The additional options for the DWG documents provides some advanced options for the file conversion rules which output file type is DWG.
| Fonts | Determines the font family used in the output documents. |
| Generate file from assembly according to the sheet metal part thickness |
Select this option to generate the DWG documents from the sheet metal parts based on their material and thickness. Output documents of a file conversion are then created by the sheet metal part materials and the thicknesses
so that each different material and/or thickness of a sheet metal have one dwg file where all parts with the same material and thickness are included in.
NOTE: Selecting this option makes the DWG rule to apply to the parts instead of the drawings. The drawings could not be selected when this option is selected. So if you want to convert drawing documents into the DWG format, do not select this option. DWG documents creation from the models cannot be automatic so, the Run automatically on Save operation option in the Add/Edit Batch File Conversion Rule dialog box cannot be selected if this option is selected. |
Example:
A user runs a DWG file conversion with the Generate file from assembly according to the sheet metal part thickness option selected, against a little assembly called 000008.sldasm.
CUSTOMTOOLS Print/Convert generates the output DWG files in this case like described in the following table:
The Target filename format string referenced in the following example is
| Component Properties | Output | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Component Name | Material | Thickness | Included in DWG File |
| 000001.sldprt | Copper | 0.75 mm | 000001-Copper 0.75.dwg |
| 000002.sldprt | Copper | 0.75 mm | 000001-Copper 0.75.dwg |
| 000003.sldprt | AISI 1020 | 1 mm | 000003-AISI 1020 1.dwg |
| 000004.sldprt | Copper | 1 mm | 000004-Copper 1.dwg |
| 000005.sldprt | AISI 1020 | 0.75 mm | 000005-AISI 1020 0.75.dwg |
| 000006.sldprt | Copper | 1 mm | 000004-Copper 1.dwg |
| 000007.sldprt | Copper | 0.75 mm | 000001-Copper 0.75.dwg |
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NOTE: Having the Material or the Thickness attribute missing in the File Conversion rule's Target filename box could cause errors during the file conversion process because of the attempts to create duplicate output files. |
| Leave created drawing opened | Select this option to leave the output document open in the SOLIDWORKS after the file conversion. |
| Display Notes Template to every view | Select this to add a custom notes on the top of the drawing views generated by the file conversion output file. The note templates are retrieved from the notes created with the Notes feature. |
| Reset All | Resets all additional options to their default settings. |