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How to Import DWF file in Tekla Structures

Tekla Structures - Not version-specific DWF import insert
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Question:
We have received a DWF file from our client. How can we import it or insert it as a reference file in Tekla Structures? 

Answer:
You first need to convert the DWF file to the DWG format. There are online tools available for converting DWF to DWG, for example, conversion assistant here http://www.cadforum.cz/cadforum_en/formats.asp?fmtin=9&fmtout=1.

This tool offers a combination of the DWF import to Autodesk Navisworks and using the FBX format to transfer the 3D data from Navisworks to AutoCAD. You can use a similar way to take the CAD model also to other CAD software.

The DWF format is only a publishing format and the resulting converted CAD model will not have the full precision of the original and first of all it will be (by the principles of DWF) only a surface representation of the original 3D model. So  probably the easiest method is to request a DWG from the owner of the intellectual property.

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