Save to DWG

Tech tips, tutorials, and best practices for Save to DWG from the Javelin technical team

Designing 90° Sheet Metal HVAC Duct in SOLIDWORKS – Part 3 of 4

By James Swackhammer on February 6, 2019

Welcome to part 3 of this adventure of making a large sheet metal HVAC duct. We left off in part…

By Sanja Srzic on March 12, 2015

When exporting SOLIDWORKS drawings to DXF/DWG format, scale factor needs to be taken into consideration to avoid incorrect dimensions and a…

By Rod Mackay on January 12, 2015

Can SOLIDWORKS open AutoCAD DWG files? For those companies that are thinking about moving from an existing AutoCAD 2D CAD…

By Joe Medeiros, CSWE on June 25, 2014

When saving a drawing as a DXF/DWG, in some cases views may be missing from the resultant saved file and…

By Alin Vargatu, CSWE on January 7, 2013

When you are looking for a fast way to save a SOLIDWORKS sketch to a 2D format like DXF or DWG,…

By Wayne Chen, CSWP on September 30, 2010

DWG/DXF files are still widely used by designers and engineers. Layers are very useful in 2D drawings to distinguish different types…