Preferences for Import
Choose > , then click the DWG Import symbol. The following preferences panel appears for import:
You can set the following preferences for the import process:
Show dialog
• Select the Show dialog check box if you want the DWG import dialog box to appear when you Open or Place a DWG file (default). This enables you to view or change DWG import preference settings whenever you import a DWG file.
• Clear the Show dialog check box if you do not want the DWG import dialog box to appear when you Open or Place a DWG file. In this case, Arbortext IsoDraw imports the DWG file using the preference settings on the DWG Import preferences panel.
Use same units as in the original file (if exists)
• Select the Use same units as in the original file (if exists) check box to import DWG files using the units in the DWG file. If a DWG file does not contain units, the units selected in the 1 unit corresponds to list are applied (1 mm by default). (See 1 unit corresponds to.)
• Clear the Use same units as in the original file (if exists) check box to ignore the AutoCAD drawing units in a DWG file. When this check box is cleared, the DWG file is imported using the units specified in the Arbortext IsoDraw DWG preferences (1 mm by default).
1 unit corresponds to
In the 1 unit corresponds to list, click the units you want Arbortext IsoDraw to apply to the AutoCAD entity, layout, and model dimensions in the DWG file you are importing. Millimeters (1 mm) is the default.
Scale
The bottom left corner of the dialog box contains the
Scaling
button. Clicking this button opens the
Scaling dialog. Here you can indicate whether to enlarge or reduce the drawing during the importing stage.
Clicking OK confirms your entry, clicking Cancel aborts the operation.
Options
Click
Options to open the
DWG Options dialog box. Use this dialog box to select DWG entities to import and to define how entities are converted during import. (See
DWG Options.)
Create PRF File
Click Create PRF file to create OptDWG.prf, a text file of DWG import/export preference settings. This file is created in your user profile folder under \Application Data\PTC\IsoDraw\Preferences.
Edit OptDWG.prf if you need to:
• Map fonts in the source DWG or ISO file to fonts in the destination ISO or DWG file.
• Change how invisible AutoCAD entities and text size are handled when you import a DWG file.
Arbortext IsoDraw loads the settings in OptDWG.prf at startup. After you create or edit OptDWG.prf, you must quit Arbortext IsoDraw and then restart it to apply the new OptDWG.prf settings.
| The OptDWG.prf file contains instructions for editing the settings below. |
OptDWG.prf Setting | Description |
Font Table Import | Table that maps source DWG fonts to destination ISO fonts. |
Font Table Export | Table that maps source ISO fonts to destination DWG fonts. |
Color Table Import | Table that maps color index numbers in the source DWG file to RGB color definitions and pen widths in the destination ISO file. |
DWG_Invisible_Elements | Preference setting that specifies if invisible AutoCAD entities will be read or ignored during DWG file import. (In AutoCAD, elements placed on invisible layers are invisible.) Allowed values: 1 read invisible elements 0 ignore invisible elements (recommended setting) |
DWG_Use_New_Text_Size_Const | Preference setting that specifies if a new or old constant will be used to calculate text size. Allowed values: 1 use new constant 0 use old constant (recommended setting) |
