Create eDrawings® part (*.eprt), assembly (*.easm), and drawing (*.edrw) files from SOLIDWORKS part, assembly, and drawing files.
Installation
The eDrawings publisher for SOLIDWORKS is installed with SOLIDWORKS.
To create eDrawings files using the eDrawings Publisher for SOLIDWORKS:
- Open the SOLIDWORKS file.
- Click Publish to eDrawings
(Standard toolbar) or
.
- In the Save Configurations to eDrawings file dialog box
(or Save Sheets to eDrawings file dialog box), set any of
the following:
 |
Lets you
choose configurations to save. |
 |
Lets you attach STEP files
to the eDrawings file. You can include a
STEP attachment for any of the available configurations
in the file. Including a STEP attachment is independent
of including the eDrawings data for each configuration
as long as you select at least one configuration for
publishing the eDrawings data.
|
Create and
attach STEP file of type |
Sets the type of STEP file
to attach. Supported STEP formats are STEP
AP203 and STEP AP214. If you have a SOLIDWORKS MBD
license, you can also attach STEP AP242 files, which
support Product and Manufacturing Information
(PMI).
|
Options |
Lets you set options in
the System Options - EDRW/EPRT/EASM
dialog box. |
Password |
Lets you set options in
the Password dialog box. |
- Click OK.
The eDrawings Viewer appears
with the published file displayed.
An
alternative method is to click in SOLIDWORKS and save the document as an eDrawings
document.