What is the size limit for DXF/DWG import ?

Thanks for your answer. I'm just a bit lost with the two first
possibilities.
How can I do this ?

I don't think that there are large cells, since my file is one of
linear objects (most are road borders). These are composed of lines
and arcs and very probably the arcs were exploded into small lines
because my DXF comes from an ESRI shapefile. The number of elements
can be very important.
However, Autocad imports the file without problem...

Julien

Jeffrey Malter wrote :
some possibilities-
- a LARGE number of pattern blocks are being converted to individual
cells
or dropped to their components on import - turn on 'Use Shared Cells'
in
your translation seedfile.
- imported 'solid' shapes are actually stroked w/ individual lines -
IIRC
there's also a translation dlog option for this.
- not enough pagefile space on your computer will also cause uStn SE
to hang
during translation.
HTH,
jM

 

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Autocad doesn't have to "import" DXF because DXF is the same as DWG just in
different code.
Try to open the file with Autocad and save it as DXF from there, then import
this new DXF file in Microstation. Maybe this helps.
Greetings, M.B.

 

Martin:

In MSTN V7 and V8 you simply find the DWG or DXF file in its folder and
open it directly in MSTN without translation. You don't need to open it in
AutoCAD - MSTN will do it all.

After modifying the file, you may save or export it to the previous DWG,
DXF, DWG, IGES, CGM, IGES, or other selected formats.

Check the many file accessible types at <Save As> and <Export>, <Import>,
and <Open>.

Ralph Hertle