How to Convert PDF to Solidworks

Last Updated: February 7, 2022

This wikiHow teaches you how to convert a PDF into a Solidworks document using the Solidworks program on a Windows computer. Solidworks is a 3D program that is most often used by engineers and architects. You can convert a PDF to a SLDASM or SLDPR file, but you will likely need to do more work within Solidworks to make sure the drawing is accurate.

Steps

1
Open Solidworks. It's the red app that resembles a cube with a white "S" and "W" on it.
- Log in and download Solidworks, if you haven't already done so.
2
Click File. It's located in the top-left corner of the menu bar.

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3
Click Open. It's near the top of the drop-down menu.
4
Double-click the PDF file. It will open the PDF file in a new Solidworks window.
5
Click Save. It's located in the top-left corner of the Solidworks toolbar.
6
Enter a filename for the Solidworks file. In the filename area, type a name for the file you will be converting the PDF into.
7
Click
the drop-down box below the filename. Click the small black triangle icon to open the drop-down menu to pick a file type.
8
Select the SLDASM or SLDPR file extension. These are both Solidworks files that are compatible with Solidworks.
9
Click Save. It's in the bottom-right corner of the screen.
- The resulting Solidworks file may not be an exact replication of the PDF file. You may need to alter the resulting file to make the drawing more accurate.