# Import Solidworks files with Sketches

**URL:** <https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/import-solidworks-files-with-sketches/30602>\
**Category:** Modeling Questions\
**Created:** [March 1, 2024, 1:22pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/import-solidworks-files-with-sketches/30602 "2024-03-01T13:22:38Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Jessi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ac8455/32.png) [@Jessi](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Jessi)\
**Post date:** [March 1, 2024, 1:22pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/import-solidworks-files-with-sketches/30602/1 "2024-03-01T13:22:38Z")

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I am trying to work with Solidworks files but I could not manage to import the sketches. I can only import the Bodies. Is there a possibility to solve this issue?

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**Author:** ![Istvan](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/istvan/32/23668_2.png) [@Istvan](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Istvan)\
**Post date:** [March 1, 2024, 1:23pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/import-solidworks-files-with-sketches/30602/2 "2024-03-01T13:23:39Z")

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Hi Jessi, at the moment importing sketches from SOLIDWORKS files is not supported. Can you help us understand your use case for importing the sketches from SOLIDWORKS?

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**Author:** ![Jessi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ac8455/32.png) [@Jessi](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Jessi)\
**Post date:** [March 5, 2024, 1:17pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/import-solidworks-files-with-sketches/30602/3 "2024-03-05T13:17:08Z")

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Hi Istvan, we need that in order to work together with other people using other software at our university. Some use Solidworks, others use Autodesk Inventor. I would prefer using Shapr3D but unfortunately I can not use it if the sketchplanes from the others can not be importet.