Dimensions not exported to DWG format file

- November 28, 2019 at 12:03 pm
  
  garias
  Subscriber
  
  We have a user that imports DWG files into SpaceClaim, then they edit it and export it back to DWG format. Normaly this workflow works fine but with some of the drawings they are having problems when they export them back to DWG files, the dimension are not exported and some of the annotations are slightly tilted. I have attachded the imported DWG file in SpaceClaim 2019 R2 (the problems also happens in R3) and the exported DWG file where you can see that no dimensions are exported.
  
  I think the problems comes from the units iterpretaions original dwg file in mm but deteded as inches or something like that but not sure.
  
  Any ideas why is this happening? Also I've noticed that if I exported to PDF format the PDF files comes totally blank
  
  Thanks a lot for you help
  
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- November 28, 2019 at 12:46 pm
  
  Naresh Patre
  Ansys Employee
  
  Hello Gabriel Arias
  
  I will look into it and get back to you.
- November 29, 2019 at 12:30 pm
  
  Naresh Patre
  Ansys Employee
  
  Hello Gabriel Arias
  
  I noticed that the view of drawing sheet in scdoc file was not exactly parallel to XY plane. I clicked on the Z axis in the triad (located at the bottom left) to orient the view and made it parallel to XY plane. I now exported it as DWG file and upon opening it, I could see all the dimensions.
- November 29, 2019 at 12:49 pm
  
  garias
  Subscriber
  
  Hi Naresh,
  
  Thanks a lot for your help, Yes it does work, whoever the resultant file has moved some dimesion, see picture attached.
- December 2, 2019 at 7:32 am
  
  Naresh Patre
  Ansys Employee
  
  Hello Gabriel Arias
  
  I have submitted bug 213255 for this issue and will let you know as soon as I hear from the development team.
- December 2, 2019 at 9:16 am
  
  garias
  Subscriber
  
  Thanks a lot Naresh
- June 25, 2020 at 11:59 am
  
  Naresh Patre
  Ansys Employee
  
  Hello Gabriel Arias
  
  The bug 213255 has been fixed in upcoming 2020 R2 version. You need to set the Autocad import and export option as RealDWG. See below snapshot.

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