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Solidworks design tree

kevin_perrykevin_perry Member Posts: 2 ✭
edited July 2016 in Community Support
Hello everyone!

Is it possible to import a solidworks model along with it's design tree?

Thank You,
  Kevin

Answers

  • _Ðave__Ðave_ Member, Developers Posts: 712 ✭✭✭✭
    No, and I haven't heard any discussion of doing that.
  • mlaflecheCADmlaflecheCAD Member, Onshape Employees, Developers Posts: 179
    Hi Kevin.  Rather than using the feature tree from SolidWorks, you can edit any format that Onshape will open with our direct edit toolset:  “Direct Editing” https://youtu.be/Sqt0IV32YLo.  Give it a shot after checkout out this video.  Thanks...
    Regards,
    Mike LaFleche   @mlaflecheCAD
  • jakeramsleyjakeramsley Member, Moderator, Onshape Employees, Developers, csevp Posts: 661
    kevin_perry said:
    Hello everyone!

    Is it possible to import a solidworks model along with it's design tree?

    Thank You,
      Kevin
    No it is not possible.  SolidWorks has many different features than what Onshape has and as a result there is no mapping between them.  
    Jake Ramsley

    Director of Quality Engineering & Release Manager              onshape.com
  • peter_hallpeter_hall Member Posts: 196 ✭✭✭
    @mlaflechecad
    Good video but as a learning tool...poor........ as I have said before you need to slow down actions a lot! I paused and went back about twenty times on this clip. This video should have taken three times as long to be any use for me.
  • mlaflecheCADmlaflecheCAD Member, Onshape Employees, Developers Posts: 179
    Hi, @peter_hall.  I agree, that video is just an appetizer.  Here is our full length training class on how to utilize imported data and edit it: https://youtu.be/S8NTzi1IgL4.  @jakeramsley is correct, there is no one-to-one mapping for features, but the direct edit tools make it an option to change designs when needed.
    Regards,
    Mike LaFleche   @mlaflecheCAD
  • kevin_perrykevin_perry Member Posts: 2 ✭
    Thank you for all of the responses.  :)
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