_file_type>),
then click Options.
The eDrawings translator displays an
eDrawings file type based on the open document: eDrawings
(*.edrw) for drawings, eDrawings
(*.eprt) for parts, or eDrawings
(*.easm) for assemblies.
Select from the options described below, then
click OK.
Click Save to export the document.
Okay to measure this eDrawings file.
Recipients can measure the geometry in the SolidWorks eDrawings Viewer.
Allow
export to STL for parts and assemblies. Recipients can save it
as an STL file from the eDrawings Viewer.
Save shaded data in drawings
(drawings only). Saves shaded and draft quality data from the SolidWorks
drawing document. When cleared, shaded and draft quality views are omitted
from the eDrawings file.
You must also select Save
tessellated data for drawings with shaded and draft quality views
in Options
, Drawings
before you can export this data.
Save
table features to eDrawings file. If the part or assembly document
you are saving includes bills of materials or Titleblock tables, select
to include this information in the exported eDrawings file.
Save
Motion Studies to eDrawings file. For models with SolidWorks Motion
Studies. Saving motion studies can increase file size and creation time:
Save
each motion study in every configuration. The out of date motion
studies are automatically recalculated before exporting to eDrawings.
Save
only in last calculated configuration. The configuration of the
most recently calculated motion study is used. Select Recalculate
the motion study if the results are out of date to recalculate
any out of date motion studies in that configuration before exporting.