Import a File

Converter

You can import a document from a folder with a file name by using the >  Open File function. The document can be an old Vertex document or a file of some other type. When you select the function, the Windows File Open dialog box is displayed. You can open the following file types in Vertex:

2D Drawing 3D Model (part, assembly)
Vertex 2D Drawings (*.vxp)

Vertex 2D Drawings (old type) (p_*)

AutoCAD Drawings (*.dwg)

DXF Files (*.dxf)

Binary DXF Files (*dxb)

Design Webb Format Files (*.dwf)

HPGL Images (*.hpgl, *.hgl)

TIFF Images (*.tif)

Vertex Transfer Files (*.vxz)

Red Pen Files (*.vxr)		 Vertex 3D Models (*.vxm).

Vertex 3D Models (old type) (m_*)

IGES Files (*.igs)

IFC Files (*ifc)

3D DWG (*.dwg)

SAT Files (*.sat)

STEP Files (*.stp)

3DS Files (*.3ds)

STL Files (*.stl)

CatiaV5 Files (*.catpart)

Parasolid (*.x_t), requires translator CadLook (www.cadlook.com)

SolidWorks (*.sldasm, *.sldprt)
Note: You can check which conversions are included in the software license by selecting This Software Version

Import a file as follows:

  1. Select >  Open File.
  2. Confirm the default folder or select another folder, from which you open the file.
    • The default directory will be the active project directory, if a project is active.
    • If no project is active, the common drawing/model folder picts is the default folder.
  3. Select File Type.
  4. Select the file and click Open. You can select one file at a time.
  5. Depending on the selected file type, make the following definitions:
    • DWG file conversion setup.
      Note: The new Teigha Classic/Teighafor.dwg is as a default in Vertex.
    • DXF file is automatically converted to DWG file format. Define the conversion setup of the file.
    • MI File - Select import using the MI.std setup file.
    • IGES file converter settings. Use the standard IGES converter (default) to import a model.
    • The assembly retains its substructure in the STEP file format.
      Note: When importing a STEP or IGES file you can control the conversion using predefined files.
    • Read a SAT file.
      • Heal You can select Healing if you suspect there is something wrong with the model. Healing is not usually needed (default).
      • Import as one part: Import an assembly as parts or a single part.

        If you are importing an IGES file containing lines only, select Standard IGES as a file converter. Select the Read as one part option. The end result is a part model to which 3D sketch lines have been imported. You can edit the 3D sketch normally.

      • Remove small dimensions
      • Convert to Sheet-Metal Part / Convert to Sheet-Metal Parts: If you select the function, a part or an assembly is converted to a Sheet-metal Part - Vertex Part or an Assembly. The software examines the length in X, Y and Z directions and at least one of them must exceed the value (mm) in the field Minimun size. If this is successful, the part is converted into a sheet-metal part. Otherwise, the part remains a normal part.

        Sheet-Metal Parameters

        Edit an Imported Sheet-Metal Model

      • RotateX / RotateY / RotateZ Rotate the imported model around the coordinate axes.
    Save the file opened in the working window as a Vertex document.
  6. Select >  Save. Naming a File
Note:
  • You can also import a file by pressing Ctrl+O.
  • A wire frame model is imported as a model, which consists of guide curves.
  • When you import a drawing in other file format to Vertex, the original layers, line types and colors of the drawing will remain. You can add new elements in the drawing. When you save the file, the original parameters and the parameters of the added elements will be saved in the file.

    Drawing-Specific Parameters

  • You can define the archives data of the model before saving it to the document archive. Select the label of the part from the feature tree of the part, then select the context-sensitive function Properties. After this, click the Archives Data button in the dialog box and fill in the data.

Import files with the drag and drop method

You can import one or more Vertex files or files in other formats supported by Vertex by using the Drag and Drop method of your Windows Explorer. Make the necessary file import definitions, and the files will open in the workspace.

You can move elements of the drawing to the sketching mode (3D), one element at a time, using the Drag and Drop method. If the file is a drawing sheet or a symbol, first save the drawing in the Vertex archive, and then save it in the symbol library.