DWG/DXF import
All about importing AutoCAD files into Rayon.
Rayon supports almost all concepts native to the DWG or DXF formats, offering a loss-less import experience.
DWG import compatibility
Rayon supports most of AutoCAD's concepts. It is important to understand how each one gets mapped in Rayon. We outline here what each concept translates to in our software...
Importing options
Import can happen either from the project manager or from the editor.
From the project manager, click on Import
in the top right of the screen and choose a file.

From the editor, you will find the import option in the Menu
in the top left corner of the screen. The following steps to import will then be similar.

You will then be offered to toggle a few import options (model name, whether to keep empty layers, blocks, etc). Clicking on Import
with take you to the import window.

In the import window, you will be invited to specify the scale of your drawing. This will happen in 2 steps...
First, draw a line of a known distance.
Then, pick the unit you deem most representative of the distance you drew. Not that as this step, Rayon will only ask you for unit, and will not allow you to change the distance specified.
Press
Continue
to complete your import.

The editor will then open. To complete your import, click on the canvas to Pick an insertion point
. That's it! Your file is imported In a new Model. Please note that if the scale of the resulting import doesn’t look right, you can scale your model after import.

Importing Xrefs
In Rayon, Xref files are imported as references. During the import flow, if your DWG contains some Xref, an option to import missing Xrefs will appear in the import bar.

When clicking on Open Xref
, a panel will open, prompting you to upload missing DWG files.

For each new DWG you upload, a blue tick will appear to confirm the upload. Once all Xrefs have been loaded, you can click on continue
to now scale your model and Import
it to your workspace.

For more step-by-step information, watch our tutorial about how to import in Rayon:
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