DWG not importing Correctly

[uncle_dolan]

Hi All,

 

Trying to Open DWG files in MasterCAM X5.

 

What happens is the file opens, displays the levels and #of entities on each level, but the screen appears blank, even when all of the levels are set to visible. If I drag a window around the screen or try selecting all entities, it doesn't select anything! Has anyone run into this problem before or have an idea as to what may be causing this? I'm probably doing something wrong!

 

Thanks in advance!

Brendan

[uncle_dolan]

Think I worked it out! Not fully sure why it works but if I went into Options in the open dwg dialog box and turned off Blank paper space It seemed to import fine.

[peon]

The part may be zoomed out or not centered in your visible area when you first load the file. Hit "fit" after you load the file and all will be visible and zoomed.

[Pete Rimkus from CNC Software Inc.]

If unchecking the "blank paper space" entities fixed it, that means that there's nothing in "model space" in the DWG file. Since the "paper space" entities, which include things like multiple sheets, multiple viewports, etc, can easily have conflicting layer and visibility information (since in ACAD you typically only see one of them at a time - while mastercam would just show them all) we let don't make everything visible by default.

[John Morris]

Will Screen-Unblank help?

[within a thou]

At the top of the MCam window try hitting Screen-- Statistics and this will give you a list of entities. If there are entities there I would try Cnrt+A (select all) then right click on your colours at the bottom and choose a visible colour different then your background. Then Alt+F1 to fit screen.

[Pete Rimkus from CNC Software Inc.]

"...Will Screen-Unblank help?..."

 

Since they're coming in blanked, yes it will.

[uncle_dolan]

Thanks for all the replies. The zoom and colour is definitely not the issue as I have tried both of these things. As far as nothing in model space goes, I agree that is the problem. I would've thought that the standard procedure is to create the part in model space and then use viewports to get it to paper space as such?

 

As far as the Un-blank entities is concerned...where can i find this option? I would be interested to give it a go and see if it works! Thanks again for all the replies!

 

Brendan

[uncle_dolan]

As far as the Un-blank entities is concerned...where can i find this option? I would be interested to give it a go and see if it works! Thanks again for all the replies!

 

Found it, and it DOES work! Thanks very much for the help. It's good to know that there is a couple of ways to skin this cat!

 

Brendan

[zlatan24]

Hi All,

 

Trying to Open DWG files in MasterCAM X5.

 

What happens is the file opens, displays the levels and #of entities on each level, but the screen appears blank, even when all of the levels are set to visible. If I drag a window around the screen or try selecting all entities, it doesn't select anything! Has anyone run into this problem before or have an idea as to what may be causing this? I'm probably doing something wrong!

 

Thanks in advance!

Brendan

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