Use a drawing and turn it into a sketch and then a 3D object

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Hello

Almost new to solidworks, I want to use a drawing (foralt jpeg or PNG) so a 2D shape and make it a 3D object.

I consulted several tutorials, I don't have the autotrace function which seems to be one of the solutions, I vectorized via inkscape 

Thank you for giving me a helping hand because I'm skating badly. Software to download, solidworks tip.....

Thanks in advance

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Hello

You vectorized in Inkscape and then saved in DXF.

Then we open the DXF and then we select the path and paste it into a sketch. Ctrl+c / Ctrl+v.

It should be the same in Solidworks as it is in CATIA.

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Hello

Inskape works well but there is also another method directly with Solidworks.

See tutorials

http://www.lynkoa.com/store/fr/vectorisation-d-une-image-2d-pour-creer-une-piece-3d.html

 

Kind regards

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Autotrace must be enabled in the add-ins before importing the image

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Yes, but I believe that  Autotrace works with a premium license, not with a standard license.

Kind regards

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See this tutorial it's super simple and depending on the shape you can do everything right

http://www.lynkoa.com/tutos/3d/tuto-creation-d-un-model-l-aide-d-une-image

See some images

some will recognize ;-)

@+ ;-)