<< Click to Display Table of Contents >> -> DXF tab > |
See also: Open DXF-File, DXF-Element
Use the DXF tab to:
•Display* a DXF-Drawing •Align the DXF-Drawing with the CAD-Line •Edit the color of the DXF-Drawing •Convert DXF Entities in the DXF-Drawing to MechDesigner sketch-elements •Remove the DXF-Drawing from the CAD-Line |
* Before you can display a DXF-Drawing, you must use File menu > Open DXF file to import a DXF-element. The container for the DXF-Drawing is the DXF-element in the Assembly-Tree.
Term : |
Definition |
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DXF : |
Drawing eXchange Format. DXF is a CAD data file format designed for sharing drawing data universally across CAD applications. |
DXF-Drawing : |
The drawing that you want to import from your CAD and to display in the graphics-area in MechDesigner. |
DXF-Element : |
The DXF-Element is the container for the DXF-Drawing that you import when you do File menu > Open | *.DXF file-type When you open a DXF file, we add a DXF-Element to the Assembly-Tree. |
CAD-Line : |
The element you edit to select a DXF-Element to display a DXF-Drawing. |
DXF-Outline : |
The efficient sketch that we use to display a DXF-Drawing. You cannot edit a DXF-Outline. |
DXF-Entity : |
Points, Arcs, and Lines are DXF-Entities in the sketch of the DXF-Outline. You can use the CAD-Line dialog to convert Arc and Line DXF-Entities to regular MechDesigner Arc and Line sketch-elements. |
CAD-Line dialog > DXF tab
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http://mechdesigner.support/index.htm?md-dialog-cadline-dxf.htm