Importing AutoCAD 3D DXF Files as Parts
When you import an AutoCAD 3D DXF file as a part with Part selected in the Import New Model dialog box:
• A single faceted solid is imported as a new part with a faceted solid.
• Multiple faceted solids are also imported as a new part with multiple faceted solids on separate layers. The imported faceted solids merge into a single faceted entity in the new part.
If the faceted solids exist as one solid per layer, a flat assembly with one faceted component per faceted solid is created.
• 3D faces, polygonal mesh, and standard polylines are imported as faceted data, that is, surfaces or solids. Polylines are imported as wireframe entities. The imported feature consists of faceted and wireframe entities.
• If the DXF file contains only standard polylines, an import feature with wireframe entities is created.
• If the DXF file contains embedded exact ACIS data, the embedded exact ACIS data is skipped.
• If the DXF file contains faceted data, the faceted data is imported.
When you import a feature created in AutoCAD and saved as a DXF file:
• The feature is appended to an existing part as a faceted import feature.
• The embedded exact ACIS data is skipped.