Entities Supported when Loading AutoCAD Files

This section lists the AutoCAD entities supported by the loaders and the equivalent entity type that is created in the EdgeCAM database.

AutoCAD Entity

Equivalent EdgeCAM entity

Line

Line

3D line

Line

Pline

Line (1 line per segment of the Pline)

Point

Point

Circle

Arc

Arc

Arc

Text

Text

3DFace

2 lines and a ruled surface

3Dsolid

Trim surfaces (not supported by DXF import)