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Ability to import a dxf or dwg and use as a sketch

Ability to import a dxf or dwg and use as a sketch

I just assumed that this would be a feature, yet I am unable to bring in a dwg file.

35 Comments
CarlM89
Advocate

@Anonymous It's still a big issue. DXF importing is just functional enough to be absolutely enraging. I hope they do something about it soon.

Anonymous
Not applicable

Yeah is it annoying for sure!

I managed to get the piece extruded however the initial sketch dimensions are not correct so i will probably have to redraw it!

 @Anonymous

Anonymous
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Mine showed up basically like uncooked spaghetti... and I'm pretty sure that is not what my manufacturer drew.  Also, really wish I could just open it or even "create new design from file," but the weird "upload then open from the browser which launches the desktop application" is just plain bonkers...

Anonymous
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I'm seeing the same issues as well. You can import the file and it seems fine, until you want to do ANYTHING to it, then realize its about as useful as a bag of sand in the sahara desert.

 

Fusion more and more seems like the program you add your fillets to, then export back to something competent. Hell, Blender is a more competent cad program right now.

Anonymous
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I've been exploring this issue a bit more and found that if you import your dxf, re-export as a dxf, and then reimport that file, all the niceties of an actual sketch become available. It sucks, but it works.

Anonymous
Not applicable

Hi,

 

Seems like Fusion can't open files (igs,step,dwg) where curves, circles, slots are present. surfaces works nice but not useful when using 2D features. Any info about progress? 

 

Anonymous
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Hi, 

 

So 2 years after the first questions in this thread, nothing has changed? I really can't understand how it is possible that softwares from the same company do not have any proper way to switch from one to an other... 

 

I will not say that Adobe is perfect, but at least I can understand the logic behind the all suits of software, which I was never able to do with Autodesk... 

 

Anyway, I think I will look for something else to have my CAD files becoming CAM... 

Anonymous
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This is extremely painful.

 

import a DXF onto a sketch and then not be able to snap to anything on that sketch from the DXF?? what kind of software developer wants to create so much anger?

 

 

 

Anonymous
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Is the fix on the road map?

Anonymous
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Yeah I have spent hours trying to turn dxf files into sketches, I even had to import a vector as a pdf and spline the entire photo just to get my sketch. This is a huge issue. Any updates?
cekuhnen
Mentor

YOu can import dxf but it is not of much use.

 

Splines or curves imported into fusion as a sketch cannot be edited.

so you can basically only  dimensioning and constraining the Lines.

 

fusion still does not offer the ability to refit a curve or show the edit points of an imported curve/spline

break a projected spline in fusion and you cannot do anything with it besides moving it around.

 

Obvisoulsy with a parametric sketch engine things can be different vs other cad programs however

this is really a simple import function.

 

the fact that DWG which is so common in engineering cannot be imported into a sketch is truly odd.

you cannot even do anything with it in Fusion.

 

 

@Anonymous this is another area of the 2D sketch engine that is heavily under developed.

no other CAD application offers such a limited ability to work with imported path data.

mhj.notenboom
Contributor

It is functional now. Just choose import-->dxf. Select plane and file and : pooof

helfenj
Alumni
Status changed to: Gathering Support

Hi everyone,

 

As we prepare to update our sketch roadmap I wanted to provide an update on this specific request as some of these items have been addressed/improved an others remain. We have put effort into DXF, but recognize there are additional efforts required for both DWG and DXF support. This is on our roadmap and is being reviewed for possible near term work/improvement. As that gets closer we will share more about the specific items we are working to address and ask for additional input.

 

Thanks,

 

John

mhj.notenboom
Contributor
That is great news. The software is getting better and stronger. It might
be on the way to become the best available for interactive 3DP product
creation.
Intuos5
Advisor

I would like Fusion to be able to import large DWG/ DXF files, currently even small files prove to be problematic and take long to import. I hope this will also be taken into consideration. 

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