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prerev_kompan12-Amethyst
12-Amethyst
September 9, 2026
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DXF export from SolidWorks configuration.

  • September 9, 2026
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I am using Windchill PDMLink Release 13.1 and Datecode with CPS 13.1.2.9 How to create a dxf export file of a flat pattern configuration from SolidWorks using Windchill and Creo View Adapter 11.0? The flat pattern is created as a configuration.

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prerev_kompan12-AmethystAuthor
12-Amethyst
September 10, 2026

I did some search using AI and Gemini + ChatGPT came back with this:

Phase 1: Configure the SolidWorks Adapter Setup (sw2pv)

The Creo View 11.0 Adapter uses an updated architecture to drive background CAD instances. First, configure the worker to target the correct configurations.

  1. On your CAD worker server, open the Creo View Recipe Editor 11.0.
  2. Open your active worker recipe file (typically sw2pv.rcp).
  3. Navigate to Advanced > SolidWorks.
  4. Set the Configuration Publishing options:
    • Select All Configurations or Matching Names.
    • If using names, add the wildcard filter *FLAT* to ensure it explicitly targets the derived DefaultSM-FLAT-PATTERN configuration that SolidWorks generates.
  5. Navigate to the File Conversion / Output Formats tab and check the box to enable DXF as an additional output format. Save the recipe.

The problem is there is absolutely nothing in the sw2pv.rcp that remotely resembles this! - Why?

BryanK17-Peridot
17-Peridot
September 10, 2026

I think this may be of interest to you

https://www.ptc.com/en/support/article/CS306353

and this may be the answer

https://www.ptc.com/en/support/article/CS45619

 

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prerev_kompan12-AmethystAuthor
12-Amethyst
September 11, 2026

Hi Bryan

Thanks, for the articles. We’re treating all configurations as instances, and it’s working fine. It’s the specific “*flat*” instance we want to be exported as dxf.

I begin to suspect we end out in some customization where we convert all instances to dxf and then just save the instances with *flat* in the name back to WIndchill.
We’re also looking into Wincom extension for this.

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prerev_kompan12-AmethystAuthor
12-Amethyst
September 23, 2026

After a longer discussion with PTC Support and some testing, we must conclude that this is not possible for now.

There is quite a lot to wish for when it comes to additional files from Windchill, but that’s a different question.

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