How to Convert PDF to Solidworks

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This wikiHow teaches you how to convert a PDF into a Solidworks document using the Solidworks program on a Windows computer. Solidworks is a 3D program that is most often used by engineers and architects. You can convert a PDF to a SLDASM or SLDPR file, but you will likely need to do more work within Solidworks to make sure the drawing is accurate.

Steps

Open Solidworks. It's the red app that resembles a cube with a white "S" and "W" on it. Log in and download Solidworks, if you haven't already done so.

Click File. It's located in the top-left corner of the menu bar.

Click Open. It's near the top of the drop-down menu.

Double-click the PDF file. It will open the PDF file in a new Solidworks window.

Click Save. It's located in the top-left corner of the Solidworks toolbar.

Enter a filename for the Solidworks file. In the filename area, type a name for the file you will be converting the PDF into.

Click Android 7 Dropdown the drop-down box below the filename. Click the small black triangle icon to open the drop-down menu to pick a file type.

Select the SLDASM or SLDPR file extension. These are both Solidworks files that are compatible with Solidworks.

Click Save. It's in the bottom-right corner of the screen. The resulting Solidworks file may not be an exact replication of the PDF file. You may need to alter the resulting file to make the drawing more accurate.