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AutoCAD® Import Options - DWG / DXF

File > Import > Set AutoCAD Options

Use this form to perform various tasks while importing AutoCAD® DWG and DXF files.

1. Complete the form as desired.
2. Pick OK to accept the current selections as the new defaults or Reset to return all selections to their previous defaults.

General Options

• Auto sew geometry
  Closed surface volumes will be sewed (joined) at their mating edges to form a solid once they have been imported into VX.  This option requires that the imported edges fall within tolerance of each other.
  
  If importing directly into an existing object or one that is currently active, the default tolerance displayed in the Part Settings Form is used.  If importing into a new object (created during the import), the default system tolerance (0.1mm) is used.
  
  
• Auto activate part
  The imported file will be automatically activated for editing (i.e., it will become the active part).
  
  
• Convert Polylines Into Curves
  Check this box to convert all encountered polylines into curves.  Since polylines can sometimes be irregular, use the Refine Polyline Curves option (see below).
  
  
• Refi ne Polyline Curves
  If the Convert Polylines Into Curves option (see above) is selected, you can use this option to refine the resulting curves.  In most cases, refining the curves will make them smoother. 
  
  
• Convert Polygon Mesh to:
  Use this option to help import polygon meshes into VX.  Polygon meshing are lines connected by a matrix of vertices.
  
  Select from the following options:

STL Blocks
This option will convert all polygon meshes into STL Blocks.  See Point Cloud Tools for more information about STL point data.

Lines
This option will convert all polygon meshing into line segments interconnected at each vertex, similar to how the mesh was originally defined.  This is the "light weight" option.

Planar Faces
This option will convert all polygon meshing into line segments interconnected at each vertex but also connected with planar faces.  This option will duplicate the original mesh but with added surface volume.  This option will allow you to modify the meshing with VX surface editing tools.

File Units

• Use File Units
  Use this option to read the imported file units as the same as the currently active file units.
  
  
• Read As
  Use this option to read the imported file units differently than than the currently active file units. Select rom the following units.

VX Units

• Convert To
  Use this option to convert the currently active file units to another unit of measure.  Select from the following units.
  
  

Read Options

• Model Space, Paper Space
  AutoCAD drawings can contain geometry in either model space (3D) or paper space (2D).  VX can read either or both spaces in the incoming file. Place a check in each box that applies.

Default Directory

This sets the default directory for locating files to import of the specified type. Pick the folder icon to select a path from the Directory Browser. The path will be added to the Default Directory Field. The Default directory field only applies to the active session while VX is running unless it is permanently saved using the Save Settings button on the Import Form.

More about the Default Directory

All import/export translators have their own default-directory on their options form.  If the default-directory is set, then the Directory Browser will always come up in that directory.  If the default-directory is not set, then the file browser will come up in the "last visited" directory.

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