The DXF 3D translator extracts ACIS information from a DXF file, if that information exists in the file, and imports it into a SOLIDWORKS part document. If a DXF file contains multiple bodies or an assembly, SOLIDWORKS creates an assembly document.
Note the following translator limitations:
- It is not a 2D to 3D converter.
- It does not import wireframe data from DXF files.
To open a DXF 3D part:
- Click .
- Set Files of type to DXF (*.dxf).
- Browse to a file, then click Open.
The model is converted immediately into a SOLIDWORKS part, or the DXF/DWG Import Wizard appears.
- In the DXF/DWG Import Wizard, select Import to a new part, then click Next.
- On the Drawing Layer Mapping tab, click Next.
- On the Document Settings tab, select Import this sheet and as 3D curves/model, then click Finish.