Dxf image not showing up correctly

[cmb26]

When I attach a dxf image of a building only certain parts seem to be showing up, with other elements appearing to be mirrored away from the main bulk of the building.
Any ideas why this is? When I save it as dxf file in AutoCAD the building looks fine!
Please help!

[vajindarladdad]

Hi,
Please check the following details before importing DXF to IES<VE>
* Scale factor: The "Scale Factor" is used to specify the DXF file units.
* Plane : The "Plane" value refers to the height in the ModelIT Z-plane at which the DXF file is attached
* Maximum Arc-Chord distance: The arc-chord distance is the maximum distance between the resulting vectors and the actual line.

Please make sure that you are importing dxf file in correct scale. (This could be the main cause. ) or the attached dxf is away from the origin.

I hope this has been of some help , if the problem still persists, please let us know.

[athomas]

Hi

Where in IES do I check to ensure that the Dxf is imported in correct scale

Scale Factor
Plane
Maximum arc-chord distance

Please guide me through the steps.

[Marc Jensen]

This would be helpful to know as I have never seen these settings and find the dxf implementation useful but terribly limiting when modelling.

[JohnM]

You specify the values when attaching the DXF file.

Unfortunately there's no way to check the values used once you have attached.
However you can just detach and then re-attach the file.

John

[Complex Potential]

Just measure something on the DXF that you know the width of. Doorways are quite handy for this I find.

[bbrannon4]

I know this is an old thread, but I often still have the 'mirroring' issue, where it seems that a shadow of the main DXF is there to the side. It's not the end of the world, but in big models gets pretty annoying because the autofit doesn't really work.