As Designers and Engineers, we sometimes receive files from clients that cannot be read by Solidworks.

An example is an JPG, PNG, EPS (Encapsulated Postscript Vector graphics) (Adobe Illustrator) file for their company logo.

We could manually re sketch it to create their logo, however there is an easier way.

We first have to convert the image file to SVG or Scalable Vector Graphics.

We will use an online converter, follow the link below to convert to svg.

Use this online converter  https://image.online-convert.com/convert-to-svg

Once you have the SVG file, we need to convert that into a format that SolidWorks can use. That format is a DXF or Drawing eXchange Format.

We will also use a different online converter to complete that operation. Follow the link below to complete

Use this converter at https://cloudconvert.com/svg-to-dxf

Tip: Google search SVG type images to skip first conversion step.

AutoTrace

Another method of creating a logo from a image is just tracing with the different sketch tools or AutoTrace.

Create C Logo

1. • Download the Storm logo.jpg file

   • Convert to a SVG file 

     1. • https://image.online-convert.com/convert-to-svg

   • Converter to a DXF file

     1. • https://cloudconvert.com/svg-to-dxf
          
          

   • Open Storm Logo DXF file into SOLIDWORKS
     
     

   • File>Open
     
     

   • Change the file type to DXF. Select Storm Logo.

• Choose "Import to a New Part as a 2D sketch" 

• Follow the screen prompts 

• Click Finish 

• Once completed, you should see the sketch in Solidworks .

• Units MMGS, Millimeters, Grams and Seconds.

• • Edit Sketch.

• • You may need to scale your logo. Select Tools>Sketch Tools>Scale.

• • Choose all of the Entities. Ctrl + A.

• • Select a entity on the sketch to scale about. Scale to 25% or .25.

• Solidworks may throws some warnings or conflicts. But it should be OK.

• Add the inside of the A with the Line Tool.

• Repeat for the second A.

• Select Contours. Choose all the text and clouds.

• Extrude 2.5mm

• Create second sketch on the same plane 

• Unhide or show the original sketch.

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• Convert Entities to new sketch.

  • Use Select chain to speed up the process.

• • Extruded Boss/Base 2.5 mm and Reverse the Direction.

• Create new sketch on the background

• Add a key ring opening. 

• Add a bump out, with the circle tool. Make it 6mm diameter.

• Extrude it 2.5 mm in Reverse Direction.

• Make another sketch on top of the bump out we just made. 

• Make the circle about 2mm diameter, in the center of  the bump out. Don't worry if it overlaps part of the cloud.

• Extrude cut 5mm about the Mid Plane.

• Add Plastic Medium Gloss white and blue materials to the keychain logo

• Save As "Storm Keychain" and As a STL file!

• Create your own Logo Keychain