Insert DWF file into CAD file

[Anonymous]

Hi,

I am using AutoCAD2015. When I am insert DWF files into a CAD drawing, it always show "Invalid file". This DWF file could be open by using Autodesk Design Review 2012. I want to know how can I insert a DWF file into the CAD file and what is the reason why I cannot insert the DWF file into AutoCAD2015.

Thanks!

Cedar

[Alfred.NESWADBA]

Hi,

are that 2D or 3D dwf-files?

Can you show one of them?

- alfred -

[yavork]

get the same error in Acad 2016 - once more dwf is useless....

[Alfred.NESWADBA]

Hi,

>> once more dwf is useless

For me it's worth a lot! ,)

- alfred -

[Patchy]

[yavork]

Yes it is brilliant espessialy when the latest autocad cannot even insert it right?(As the error above states)

[Alfred.NESWADBA]

Hi,

>> Yes it is brilliant espessialy when the latest autocad cannot even insert it right?

I can.

And I would be happy to continue the thread when the first questions get answered as well as when I know how the files are created and maybe the best such a file get's uploaded.

Please understand: just ranting without any (new) informations is not a way that will help anyone.

- alfred -

[yavork]

The file is attached - see please if you can insert it in Autocad

Regards

[dbroad]

I don't recall ever being able to dwfattach a 3ddwf file in any version of AutoCAD.  You can, however, open the drawing in design review, orbit to whatever view you want, select copy view, and then paste into AutoCAD as an OLE object.

[steve216586]

DWF is an image file not a vector file. There are certain times when you may be warned that the image file is invalid. If you have a 3D DWF or PDF, it will report as invalid, as AutoCad doesn't handle the file format which enables you to rotate and pan the 3D image in a 2D world. You however, as suggested, choose a view and insert that 2D view into AutoCad as a DWF.

[yavork]

So if I cannot import it in Autocad it is 3d dwf - who knew...

I will have to download the obsolete Design Review then and have a look there.

Thank you for the insights

[Alfred.NESWADBA]

Hi,

>> So if I cannot import it in Autocad it is 3d dwf - who knew

Exactly that was the reason why my first question (initially to the thread-opener) was "is it a 2D or 3D DWF", it would then have been answered within minutes I guess ... you also can read this e.g. in that article >>>click<<<.

And yes, I can agree that I would love to see this within the help >>>here<<<, but there it's not documented (at least I can't find it in the help).

@steve216586

>> DWF is an image file not a vector file

Who told you that, do you have any link which describes this?

Four reasons why I think this is incorrect:

• you can create 3D DWF's, would not be possible if DWF is a raster
• if you unzip a 2D DWF you have a W2D-file included, that is definitly a vector information (>>>click<<<)
• if you attach a 2D DWF file you have full object snaps available (e.g. mid-point or center-point ... not possible in case of image)
• even if you set the "resolution" down to 150dpi for output you never see a stair-like border on an oblique line, whatever zoom factor

It's definitly a vector format with the option of configurable DPI which means how exact are the coordinates stored in the file (e.g. startpoint and endpoint of a line), but a lines is a line, an arc is an arc and no vector is converted to raster image.

- alfred -