Select DXF-Element: drop-down list-box

Each DXF-Element has two parts - see example below

1.Click the drop-down arrow to select a DXF-Element

The DXF-drawing shows in the graphic-area immediately.

See here if you cannot see the DXF-drawing in the graphic-area.

Optional buttons:

Edit DXF Layers :

To open the DXF Layers dialog to show or hide different Layers in the DXF-Drawing

Remove DXF :

To remove the DXF-drawing.

Change the background color of the graphic-area

See Application Settings | color tab.

The DXF-Drawing may be outside of the current graphic view.

See View menu > Zoom-Out. (or use the wheel button on you mouse)

The Linear Units of the DXF-Drawing may be incorrect, which may make the drawing small or big. It is normal to use the same Linear Units as the original DXF-Drawing.

See Edit DXF-Element dialog.

DXF Point to CAD-Line's Origin

1.Click in the box to make the box Orange - see Note

2.Click the DXF-Point in the DXF-Drawing that you want to move to the start-Point of the CAD-Line

The DXF-Point shows in the box and the box becomes Green

DXF Point to CAD-Line

3.Click in the box to make the box Orange

4.Click a DXF-Point in the DXF-Drawing to move it to the X-axis of CAD-Line.

The DXF-Drawing moves the two(2) DXF-Points to the CAD-Line

If you can see the DXF-Drawing but cannot see DXF-Points, then:

1.Click the Display Filter toolbar > DXF Points (the toolbar is below the graphic-area)

Owner Part

This box specifies the Part onto which you convert the DXF entity

Usually, you add the sketch-elements to the same Part as the CAD-Line.

1.Click the Owner Part box to make it Orange

2.Click a Part in the graphic-area or the Assembly-Tree.

The Part should now be in the Owner Part box

DXF Entity

This box is the DXF-Entity you convert to a sketch-element.

3.Click the DXF Entity box to make it Orange

Before you click a DXF-Entity, you may want to:

•Click the Select-Loop radio-button so that, if possible, you convert a number of DXF-Entities to a sketch-loop

•Click the Lock Points radio-button to lock/fix the Points in the sketch-elements to the Part, after you convert the DXF entities to sketch-elements

•Optionally, edit the Merge Radius value to help make a sketch-loop with those DXF entities inside the Merge-Radius' value - I have never found a reason to edit Merge Radius.

4.Click a DXF Entity (a DXF Line or DXF Arc) in the graphic-area

5.Click the Convert to MD Entities button