Phrostie, thanks for the description. I assume I will try and contact SolidWorks to see whether any of the file formats are described somewhere. Regards Roland --- phrostie <pfrostie@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On Fri November 28 2003 14:04, you wrote: > > Sonny, > > thanks for the answers. > > > > --- Sonny Damsted Clausen <sonny@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > The standars formats are *.slddrw *.sldasm and *.sldprt (drawing, > > > assembly and > > > part files). Slddrw is a parametric dimensioned 2D representation > of > > > a part > > > or assembly file. Sldasm is what Phrostie describes (productfile) > > > also > > > paramteric. > > > > I never saw that description. Phrostie could you send that again? > > Is the format of the standard files documented somewhere? Or is it > > completely proprietary? > > what i'd said was: > > i have not seen Solidworks in a few years, but i'm currently neck > deep in=20 > Catia V5. =A0it uses a single part format. > each part has it's own file. =A0to create an assy you combine the > part file= > s=20 > into an product file. =A0productrs can contain multipule parts and > other=20 > products. > > __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Free Pop-Up Blocker - Get it now http://companion.yahoo.com/