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Inserting a Third-Party Native CAD File into a SOLIDWORKS Assembly

You can insert a third-party native CAD file into a SOLIDWORKS assembly using the Insert Component tool.

To insert a third-party native CAD file into a SOLIDWORKS assembly:

Open drive letter:\Users\Public\Public Documents\SOLIDWORKS\SOLIDWORKS 2017\whatsnew\import_export\gear box_1.sldasm.
Click Insert Component (Assembly toolbar).
In the dialog box, browse to drive letter:\Users\Public\Public Documents\SOLIDWORKS\SOLIDWORKS 2017\whatsnew\import_export\Round Cover Plate_2.ipt.
Click Open and assemble it in the SOLIDWORKS assembly.
Click Insert Component (Assembly toolbar) and browse to drive letter:\Users\Public\Public Documents\SOLIDWORKS\SOLIDWORKS 2017\whatsnew\import_export\wormgear.asm.1.
Click Open and assemble it in the SOLIDWORKS assembly.
The third-party Autodesk^® Inventor and PTC^® Creo^® files are inserted in the SOLIDWORKS assembly.

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