AutoCAD Map 3D

[#1]

All,

    I have attached a dxf I recieved from another source that we want to convert to a dwg.  I have tried to open the file directly into autocad map3d 2013 but get an error:

Error in drawing header on line 41663.
C:\Users\JakeS\Documents\export.dxf is not valid DXF file
Invalid or incomplete DXF input -- drawing discarded.

   I have researched a little on this and found that there appears to be a header that is missing.  My problem now is what do I add as a header to get past this error? 

   Can I copy the contents of this using notepad and paste them into a blank drawing saved as a dxf?  If so, where can I paste these sections in at?  I have tried to paste them in before and after the EOF tag in a test dxf, and that prevents the error when opening, but it doesn't bring in any of the shapes.

Thanks for any help you can provide.

[#2]

Hi,

you are right, more than the header is missing, also the 0...SECTION and 0...ENDSEC lines.

I have imported that and saved it, but be careful especially about the UNITS (I did it in metric/meter), so maybe you have to scale it.

HTH, - alfred -