You can use the Advanced Conversion
Options dialog box to set options when exporting sheet metal patterns to the
DXF or the DWG file format.
SOLIDWORKS 2018 or later supports the conversion.
To display the Advanced Conversion Options dialog box:
- When configuring a conversion task, on the Conversions
Settings page of the Convert - Properties
dialog box, for Output file format, select DWG
Format or DXF Format and click
Conversion Options.
- When initiating a conversion task, in the Convert
dialog box, for Output file format, select DWG
Format or DXF Format and click
Conversion Options.
The following options are applied when converting DXF/DWG format
files:
|
Geometry
|
Exports flat pattern
geometry. |
|
Hidden edges
|
Includes hidden edges (only available if you select
Geometry). |
| Library
features |
Exports library features (only available if you select
Geometry). |
| Forming
tools |
Includes forming tools. |
|
Bend lines
|
Exports bend lines. |
|
Sketches
|
Includes sketches. |
| Bounding box |
Exports bounding boxes. |
Multibody export options
| Single file |
Converts all flat patterns into a single DXF/DWG format
file. |
| Separate files |
Converts each flat pattern into a separate DXF/DWG
format file. The flat pattern name is a suffix
on the primary output path.
|
| Enable Map File |
Enables the map file and lets you select the location
of the map file under Vault Root Folder
Path. The file must be accessible on the task host
during the task execution. |
| Reset All |
Resets the options to defaults. |