Importing .dxf into Allegro 16.2

 Hi

When you import the DXF file click on the Edit/View Layers.. button

there you can select which layer  you want the dxf data to be mapped

once you go in the DXF In Edit/View Layers interface

Do the Following

Check the "Select All" Checkbox

then select the desired Class and Subclass from the Drop downs available in "Map Selected Items" group

then Click Map

press OK 

make sure you selected the proper Units (usually Inches)

 Now make sure that you have selected the "incremental addition" check box if you are importing on an existing design

now after importing go the color control and turn on the class/subclass you mapped

you should be able to see your DXF data

regards

Venkata

 Thanks for the help. It's still a little confusing. All I need from this file in this instance is boardparameters and mechanical features.

I was able to get around my lack of being able to make the .dxf work but now I gotta get it done. I have a very simple board that when I import the .dxf, I had a series of layers and I chose BOARD GEOMETRY-->OUTLINE to import. I got partial data which only included a single line. Just for grins, I saved to a different .brd file and then imported again, only this time I chose BOARD GEOMETRY-->DIMENSION. This time I got the  what appeared to be the complete file. Okay, I thought I would simply be able to Z copy the lines to BOARD OUTLINE and get rid of all the unnecessary stuff. Wrong again. What am I doing wrong? My direct email is rscott@nexergy.com. I have picts that might help forum members to help out.

Ron Scott

Verify that the DXF units are correct.  By default, the Import DXF UI will assume that the DXF units are the same as the brd.  That is because the units are not encoded in the DXF file.  If you know that they are different, you must correctly indicate the DXF units on the UI.

After that, if you still have a problem, look for messages in the dxf2a.log file.

 I have read most of the threads regarding this subject and have made sure settings are correct. The logs consistentlty refer to "ignoring unsupported elements" and "replacing illegal characters".

Ron Scott