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DXF Import for Solid Edge - AutoCAD DXF file import add-in for Solid Edge
DXF Import for Solid Edge is an AutoCAD DXF file import add-in for
Solid Edge®. It gives Solid Edge the ability to import solid objects
from AutoCAD DXF files as solids models in Solid Edge.
Solid Edge already has an AutoCAD DXF import feature. However, this
import feature creates a 2D drawing in Solid Edge by reading 2d
geometric objects such as curves and ignores 3d solids. DXF Import
for Solid Edge removes this limitation by giving Solid Edge 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 Solid Edge part or assembly document.
DXF Import for Solid Edge is very easy to use. It adds new
commands to Solid Edge. Once installed, it automatically loads itself
into Solid Edge and adds a new submenu called "DXF Import for Solid
Edge" to the Solid Edge Applications menu containing these newly added
commands.
DXF Import for Solid Edge 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
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file import add-in for Solid Edge
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