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I'd love to be able to attach my STP file to my DWF file so I would only have one file to send to my sheet metal shop rather than 2. This should reduce probability of mistakes of sending different revisions of the files or forgetting in a hurry. Also it would put both into the Vault together.
Go back reread my request I made no mention of attaching to a DXF or a DXF at all. A DWF is a smarter usable version of a 3d PDF and once you send with a STP file, a sheet metal shop will have everything they need to manufacture a sheet metal assembly, without the need for a fully dimensioned drawing. Using a IDW with just notes, ISO with balloons, P/L, any artwork or paint info, area info with max dim's for quoting. Is time savings, thou I am skeptical about using it for machined parts still, I haven't used for weldments yet, but it might work just fine.
Other way 'round, actually. DWF is pretty much a legacy format at this point, and there has been much movement on the 3D PDF front.
DRoam's question is still valid (it could have simply been a type on their part): DWF is it's own format. Even though it supports both 3D and 2D, the internals aren't something you can stuff data from another file type into.
I've never used a 3D PDF, but my Solid Works friends tell me it's worthless as all you get is a simple model nothing else, you can't really do anything with, as compared to what I can do with a DWF. I'll have to look into a 3d PDF myself when I can make one.
But it looks like another great function that Autodesk gave us and did little to support or promote it's use.
Almost always find additional grammar mistakes after posting, thank god I have editing ability.
What you get in 3D PDF varies from product to product so its best to review it in context. For example, one product produces only 3D objects as you described; another produces a fully (and I mean *fully*) intelligent object complete with properties.
Autodesk, to their credit, did quite a bit to support and promote DWF format. However it failed to make a dent in the "Why bother, we've already got Adobe PDF reader" argument. Without the widespread adoption continued support would be throwing money down a hole.
