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Is there a complexity limit to imported dwg files?

dan_rutterdan_rutter Member Posts: 3 EDU
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I've imported a dwg of some terrain contours that I'd like to convert into 3D.  I can view the uploaded dwg, but when i insert it into a sketch I just get the spinning circle icon.

Is the data too dense or will it just take a long time to load?

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    NeilCookeNeilCooke Moderator, Onshape Employees Posts: 5,367
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    Yes, way too dense for a single sketch - you should try to break it up into smaller DWGs (in an external program) before importing into multiple sketches. Those sketches could be on different Z heights - though if you are intending to create a surface at the end you may struggle with that also. Not really intended for this purpose.
    Senior Director, Technical Services, EMEAI

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    dan_rutterdan_rutter Member Posts: 3 EDU
    Test file is here:
    https://cad.onshape.com/documents/1ad9fba1e00ec3d4ed4d9d8f/w/75e01e825e8aeb52192d8022/e/f9e89b1243ff8755748f43c7
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    NeilCookeNeilCooke Moderator, Onshape Employees Posts: 5,367
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    Yes, way too dense for a single sketch - you should try to break it up into smaller DWGs (in an external program) before importing into multiple sketches. Those sketches could be on different Z heights - though if you are intending to create a surface at the end you may struggle with that also. Not really intended for this purpose.
    Senior Director, Technical Services, EMEAI
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    dan_rutterdan_rutter Member Posts: 3 EDU
    NeilCooke said:
    Yes, way too dense for a single sketch - you should try to break it up into smaller DWGs (in an external program) before importing into multiple sketches. Those sketches could be on different Z heights - though if you are intending to create a surface at the end you may struggle with that also. Not really intended for this purpose.
    Thanks for the swift response and confirmation.  I'll try a different approach.
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    yong_kimyong_kim Member Posts: 30 ✭✭
    In my experience, if an element is in a block, it can not be transformed. Therefore, decomposition must be performed before import.
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