Maxsurf can import a range of data formats to assist you in creating a Maxsurf design to match existing data. Point and line data can be imported via DXF, surface data can be imported via IGES and Rhino 3dm files and image data can be imported in a range of bitmap formats such as GIF, BMP and PNG.

In this section:

§   Pasting (General)

§   Importing Background Images

§   Importing DXF

§   Importing DXF Markers

§   Importing IGES Surfaces

§   Importing Rhino .3dm files

Before continuing this section, you may wish to read the Maxsurf Coordinate System on page 14.

Note

If your File | Import submenu is greyed out, make sure you create a new design first from File | New.