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DXF/DWG File Export Options

Set the export options when you export SolidWorks drawing documents as DXF or DWG files.

To set the DXF or DWG file export options:

  1. Select from the following options:

    • Version. Select the AutoCAD® version supported by the target system:

      • R12

      • R13

      • R14

      • R2000-2002.

      • R2004-2006

    • Fonts. Select one:

      • AutoCAD STANDARD only. Uses the drawfontmap.txt mapping file.

      • TrueType.

    • Line styles. Select one:

      • AutoCAD Standard Styles. Maps SolidWorks line fonts to AutoCAD stock line types. For AutoCAD Version setting R2000 and later, also maps line font weight to the closest AutoCAD line weight value.

      • SolidWorks Custom Styles. Uses SolidWorks line styles.

    • Custom Map SolidWorks to DXF. Select if you want to implement mapping, then browse to the map file to use in Map file. See DXF/DWG File Mapping in the SolidWorks Online User's Guide for information on creating and using map files.

    • Don't show mapping on each save. Available when a mapping file is selected.

    • Export drawing sheet

      • All Sheets. Exports all sheets in each drawing file.

      • Active sheet. Exports only the most recently active sheet in each drawing.

      • Sheets. Exports only the sheets you specify by sheet number.

    • Scale output 1:1. To specify the sheet scale, select Enable scale and choose a scale or User Defined. For User Defined, type a scale in the format 1:1 or 1/1.

      Scale output 1:1 in Task Scheduler differs from Scale output 1:1 in SolidWorks. SolidWorks lists only scales found in the current sheets. Because Task Scheduler does not know what drawings you are exporting, Task Scheduler always lists all scales.

  2. Click OK.

When you create a task, you click Options in the task properties dialog box to change the options for that task only. To change the default option values, click View, Options, DXF/DWG.



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