I have been looking over the many macros and discussions on saving SolidWorks drawings as AutoCad dwg files at 1:1 scale. But I have not found any that will do what I'm looking for with mixed scales on one sheet
I need a macro that will save a slddrw sheet as a dwg for AutoCad but will change all of the various model view scales and or sheet scale to be 1:1.
In our company we plot multiple detail components on a single D size sheet. We cram as many details as we can fit on a single sheet and we adjust each model view scale depending on how large or small the component is. It is not uncommon for a D size sheet to contain 15 deatils with 4 or 5 different scales as necessary for clarity for the toolmaker. There may also be an overall sheet scale that is not 1:1 this should also be considered for an unconditional conversion to 1:1 for everything in the sheet
Once in Autocad I typically delete the frame and all annotations and dimensios and hatching so all that is left is 1:1 geometry for CNC toolpaths
I supply our CNC department with a paper print of the SolidWorks drawing with annotations and machining instructions, but the cleaned geometry is from my converted AutoCad dwg file.
Any help is greatly appreciated
Tom Malinski
SolidworksApi macros