View dwf files

[jpeck19780]

Is it possible to view dwf files from within AutoCAD or do you need to use the Dwf Viewer?
Can you insert dwf files into AutoCAD?

[Mike.Perry]

Hi

1. Simple answer no, you need something like DWF Composer / Viewer / etc

BUT

You can import DWF mark-ups into AutoCAD -

Quick Article on Design Document Communication with DWF (about halfway down)

2. Simple answer no, below is from JTB World AutoCAD 2005 Review

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Still missing. Wish list for the next time.

Xref attach and bind of DWF files as a background into a DWG.
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There are ways of converting DWF into DWG format, below snippet is from an old ACAD Guild post I made (Oct 2002) -

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Check out the following Technical Document's on the Autodesk web site under the Knowledge Base section -

ID: TS64774
ID: TS11098 (Protecting a drawing from being edited - Kelvyn this one may interest you)
ID: TS65385
ID: TS59703

http://www.intelcad.com/pages/dwfin/index.htm has a Free 14 day evaluation download ObjectARX program that convert's DWF to DWG

or

A method that I just tried here, worked to some extent, not perfect but got a .DWG file -

Open .DWF file in VoloView and print to file so that a HPGL plot file is created.

Open the HPGL plot file in ViewCompanion (http://www.softwarecompanions.com)
SaveAs .DXF file.

Open AutoCAD and used the command ._DXFIN
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Have a good one, Mike

[Mike.Perry]

Hi

Please note I've *moved* this thread from the Software Forum to this one as I feel this particular Forum is a more appropriate place for such a topic.

Thanks, Mike

Forum Moderator

[Beth Powell]

Mike is right. I think that would make a good wishlist item though.