dwg as sketch

What is the easy way to import a dwg profile as a sketch and position
it correctly. I am trying to make a quick visual presentation of a
unistrut table. I can import the dwg off of unistruts website and put
it into my sketch but nothing is constrained. when I try to move it
solidworks moves 1 line at a time.

Is there a simple way I would import a dwg and have all of the
geometry imported stay fixed to itself yet still be able to position
the sketch?

Solidworks does a pretty good job of adding constraints but no
dimensions. If I autodimension I get mixed results maybee I am not
using the correct autodimension settings. Anyways all I want to do is
keep the imported geometry exactly the way it was imported and move it
into position, with the fewest clicks possible.

Thanks
Troy

 

1.Import the .DWG file to a 2D sketch
2. Window select the entire object
3. Move to the desired location

 

Easiest way, presuming you want to move it so a particular point is
coincident to some other particular point. If not, adjust your picks as
necessary.

1. Open the sketch & window select all
2. Ctrl-select the desired point to use as the drag handle
3. While still holding the Ctrl key, start to drag the whole thing
4. While still dragging, release the Ctrl key and snap your drag handle to
the desired anchor point.

This works because it actually starts out in copy mode, but it doesn't make
a copy because you release the Ctrl key before finishing the process.

WT