CADWorx Legacy Drawing - Match Specifications Dialog Box - CADWorx - Help

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CADWorx Plant I tab: Setup Size/Spec > Setup > Convert Legacy Drawing and then set Convert Mode to Show Options

Keyboard Command line: CONVERTCADWORXLEGACYDWGS

Converts the components of a legacy drawing to smart components.

Available specifications in project

Specifies if there are any available specifications in the selected project for conversion.

Legacy specification used in model

Specifies the specifications that the software uses in the legacy model.

Match

Matches the selected specification in Available specifications in project to the specification listed in Legacy specification used in model.

Auto Match

Automatically matches the specification used in the legacy model without selecting a specification from the Available specifications in project box.

Backup current drawing

Creates a backup of the legacy drawing in the folder where the legacy drawing resides.

Use new spec data

Specifies whether CADWorx data is pulled from the project file or the legacy components when a conversion is completed. When Use new spec data is selected, data is pulled from the selected specification in Current Project.

Current Project

Specifies the current project from which the software converts the legacy drawings.

Browse

Enables you to select a current project.

OK

Accepts the settings and converts the model.

Convert Legacy using Automatic option

  • Set Convert Mode to Automatic.

    The software converts the drawing into smart components when a legacy drawing is opened.

Convert Legacy using Show Options option

  1. Set Convert Mode to Show Options. For more information, see Convert Legacy Drawing.

    The CADWorx Legacy Drawing - Match Specifications dialog box displays.

  2. Click Browse.

    The Open dialog box displays.

  3. Select a PRJ file, and click Open.

    The specifications display in the Available specifications in project box.

  4. Select a specification used in the model in the Legacy specification used in model box.

  5. Select a specification in the Available specifications in project box, and click Match.

    Clicking Auto Match automatically selects the matching specification for the drawing based on the specification used in the legacy drawing. If you want to use a different specification for the drawing, such as 300, you must click Match instead of Auto Match.

  6. Select Backup current drawing to create a backup the drawing. This is the default option.

    OR

    Clear Backup current drawing so that a backup of the drawing is not created.

  7. Select Use new spec data to use the spec data from the current project. This is the default option.

    OR

    Clear Use new spec data to use the spec data from the legacy drawing.

  8. Click OK.

    The software converts the drawing into a 2013 components.

Convert Legacy using the CONVERTCADWORXLEGACYDWGS command

  1. Type CONVERTCADWORXLEGACYDWGS on the command line, and press ENTER.

    The CADWorx Legacy Drawing - Match Specifications dialog box displays.

  2. Click Browse.

    The Open dialog box displays.

  3. Select a .prj file, and click Open.

    The specifications display in the Available specifications in project box.

  4. Select a specification used in the model in the Legacy specification used in model box.

  5. Select a specification in the Available specifications in project box, and click Match.

    Clicking Auto Match indicates that the software automatically selects the matching specification for the drawing based on the specification used in the legacy drawing. If you want to use a different specification for the drawing, such as 300, you must click Match instead of Auto Match.

  6. Select Backup current drawing to create a backup the drawing. This is the default option.

    OR

    Clear Backup current drawing so that a backup of the drawing is not created.

  7. Select Use new spec data to use the spec data from the current project. This is the default option.

    OR

    Clear Use new spec data to use the spec data from the legacy drawing.

  8. Click OK.

    The software converts the drawing into smart components.

  • If you notice that a component does not convert to a smart component then the component may not be listed in the specification that you have chosen.

  • The software alerts you with a message if you do not have any legacy data in the drawing.

  • You must convert an inch drawing to an inch specification and a metric drawing to a metric specification.