Demo Dxf Import Project

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An overview of Demo DXF import.

The Demo DXF import project is available for all users and can be found in the main menu under Edit projects. This project does not count towards your license.

This project is intended for Urban planners, architects.

This project showcases how to import a DXF file into the project.

The demo is a working project in which a location in The Netherlands is used to import a new architectural plan by means of an DXF file. This file is made in AutoCAD and exported to DXF for import.

About the project

This project shows an area of open land near Tilburg in the Netherlands where a new architectural plan will be loaded by means of a DXF file which is prepared beforehand.

Explore the current situation

1. Click anywhere in the 3D world, and use the arrow keys on your keyboard to move around in the world. You can also drag the camera around by left-clicking (and holding the right mouse button down) in the 3D world and dragging the world around. Use the scroll wheel to zoom in- and out. By right-clicking and dragging you can rotate and orbit around the world.
2. Zoom out and observe the current situation. You can see a big empty plot of land to the right of the roundabout. This is the area where we will load a new plan.

Import DXF file

1. First got to the How to import a DXF. When prompted in the Geo Data Wizard, choose import as measure and also as a new measure.