Summary:
We are continually enhancing our CAD import engine to support changes in the AutoCAD DXF/DWG format. As v.2.10, AGI32 reads DXF/DWG files through AutoCAD 2010. However, not all entity types are imported. This article outlines the entities that will and will not import into AGI32.
More Information:
The following will import into AGI32 from a CAD (DWG, DXF) file:
Supported Drawing Entity Types:
- Line
- Arc
- Polyline (LWPolyline, 3DPolyline)
- Spline
- Circle
- Ellipse (Elliptical Arc)
- Text
- Mtext (unformatted)
- Mline
- Trace
- Solid (2D)
- Dimensions (most types)
- Leader (most types)
Supported Object Types:
- 3D Face
- Polyface Mesh
- Regions (holes within are supported)
- 3D Solids (planar surfaces only, non-planar surfaces will not be imported)
- Regions
- Bodies
- Surfaces (Extruded, Revolved, Lofted, Swept, and Planar)
- Meshes
Other Supported Entity Types (Misc.):
- Block References (Inserts)
- External Reference (XREF) – These are imported automatically if the references can be found; otherwise, only the master drawing is imported
Unsupported Entity Types:
- Attribute
- Attribute Definitions
- Hatch
- Hyperlink
- MInsert Block
- Point
- Raster Image
- Ray
- Shape
- Tolerance
- XLine
- Proxy
- Paper Space (all entities in Paper Space)
Applies To:
AGI32 >= v.2.1
