NC Express FPL Manual - Finn-Power International, Inc.

3.2 IMPORT DXF FILES
The following section will cover how to import a DXF file. Along with
importing DXF files, problems will be shown that may occur when importing.
Problems that are shown will help in fixing DXF files when these problems may
occur. At the end of the section exporting a DXF will briefly be covered.
If the part you are going to use exists as a DXF file and you want to modify or
create a cp file from the DXF, you will have to import the DXF from the folder
where it is stored. In NC Express, under C:\fms\ncexpress directory, there is a
folder called ‘geomdir’. The ‘geomdir’ folder is the default location for DXF
files. The default DXF directory will automatically change to the last directory
where a DXF file was imported.
3.2.1 Import a good dxf file
To import a good DXF file is very simple.
Step 1:
1. File menu | Select Import…
2. Click on toolbar
Both of these options will bring you to the Open dialog box with the ‘geomdir’
folder. If the DXF is not located in the ‘geomdir’, navigate to where the DXF
is located on your machine or on a network.
Select DXF file through Windows directory : DXFOK\Drawing 1
Step 2: Once you have found the DXF, click on it and click the Open button
in the dialog box. The DXF should now be displayed on the screen.
Note – If there are other layers (numbers, letters, or other characters) on the DXF,
they will be disposed of later when Autotooled, leaving only the part geometry.
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