SolidWorks CAD Library?

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Is there a VEX SolidWorks CAD library? I am going to be getting SolidWorks VERY soon, and was wondering if there was a free library out there.

Thanks!

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Solidworks can open the STEP files found here. As far as I have seen there is not an organized Solidworks part library though. You should make your own then release it on the forum!

Here is a site that has some info on solidworks. Not sure if it is applied to Vex put it came up in the search ‘vex solidworks cad library’. I think I may take a look around the site because it looks like it is for all CAD programs, not just Solidworks.

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Andrew Remmers from Aperture has nicely uploaded the VEX CAD library into one .zip file.
http://ge.tt/6sYQlWK/v/0
It looks completely updated except for mecanum wheels

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That one is formatted for Autodesk Inventor 2012 I haven’t been able to test it in Solidworks since I don’t have a copy, however if it does more power to ya’

  • Andrew

P.S. Look out for an update soon

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I just downloaded it and Solidworks says it is an unsupported inventor format. .ipt files

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I will try that and see if it will work as soon as I get SolidWorks.

I will probably get it before Christmas.

Thanks guys!

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Autodesk Inventor and Solidworks use different file types, so the Inventor parts libraries will probably never work with Solidworks.

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Understood. I was just wondering if anyone have created a CAD library compatible with Solidworks.

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If your version of solidworks can load .step files, which it should be able to, then you don’t need a solidworks-specific library. You can just use the vex one, which Drbayer linked to here.

The reason you would want a library is just so that the parts will be better organised and, if you’re lucky, coloured. It also saves you a bit of time because the first time you use a .step part it has to be converted to a .sldprt part. As far as I know no solidworks library exists yet.

EDIT: My version of Solidworks (2011 student version) can load inventor files (I haven’t tried it, but they’re listed as a possible file type). So you may be able to use one of the inventor libraries after all.

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OK, thanks for all your help.

I will try to mess around with it ASAP.

Thanks for all your help :smiley:

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I have a pretty good SolidWorks 2011 Parts Library that I have been building and expanding for a while now. I can post it pretty soon.

What would be the best way to post it? A zipped file?

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I would definitely appreciate that - yes, a zipped file seems like probably the easiest way.

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I am trying my best to upload it as soon as possible. I have heaps of homework and left my flash drive at school today so I will upload it tomorrow. :smiley: