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DXF Import for Alibre Design - AutoCAD DXF file import add-on for Alibre Design
DXF Import for Alibre Design is an AutoCAD DXF file import add-on
for Alibre Design®. It gives Alibre Design the ability to import solid
objects from AutoCAD DXF files as solids models in Alibre Design.
Alibre Design already has an AutoCAD DXF import feature. However, this
import feature creates a 2D drawing in Alibre Design by reading 2d
geometric objects such as curves and ignores 3d solids. DXF Import
for Alibre Design removes this limitation by giving Alibre Design
the ability to read 3d solid geometric data such as ACIS 3d solids,
bodies and regions in an AutoCAD DXF file and create corresponding 3d
solid models in an Alibre Design part document.
DXF Import for Alibre Design is very easy to use. It adds new
commands to Alibre Design. Once installed, it automatically loads itself
into Alibre Design and adds a new submenu called "DXFImport" to the
Alibre Design menu containing these newly
added commands.
DXF Import for Alibre Design comes with detailed documentation as well as a
tutorial to get you started in the shortest
possible time.
If you
need any additional information please
contact SYCODE.
The DXF
File Format
The AutoCAD DXF (Drawing Interchange Format, or Drawing Exchange Format)
is a CAD data file format, developed by Autodesk as their solution for
enabling data interoperability between AutoCAD and other programs. DXF
was originally introduced in December 1982
as part of AutoCAD 1.0, and was intended to provide an exact
representation of the data in the AutoCAD native file format, DWG
(Drawing), for which Autodesk didn't (and doesn't) publish
specifications.
DXF is probably one of the most widely supported vector formats in the
world today. DXF is rich in features, including: support for 3D objects,
curves, text, associative dimensioning, etc. Although DXF was developed
to represent the data used in a CAD program, it is used by many programs
as a "least common denominator" format for the exchange of many
different types of data, most commonly vector-oriented information but
also text and 3D polygons
Please feel free to call or email us for more information about AutoCAD DXF file import add-on for Alibre Design.
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