Loading DXF/DWG files

To load an existing DXF file, proceed as follows:

1. Click the ISD Button and select Open .
2. Next, select Interfaces, DXF/DWG/V11 .

ACADHCAD functions are executed internally; the value 1 is set for scale and dimension unit. The conversion file ACADHCAD.DAT file is required.

Please note the following:

• Read DXF - evaluation of line weights

In the ACADHCAD.DAT (sys-directory) you can make weight-colour assignments. The number 0 determines the colour of the STANDARD assignment, the following 9 numbered lines are used for determination of the weights:

COLWE 0 0 # STANDARD

COLWE 1 7 # 0.13 # COLWE Ser. No. Colour

COLWE 2 7 # 0.18

With colour = -1 the algorithm is switched off generally (COLWE 0 -1)

The line type fields 1-9 are defined according to DIN. The weight entry in DXF takes priority over a colour entry, irrespective of the group sequence in the DXF file.

• Read DWG/DXF - read all layouts into HiCAD sheet areas at once

For the setting LAYOU in ACADHCAD.DAT the following applies now:

= 0: Read all layouts at once (incl. model) without query

= 1: Offering of the layouts and the model, as well as the option All (when selecting individual layouts the model will always be deleted now)

< 0: identical with 0

> 1: identical with 1

Independent of the ACADHCAD.DAT all data will be read in during list processing. During DXF creation only the currently visible image will be transferred, i.e. only the active sheet area, as hitherto.

• Read DXF, with SPATIAL-FILTER

The entry SPAFI 1 or 0 has been added to the sys\ACADHCAD.DAT file.

This entry evaluates the surface filter (DXF = SPATIAL-FILTER) -which is possibly assigned to the DXF (blocks) parts.

Without the filter (SPAFI 0), elements which are not visible in AutoCAD may be transferred to HiCAD. If the filter is used, these elements are deleted.

Please note:

• DXF and DWG files can also be transferred into HiCAD via Drag&Drop, e.g. from the Explorer.
• "dxf polyface mesh entities" cannot be read via the 3-D DWG/DXF interface.
• If annotations appear too large after the import, select 2-D Dimensioning + Text > Process > Move to access a menu with Scale functions, enabling you to adjust the size of annotations.
• If a DXF file contains Bitmap files the corresponding file names and paths will be will be recorded in the log file \TEMP\ACADHCAD.LOG.

2-D Interfaces • The ACADHCAD.DAT File • DXF/DWG Settings • Further Conversion Hints