{"id":41958,"date":"2025-06-27T12:50:57","date_gmt":"2025-06-27T07:20:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ckonnect.in\/solidworks\/?p=41958"},"modified":"2025-06-30T14:46:16","modified_gmt":"2025-06-30T09:16:16","slug":"best-possible-way-of-exporting-the-drawing-views-as-blocks-in-dwg-dxf-files","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ckonnect.in\/solidworks\/best-possible-way-of-exporting-the-drawing-views-as-blocks-in-dwg-dxf-files\/","title":{"rendered":"Best possible way of exporting the Drawing views as Blocks in DWG\/DXF files"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>In earlier versions of SOLIDWORKS, if you want to import the drawing views as blocks, you need to do it manually. With the latest enhancement in SOLIDWORKS (2024 FD02), you can automatically import them as Blocks while saving them to DXF\/DWG files.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you are looking for a simplified method for making blocks for the 2D file format, go through the content below for the best possible way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Open the SOLIDWORKS drawing file and put the required views in the sheet<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"508\" height=\"326\" src=\"https:\/\/ckonnect.in\/solidworks\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image-7.png\" alt=\"Bottom motor clamp SOLIDWORKS Drawing File\" class=\"wp-image-41959\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ckonnect.in\/solidworks\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image-7.png 508w, https:\/\/ckonnect.in\/solidworks\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image-7-300x193.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 508px) 100vw, 508px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Go to file, select \u201cSave As, &#8221; and select DWG file format.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"493\" height=\"309\" src=\"https:\/\/ckonnect.in\/solidworks\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image-9.png\" alt=\"select \u201cSave As, &quot; and select DWG file format.\" class=\"wp-image-41961\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ckonnect.in\/solidworks\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image-9.png 493w, https:\/\/ckonnect.in\/solidworks\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image-9-300x188.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 493px) 100vw, 493px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"523\" height=\"203\" src=\"https:\/\/ckonnect.in\/solidworks\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image-11.png\" alt=\"Best possible way of exporting the Drawing views as Blocks in DWG\/DXF files\" class=\"wp-image-41963\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ckonnect.in\/solidworks\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image-11.png 523w, https:\/\/ckonnect.in\/solidworks\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image-11-300x116.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 523px) 100vw, 523px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Go to \u201cOptions\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"495\" height=\"132\" src=\"https:\/\/ckonnect.in\/solidworks\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image-13.png\" alt=\"options\" class=\"wp-image-41965\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ckonnect.in\/solidworks\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image-13.png 495w, https:\/\/ckonnect.in\/solidworks\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image-13-300x80.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 495px) 100vw, 495px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Enable the \u201cView export options &gt;&gt; Export Views as Blocks.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"455\" height=\"402\" src=\"https:\/\/ckonnect.in\/solidworks\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image-15.png\" alt=\"View export options &gt;&gt; Export Views as Blocks.\" class=\"wp-image-41967\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ckonnect.in\/solidworks\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image-15.png 455w, https:\/\/ckonnect.in\/solidworks\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image-15-300x265.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 455px) 100vw, 455px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Now, the file can be opened in DRAFTSIGHT and any 2D software.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Note<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>If blocks are needed for a single view, only the particular view should be taken from the sheet.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>In case multiple views are taken in the single sheet, all the views will be considered as a single block at the time of importing as the blocks.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Taking multiple views of the sheet will help get the block data in a single shot.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Conclusion:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In conclusion, while in previous versions of SOLIDWORKS, users had to generate blocks manually and export DXF\/DWG for 2D editing, the new enhancements in SOLIDWORKS 2024 FD02 simplify this task by offering an automated export process for the Blocks. Users can now easily alter the export options to streamline the workflow, saving time and effort.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>About Author:<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:16% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"831\" height=\"977\" src=\"https:\/\/ckonnect.in\/solidworks\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/shared-image-24.jpg\" alt=\"Abhishek SOLIDWORKS blogs Author\" class=\"wp-image-41217 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ckonnect.in\/solidworks\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/shared-image-24.jpg 831w, https:\/\/ckonnect.in\/solidworks\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/shared-image-24-255x300.jpg 255w, https:\/\/ckonnect.in\/solidworks\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/shared-image-24-768x903.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 831px) 100vw, 831px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p>Abhishek RS is a certified SOLIDWORKS expert working as a Customer Success Associate in Bengaluru, Karnataka. He has been associated with the Conceptia Konnect team since December 2022 and has good experience and expertise in SOLIDWORKS and 3DEXPERIENCE PLM solutions.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\">\n{\n  \"@context\": \"https:\/\/schema.org\",\n  \"@type\": \"BlogPosting\",\n  \"mainEntityOfPage\": {\n    \"@type\": \"WebPage\",\n    \"@id\": \"https:\/\/ckonnect.in\/solidworks\/best-possible-way-of-exporting-the-drawing-views-as-blocks-in-dwg-dxf-files\/\"\n  },\n  \"headline\": \"Best possible way of exporting the Drawing views as Blocks in DWG\/DXF files\",\n  \"description\": \"When exporting SolidWorks drawings to DXF\/DWG format, scale factor needs to be set correctly to avoid incorrect dimensions\",\n  \"image\": \"https:\/\/ckonnect.in\/solidworks\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image-8.png\",  \n  \"author\": {\n    \"@type\": \"Person\",\n    \"name\": \"Abhishek RS\",\n    \"url\": \"https:\/\/ckonnect.in\/solidworks\/?s=Abhishek+RS\"\n  },  \n  \"publisher\": {\n    \"@type\": \"Organization\",\n    \"name\": \"Conceptia Konnect\",\n    \"logo\": {\n      \"@type\": \"ImageObject\",\n      \"url\": \"https:\/\/ckonnect.in\/solidworks\/\"\n    }\n  },\n  \"datePublished\": \"2025-06-27\",\n  \"dateModified\": \"2025-06-27\"\n}\n<\/script>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In earlier versions of SOLIDWORKS, if you want to import the drawing views as blocks, you need to do it manually. 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