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SOLIDWORKS 3D Interconnect
This chapter includes the following topics:
• Importing DXF and DWG Files
• Importing IFC Files
• Inserting CAD Files into Active SOLIDWORKS Files
Importing DXF and DWG Files
SOLIDWORKS 3D Interconnect supports importing BREP data from DXF or DWG files.
In the DXF/DWG Import dialog box, under Import to a new part as, click 3D curves
or model and click Finish. The software imports the BREP data from the DXF or DWG
file. You can do the following on the imported body:
• Edit feature
• Update model
• Break link
Importing IFC Files
SOLIDWORKS 3D Interconnect can import IFC files.
Imported IFC files have a hybrid body-mode feature that quickly converts complex faceted
shapes to mesh bodies. This includes shapes such as humans, trees, and furniture. IFC
files convert simple shapes like walls, roofs, beams, and columns into precise solid and
surface bodies that you can directly use for modeling references. This functionality
improves performance and reliability for large, imported IFC files and lets you model
directly against major structural elements of buildings in the SOLIDWORKS software.
Inserting CAD Files into Active SOLIDWORKS
Files
You can insert non-native (*.catpart, *.ipt, *.par, *.prt) or neutral (*.iges,
*.igs, *.jt, *.sat, *.step, *.stp) CAD files into an active SOLIDWORKS part or
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