SolidWorks Drawings into Microstation

Discussion in 'Microstation' started by p, Jul 1, 2008.

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    p Guest

    Microstation V8 has been our primary drawing tool for years and, because
    of workload and legacy issues we need to save some SolidWorks drawing
    files as DWG format so that we can then open them in Microstation and
    further convert them to the native .DGN files. Our 3D assemblies are
    relatively large and, in Microstation we need to have various elements on
    separate layers (levels) so that we can improve visibility by switching
    them off or on and we’ve set up our levels in SolidWorks drawings so that
    they have similar characteristics. The trouble is, these layers don’t
    survive the transition from one file format to another. By the time we get
    our drawings into native Microstation format, all of the expected settings
    and formatting has been lost.

    Does anyone know of a work-around as re-attributing layers represents a
    huge amount of work.
     
    p, Jul 1, 2008
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    Ralph Hertle Guest

    p wrote:

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    Try the neutral file format that is purpose designed for that task:

    SolidWorks > STEP > MicroStation.

    Also, ask Bentley Select for a direct translation means.


    Ralph Hertle
     
    Ralph Hertle, Jul 1, 2008
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    p Guest

    Thanks Ralph. We no longer subscribe to Bently Select but ill try your
    advice.

    Regards,
    P
     
    p, Jul 2, 2008
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