DJBREIT Posted January 26, 2009 Share Posted January 26, 2009 I have been trying to import a dxf file from AutoCad. Non of them seem to work..Is there a trick to it or do I need an older dxf format or plug-in? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
photoman Posted January 27, 2009 Share Posted January 27, 2009 It takes a while (Some models can take hours) and you usually have to do a lot of spline cleaning. I once took me a night for a DXF from Vectorworks. Photoman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJBREIT Posted January 27, 2009 Author Share Posted January 27, 2009 These were simple files with just some lines for a test. I also found a post that mentions it has to be V12 or earlier. So I will need to test it tomorrow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heyvern Posted January 27, 2009 Share Posted January 27, 2009 DXF can also be "flat" files that don't have 3D information. That maybe why they don't import. -vern Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
photoman Posted January 27, 2009 Share Posted January 27, 2009 They can but mostly 2d cad data is in the DWG format. Photoman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJBREIT Posted January 27, 2009 Author Share Posted January 27, 2009 DWG and DXF are both 3D files. The only difference between 3D and 2D in theses formats is all of the depth info is zero. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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