I have used VW since MiniCad 5 or so for mechanical design. I now use VW 10.5.1. Lately, I have the need to send VW dwgs to machine shops that use ProE or SolidWorks for CAD/CAM. I wrote to Nemetschek asking about file compatibility, but never received a reply.
In order to test the readability of files exported to IGES, I saved two VW files in that format. One file exported fine and was readable by the other party, but the other file would not export. I get either no message or an error message saying VW could not convert the file.
If I can't reliably get VW to do what it is supposed to, I will have to buy a PC and SolidWorks.
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I have used VW since MiniCad 5 or so for mechanical design. I now use VW 10.5.1. Lately, I have the need to send VW dwgs to machine shops that use ProE or SolidWorks for CAD/CAM. I wrote to Nemetschek asking about file compatibility, but never received a reply.
In order to test the readability of files exported to IGES, I saved two VW files in that format. One file exported fine and was readable by the other party, but the other file would not export. I get either no message or an error message saying VW could not convert the file.
If I can't reliably get VW to do what it is supposed to, I will have to buy a PC and SolidWorks.
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