topic Re: Converting IGS to DWG in AutoCAD Forum

Converting IGS to DWG

duffeyc34 — Tue, 11 Aug 2015 19:30:57 GMT

Can anyone help me convert an igs to a dwg file. files are attached. Currently using AutoCAD 2015

Re: Converting IGS to DWG

dmfrazier — Tue, 11 Aug 2015 20:12:00 GMT

Are you unable to do this with your seat of AutoCAD 2015?

Can you not request this from the author of the IGS files?

Re: Converting IGS to DWG

Todd_Rogers — Tue, 11 Aug 2015 20:22:02 GMT

Type in IGESIMPORT.

Re: Converting IGS to DWG

pendean — Tue, 11 Aug 2015 21:14:18 GMT

The ZiP files appear to be corrupt, they don't want to unzip. Is that your actual problem?

Re: Converting IGS to DWG

dmfrazier — Wed, 12 Aug 2015 12:20:52 GMT

They unZIPped fine for me.

Re: Converting IGS to DWG

pendean — Wed, 12 Aug 2015 12:29:03 GMT

Weird, Win7 keeps reporting an error with both files (which I assume are one and the same content).

Re: Converting IGS to DWG

duffeyc34 — Wed, 12 Aug 2015 12:46:33 GMT

The author of the files is using SolidWorks. I received this screen shot as available ways to save the file.

Re: Converting IGS to DWG

duffeyc34 — Wed, 12 Aug 2015 12:48:02 GMT

Yes one of my problems is extracting the files, gives me "Error 0x80004005"

Re: Converting IGS to DWG

duffeyc34 — Wed, 12 Aug 2015 12:49:57 GMT

For some reason I cannot unzip, can you send me the unzipped file?

Christopher Duffey
Virtual Design Coordinator
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McDonald Electrical Corp
72 Sharp St, Unit C-8 | Hingham, MA 02043
P: 339-205-2236 | C: 781-724-2911
cduffey@mcdonaldcorp.com

Re: Converting IGS to DWG

duffeyc34 — Wed, 12 Aug 2015 12:52:57 GMT

Im having trouble unzipping the file, any chance you could send me the .dwg file if you are capable of using the igesimport command?

Christopher Duffey
Virtual Design Coordinator
[cid:image001.gif@01D0790D.B3562F50]
McDonald Electrical Corp
72 Sharp St, Unit C-8 | Hingham, MA 02043
P: 339-205-2236 | C: 781-724-2911
cduffey@mcdonaldcorp.com

Re: Converting IGS to DWG

dmfrazier — Wed, 12 Aug 2015 12:56:39 GMT

I tried to attach a ZIP with the DWG export files, but the site objects that it is too large (5MB limit). The two DWG files are about 18MB apiece, and the ZIP file is about 27MB.

Re: Converting IGS to DWG

pendean — Wed, 12 Aug 2015 13:02:19 GMT

You need new ZIP files, or better yet, ask them to share files with you through a service like DROPBOX.

Re: Converting IGS to DWG

Patchy — Wed, 12 Aug 2015 13:05:33 GMT

Unzipped fine on 1 pc, another died.

But I separated them, let's see if they work.

Re: Converting IGS to DWG

TheCADWhisperer — Wed, 12 Aug 2015 13:37:50 GMT

@duffeyc34 wrote:
The author of the files is using SolidWorks. I received this screen shot as available ways to save the file.

What version of SolidWorks?

Ask them for STEP *.stp or the native SolidWorks *.sldprt and *.sldasm (if using SolidWorks v2015 or earlier).

Download your dwg files from A360 Drive -

http://a360.co/1UCL5Hg

http://a360.co/1IGj7VG

The properties of the files indicated SolidWorks 2013.

AutoCAD 2015 and 2016 will open these native SolidWorks assembly and part files without conversion to STEP or IGES.

Instruct them to

Place the assembly and part files into a single folder>

Right click on the folder using Windows Explorer and select Send to Compressed (zipped) folder.

No neutral format conversion is needed.

Re: Converting IGS to DWG

dmfrazier — Wed, 12 Aug 2015 13:30:06 GMT

Or simply ask them to ZIP the files with a different ZIP utility (maybe?).

Or (maybe?) the OP could try a different ZIP utility to unzip. (I used 7-Zip, successfully. The IGS files are good, and import into AutoCAD just fine.)