The DWG and DXF® file types are drawing files and Drawing eXchange files in the AutoCAD® software.
Autodesk DirectConnect supports the import of AutoCAD (DWG and DXF) files into the Autodesk Alias, Autodesk Maya, Autodesk Showcase, and Autodesk Opticore Studio software. See installation information in Install Autodesk DirectConnect.
Import DWG/DXF files
- Choose the menu path in your installed Autodesk software product:
Autodesk Alias File > Open or File > Import > File Autodesk Maya File > Open Scene or File > Import Autodesk Showcase File > Import > Import Files Autodesk Opticore Studio File > Import - Browse to, and select a DWG (.dwg) or DXF (.dxf) file.
- Click OK, or Open to launch the translator and import the file.
Types of DWG and DXF data imported
- Colors
- Materials
- Lines, arcs, and splines
- Extruded curves
- Extrusions
- Layers
- Meshes
- Surfaces
- Text
- 3D solids
Important:
- Showcase does not support the AutoCAD material attribute Illumination. Alias supports the AutoCAD material attribute Illumination; however, it is called Incandescence.
- Showcase supports only 3D hierarchical data. It does not support 2D drawings.
Note:
- To locate this data in your Autodesk software, see Locations of Imported Data.
- For information about options in Alias for data importation, see the Autodesk Alias Help.
- With want curves set to ON, DWG and DXF both support curves and round-trip data export. If they do not come in, set want curves to ON.
Export DWG/DXF files (Autodesk Alias)
- In your Autodesk software, choose File > Save As
, or File > Export > Active As . - On the File Formats menu, click DWG or DXF. For details about the available options, see the Help in the Autodesk software.
- Select a DWG/DXF version, and click Save.