Import DXF
Purpose
Reads a DXF file and adds its content to the open drawing. The existing drawing is kept — the import appends, it replaces nothing.
Access
- File menu File → “⬆ Import DXF” (2) — the same menu in both interfaces.
- Command search : “DXF” (category File).
- A DXF file can also be dragged onto the drawing area with the mouse.
- No keyboard shortcut.
Procedure
- Call the command — the browser file dialog opens, filter .dxf.
- Choose the file. LiberoDraft reads it, creates the layers needed and assigns the elements (layers on import).
- The view fits to the whole content (Zoom to fit).
- The status bar reports “DXF imported: n entities from name.dxf”.
- The import overview appears; the check follows.
What is read
| Content | Note |
|---|---|
| Lines, circles, arcs, ellipses, polylines, splines, points | including bulge segments (polyline arcs) |
| Texts and leaders | text at the arrow is linked to the arrow |
| Dimensions and hatches | as far as the DXF holds them as objects |
| Blocks | are taken over as blocks |
| Layers, colours, line types | mapped through the active DXF profile |
LiberoDraft converts two-point polylines into lines while reading; the overview notes this.
Effect
The import is one undo step: Ctrl + Z takes it back together with the layers created. The drawing counts as modified afterwards.